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At this stage, “it remains difficult to estimate the restructuring costs (given the stage of the discussions with the stakeholders), which need to be included in the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2020 and the subsequent quarterly results that comply with the fundamental accounting principles”.
The subsequent events may… read more
At Brussels Airlines, there was a first test flight with rapid coronavirus tests on Friday 20 November.
Passengers and crew on flight SN3157 leaving Brussels Airport at 09:30 to Milan Malpensa were asked to have a rapid test taken at the Brussels Airport test centre managed by Ecolog before departure. They were only allowed t… read more
FEDERAL Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has inspected facilities at the Ibadan Airport with plans to boost its capacity and revenue generation.
The FAAN team led by Director of Finance and Accounts, Mrs Nike Aboderin arrived Ibadan Airport on November 17th, 2020 along with the Director of Airports Operations, Ca… read more
The results of the latest US cruise customer survey were announced today. The new poll of 3,602 US respondents reveals that the vast majority of cruisers do intend on hitting the high seas again, once the pandemic wanes.
The survey comes following the expiration of The Centers for Disease Control‘s No Sail Order (NSO), enabling a phased ap… read more
Emirates recently resumed flights to Uganda, albeit with a scaled down frequency. We caught up with John Gemin, the Emirates Uganda Country Manager to give us insights into what the aviation sector is currently going through and what it is that they have done to make passengers confident enough to fly again. Below are the excerpts.
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A campaign to showcase the best of Rwanda has been launched.
Rwanda Nziza Tourism Campaign is a cross-country journey to explore, discover little and rarely shown sceneries of the country and showcase the Rwanda of today, not only to change the narrative from the 1994 Rwanda but also to visually tell the Rwandan story the Rwa… read more
Pan African Carrier, Asky Airlines, on Thursday, November 19, resumed its Accra - Lomé - Johannesburg flights.
With just one hour connecting time, the daily service makes ASKY the main airline connecting West Africa with the South Africa capital, Johannesburg post-COVID-19 lockdown.
Country Manager of Asky Airlines, Mr.… read more
TRANSCORP Hilton Abuja has bagged four (4) awards including Africa’s Leading Business Hotel for the sixth consecutive year at the 27th annual World Travel Awards.
The hotel, which is owned by Transcorp Hotels Plc, the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, also won the awards for Nigeria’s Leading H… read more
Travellers arriving in England from Namibia and Rwanda will no longer have to quarantine for 14 upon arrival. The changes come into effect from 4am on Saturday 21 November, as part of the weekly update to so-called “travel corridors”.
No countries are being added to the quarantine list today, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps a… read more
From November 27, Qatar Airways will operate three weekly flights to Abuja, Nigeria via Lagos, becoming the sixth new destination announced by the carrier since the start of the pandemic. The Abuja service will be operated by the airline’s state-of-the-art B787 Dreamliner.
Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, … read more
Still no economic visibility for Air Mauritius
Brussels Airlines introduces rapid Covid-19 tests on some flights
FAAN management visits Ibadan Airport
Cruise Confidence Survey: 87% of US travelers open to cruising
Interview with the Emirates Uganda Country Manager
Showcase: The best of Rwanda
Asky Airlines launches seamless connection between West Africa & Johannesburg
Transcorp Hilton Abuja named Africa’s leading business hotel the sixth consecutive year
Qatar Airways 3weekly to ABV and LOS
