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Kenya Airways cuts eight destinations
Barely a week after Kenya opened its airspace for international flights, the national carrier Kenya Airwayshas suspended flights to eight destinations in the continent. In a statement sent to newsrooms, Kenya Airways said that the drastic decline in revenues has had an effect on the airline’s ability to continue operations.
“We will… read more
Lagos Southern Sun Hotel to reopen in September
One of the leading hospitality facilities in Lagos State, Nigeria, Southern Sun Ikoyi is set to reopen its doors on September 1, 2020. According to memo sent by Ubong Nseobot, the Sales & Marketing Manager, the hotel, which is a Tsogo Sun brand, is delighted to be back after the long COVID-19 induced break. Also, several measures had … read more
Japan to send disaster relief team to Mauritius
Japan will send a disaster relief team to Mauritius in response to fuel leakage from a stranded Japanese-owned freighter that ran aground off the Indian Ocean island nation, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday. The six-member expert team will leave Japan on Monday and start relief activities, such as oil removal upon arrival, the mini… read more
Anantara set to make a splash in the Seychelles
Ibom Air is preparing flights to Cameroon
Mauritius declares emergency as of oil spill
Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius have stuffed fabric sacks with sugar cane leaves to create makeshift oil spill barriers as tonnes of fuel leaking from a grounded ship put endangered wildlife in further peril. The government on Saturday declared an environmental emergency as satellite images showed a… read more
Med-View sued by Saudi investor over sale of assets
Saudi Arabian investor, Abdulmohsen Al-Thunnayan, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court Lagos, challenging the move by Med-View Airline Plc to sell-off some assets of the distressed carrier. The investor, who also doubles as the Chairman of Med-View, said he was neither aware of the board meeting nor a party to the decision to sell t… read more
Ghana: Aviation Minister says airspace not yet open to international flights
The Ghanaian Ministry of Aviation says social-media rumours that the country's borders are to be re-opened next week are false, insisting that they will remain closed until further notice.
A statement issued and signed by the public relations officer at the Aviation Ministry, Madeleine Insaidoo, affirmed that mini… read more
Air Senegal: Update on Milan schedule
Air Senegal in this week's schedule update filed revised schedule for Dakar – Milan Malpensa route, operating on regular scheduled basis from 18SEP20. Updated listing shows the airline to operate 3 weekly flights on board Airbus A319 aircraft to Milan, the … read more
UAE Embassy: why UAE visas to Nigerians were suspended
The United Arab Emirates says issuance of visas to Nigeria was suspended temporarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic as against speculations of severed bilateral relations between the two countries. Earlier this week, a graphic from Flyworld travel and tour surfaced on social media, indicating that visa renewal for Nigerian… read more
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