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ET's ops are at 40% Of Pre-COVID Levels
Despite the challenges of the current environment, Ethiopian Airlines is already operating at 40% of its pre-COVID capacity. Simple Flying caught up with acting Chief Commercial Officer Esayas WoldeMariam to find out how the airline had achieved this recovery and how the future was looking now.
Simple Flying asked acting Chie… read more
Rwandair tentatively to resume Mumbai & Guangzhou service in Jan 2021
Rwandair in recent inventory update filed changes for Kigali – Mumbai – Guangzhou route. Despite schedule listing shows the airline to resume service as early as 03NOV20, first available flight for reservation is 02JAN21. Reservation for flights in November and December 2020 is not available.
Additional changes … read more
SAA needs funds by next week
South African Airways needs short-term funding from the government by the end of next week to continue operating, its business rescue practitioners (BRPs) said in a statement on Thursday (10 September). In terms of its business rescue plan there is short-, medium- and long-term funding that is required, it said.
“The B… read more
Akwaaba 2020: Alain St. Ange as Special Guest of Honour
Organisers of Akwaaba African Travel Market, the leading Pan-African Travel Expo have lined up foremost tourism guru and Presidential Candidate of the One Seychelles political party, Alain St. Ange as a key speaker and Special Guest of Honor at the 4th African Travel and Tourism Conference, scheduled to take place on Septemb… read more
ET opens up Latin American possibilities with new codeshare agreement
GOL Linhas Aéreas and Ethiopian Airlines have signed a new codeshare agreement that will include all of the Brazilian carrier’s routes from Sao Paulo Guarulhos International (GRU).
The partnership will initially cover Ethiopian’s nonstop service between Addis Ababa (ADD) and GRU, as well as to destin… read more
Air Ticket Sales, Travel Agencies Still in Shock
The pandemic has posed record challenges to the world, including the international air transport sector.
Air busses are still to hit the air ways as usual, consequently the sale of air flight tickets is still a far-fetched dream. Covid-19 is to blame. The spread of the novel coronavirus has caused passenger demand to collapse, forci… read more
2.5 mln jobs lost in tourism sector: Kenya
More than 2.5 million Kenyans working in the tourism sector lost their jobs in the last five months due to COVID-19 related disruptions, a government official said on Thursday.
Najib Balala, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, said the pandemic triggered massive loss of jobs in the hospita… read more
50% of global destinations are easing travel restrictions
A majority of destinations around the world (53%) have now started easing travel restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though many remain cautious in view of the development of the pandemic, the seventh edition of the UNWTO "COVID-19 Related Travel Restrictions: A Global Review for Tourism" confirms the ongo… read more
Qatar Airways has now the largest number of planes equipped with high-speed internet
Qatar Airways now offers the largest number of aircraft equipped with the most superior high-speed broadband on board in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
Airbus A350-900 aircraft number A7-ALC became the 100th member of the Qatar Airways fleet to feature the high-speed Super Wi-Fi service using the award-winning… read more
Entebbe International Airport Receives COVID-19 Safety Equipment
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) received a donation of COVID-19 UG safety equipment on September 8, 2020 ahead of the phased reopening of Entebbe International Airport on October 1, 2020. The airport has been closed since March 21 following national lockdown measures imposed by the government of Uganda in the wake… read more
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