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Royal Caribbean reinvents safety drill
Royal Caribbean Group is replacing one of the least-loved but most important parts of a cruise vacation – the safety drill – with Muster 2.0, an entirely new approach to delivering safety information to guests. The innovative program, the first of its kind, re-imagines a process originally designed for large groups of people… read more
Africa could rise stronger from the Covid crisis
African airlines have never been in a strong position as far as global aviation goes. As the coronavirus pandemic entered the continent, the industry in Asia, Europe and the Americas was licking its wounds and trying to work out how it could recover.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) chief economist, Bri… read more
Timeframe for SAA rescue extended until Monday
Creditors of SAA have voted to set a new deadline for the finalisation of the state-owned airline’s business rescue plan.
The extension became necessary after one of the conditions precedent for the rescue to be successful was not met by the deadline of July 22. The outstanding condition relates to a guarantee confirmation le… read more
LAM Mozambique with new service to Dar es Salaam
Mozambique’s national airline LAM, short for Linhas Aereas de Mozambique, has announced a new flight which is to connect the capitals of both countries, Mozambique and Tanzania, effective 30th of July.
The service will route via the northern Mozambique city of Pemba. The flight used to continue to Nairobi … read more
Air Senegal launches Milan service from August 2020
Air Senegal from August 2020 is expanding European network, with the launch of Dakar – Milan Malpensa route. The nonstop service to The Host City of World Routes in 2021 is now available for reservation. Initially the… read more
Rwandair August 2020 network revision
Rwandair earlier this week updated planned operation in August 2020, when the airline resumes scheduled operation. Due to various restrictions, the airline has revised its operational network when it resumes service.
As of 23JUL20, planned operation as follows. Additional changes remain highly possible.
Kigali –… read more
Nigeria: Travellers go to neighbouring countries to fly overseas
Nigerians who are desperate to travel to long-haul destinations now go to Benin Republic and Equatorial Guinea to catch international flights. Investigations by THISDAY reveal that these two countries did not close their borders because of coronavirus pandemic. Owing to this, THISDAY learnt that people travel b… read more
High pressure on Travel Agencies because of N26 Billion unused tickets
Travel agencies in Nigeria have renewed their call to the Federal Government to reopen the nation's airports for international operations to avoid the collapse of the downstream sector of the aviation industry.
There is still uncertainty over the resumption of international flights four months after the suspension by the gove… read more
Nigeria: The need to Protect Local Airlines
In order to grow the air transport industry to significantly contribute to the country's gross domestic product, create jobs and provide efficient service to the country, it must adopt decisive diplomatic policies to protect local carriers. Unfolding events in the aviation sector during the coronavirus lockdown showed that Nigeria may sti… read more
Qatar to open borders for tourists
Qatar has decided to commence the reopening of its borders to international travellers starting August 1. Citizens and permanent residents will also be allowed to travel in and out of the country from the same date. The decision comes following the gradual lifting of restrictions that was imposed in light of the COVID-19 pan… read more
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