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Egypt re-opens Sinai Peninsula & Red Sea
Egyptian authorities announced that July 1, international travelers will be allowed to visit country’s popular but more remote sites in the areas less hit by the COVID-19 outbreak, such as the southern part of the Sinai Peninsula with the major resorts of Sharm el Sheikh, the Red Sea resorts of Hurghada and Marsa Alam, along with Marsa Ma… read more
Mauritius: Beaches will be open again
After nearly three months, Mauritians will again be able to access the country's public beaches from Monday, June 15, 2020. However, a protocol will have to be respected.
State casinos are also making preparations for the reopening.
Internet cost in Africa far too high
The average cost of 1GB of data on the continent is 7.12 percent of average income, with some countries having rates as high as 20 percent
Taxing internet access / restricting social media access seen as counterproductive and repressiveAfrica’s internet duopolists MTN and Airtel challenged to improve reliability, speed and to substant… read more
Tanzania: KaribuKiliFair postponed into 2021
The directors of KARIBU-KILIFAIR regret to inform you that the worldwide development of COVID-19, the necessary safety requirements and the financial impact for the Tourism sector, does not allow us to organize KARIBU-KILIFAIR in September 2020.
Therefore we have postponed KARIBU-KILIFAIR to June 4th – 6th, 2021
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Condor Sep&Oct 2020 Long-Haul operations: CPT, MRU, MBA, ZNZ, WDH
Condor this week filed additional changes to its planned long-haul operation. As of 11JUN20, the airline plans to resume long-haul service from September 2020. Planned operation remains subject to change, pending on various travel restrictions.
Frankfurt – Cancuneff 01SEP202 weekly
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It is not about the price: Rebuilding air traveller confidence
The news from airlines over the last couple of weeks has shown a general intent to quickly rebuild network connectivity. After a couple of months of watching and waiting for the Coronavirus pandemic to pass will be met by increasing roars from turbofan engines as grounded aircraft start to take flight.
But there still remains the big quest… read more
UK Airlines take legal action over UK government’s quarantine policy
Airlines file legal papers at High Court over ‘disproportionate’ government policy. British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair have launched legal action against the government’s controversial quarantine measures, which they call flawed.
They say the obligation for all arrivals to the UK to spend 14 days self-isolating “will have a devast… read more
Air France network update - a few flights into Africa
By the end of June, the flight schedule will represent 20% of the capacity usually deployed over this period. Subject to the lifting of travel restrictions, the gradual increase in the number of frequencies and destinations will continue, reaching 35% of the flight schedule initially planned in July and 40% in August.
Air France pla… read more
Are Foreign Airlines' Multiple Entry Points a problem?
Industry expert and CEO of African Aviation Services, Nick Fadugba, has x-rayed the aviation industry in Nigeria and said multiple entry points and frequencies of foreign airlines are commercially disadvantageous to Nigerian airlines and do not achieve fair reciprocity.
Over 85 per cent of air travellers on international destinations are a… read more
Nigeria shock: No Assurance On Flight Resumption On June 21
National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, at the briefing of the PTF in Abuja on Thursday, said the civil aviation regulators would determine the resumption of domestic flights based on their preparedness. The government had in March shut the nation's airports and airspace to contain the spread of COVID-19.… read more
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