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After months of being on the ground, Emirates is putting more of its A380s back in the sky.With space for more than 400 passengers, the A380 superjumbos were used at the start of the coronavirus pandemic to operate repatriation flights helping stranded travellers return home. But as the demand for travel slowed, the Dubai airline was forc… read more
Emirates Airlines in this past week filed initial changes to Northern summer 2021 schedule, as the airline extended service reduction, on/after 28MAR21. As of 18SEP20, planned service reduction as follows. Additional changes to be filed in the next few months, pending on market condition.
Frequency adjustment is based on compariso… read more
After six months of lockdown, the Namibian government ended travel restrictions and curfews on Friday, in light of a drop in new COVID-19 cases. But Namibia's economy, which depends heavily on wildlife tourism, has taken a major hit during the period, and the future of the country's wildlife reserves, otherwise known as conservancies, is … read more
The government of Uganda has successfully resolved a long time dispute between the Rhino Fund Uganda and Capt. Joe C. Roy. The mediation presided over by the Honorable Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon, Tom Butime culminated into signing of an agreement, on 18th September, 2020 between the two parties, Gover… read more
The first winner has emerged in the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) campaign tagged, “Take on the Pearl of Africa", a digital led domestic tourism innovation to Mbale, Eastern Uganda.
Launched a week ago, the “Take on the Pearl of Africa” domestic tourism campaign witnessed Dominic Tugume emerged as the first lucky winner on Tuesd… read more
RwandAir has announced that it is to resume flights to the European cities of London and Brussels from its hub in Kigali, Rwanda. This service will begin on October 3rd as the African airline works towards rebuilding its passenger network. One notable switch from prior service is that the airline will operate service to London H… read more
Earlier this week, Comair welcomed good news as shareholders voted to implement its business rescue plan. The airline has been in limbo since May when it entered voluntary business rescue to prevent bankruptcy.
It’s been nearly four months since South Africa’s Comair entered voluntary business rescue. The airline, whic… read more
Zambia travel is open to foreign nationals, however, according to the US Embassy in Zambia, the Government of Zambia has suspended all tourist visas until further notice. Travelers arriving with a visitor visa or applying for a visitor visa on arrival for non-essential purposes will not be permitted entry despite Zamb… read more
DIRECTOR General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu says maintaining the economic health of Nigerian airlines go beyond carrying out economic audits as there are other integral elements including lack of corporate governance, owner/ manager that affect the smooth running of airlines in this clim… read more
Airport transfersare a very crucial aspect of travel. When travelers have booked their flight tickets, hotels, safaris and events tickets, the next thing is to figure out how to leave the airport and get safely to a hotel, resort, restaurant or attraction. Hospitality Group East Africa has therefor launched an OTA which can … read more
Emirates: tA380 operating into 6 destinations
Survival of Wildlife Reserves Under Threat in Namibia
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary dispute resolved
UTB announce first winner of its ‘Take on the Pearl of Africa’ campaign
Rwandair exchanging LON airports into LHR
Comair’s Business Rescue Plan Approved With December Restart
Zambia Travel Borders Officially Open
NCAA says good business structure, management styles constitute major problems for Nigerian airlines
East Africa: Airport transfers across the region from one single source
