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Israeli Airline makes maiden flight to Rwanda
Israeli private airline company, Israir on Thursday, November 26 made its maiden flight to Rwanda, at the Kigali International Airport.
The airline which is also Israel's third-largest airline has announced that it will be offering weekly flights, every Thursday until next year, January 7. Onboard of the maiden flight … read more
Mauritius is closed also for December, maybe longer
Mauritius’s borders will effectively remain closed for leisure travel during the peak December - January period, following its government’s decision to extend quarantine regulations until January 15, 2021. The move is another blow to outbound agents and operators who are missing out on December holiday bookings to South Africa’s fa… read more
EK to include hotel if transit in DXB exeeds 10 hrs
However, flight cancellations, delays or longer waiting times for the connecting flight cannot be ruled out. In order to further improve the service and to offer its passengers a pleasant flight experience even in times of… read more
IATA asks for open borders with testing, but without quarantine
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) at its 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) unanimously resolved to urgently call on governments to re-open borders to travel.
In a statement today, IATA said it is proposing systematic testing of international travellers which would permit the lifting of border restrictions and… read more
Governement could sell shares in revived SAA
South Africa could offer to sell shares in the bankrupt national airline to the public as part of an ambitious new plan to revive the carrier outlined by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni.
The government could bring the various parts of the South African Airways group into one company that would be co-owned by the state, pension funds, … read more
kulula with capacity problems
Chinese domestic traffic down just 2.8% in Sep-2020, report by IATA
IATA, via its North Asia regional briefing, reported (26-Nov-2020) domestic passenger traffic in China declined by 2.8% year-on-year in Sep-2020, up 16ppts from contraction in Aug-2020.
IATA noted the pace of the recovery increased recently, with signs that consumer spending and the overall economy are almost back to normal.
KL & AF back to Lagos, Abuja on Dec 7
Less than a week after the Federal Government lifted the suspension placed on Air France/KLM over the implementation reciprocity policy, the airline has announced plans to return operations to Nigeria. The airline in a statement by its communication office in Lagos said that it would resume the country’s routes; Lagos and Abuja o… read more
SA’s tourism industry records improvement
A report by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that the country’s tourism industry is experiencing a slight improvement after months of freefalling.
One of the key findings in the publi… read more
Emirates processes nearly 1.7m refunds, returns USD1.7bn
Emirates Airline announced (25-Nov-2020) the return of AED6.3 billion (USD1.72 billion) to passengers in COVID-19 related travel refunds since Apr-2020.
Of this sum, AED4.7 billion (USD1.28 billion) was refunded to passengers who booked directly with the airline, while the remainder was returned through travel agencies. Durin… read more
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