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The last few months have been tough on all airlines, and some may never recover at all. However, for Ghana-based Africa World Airlines, the pandemic was just another challenge to overcome. Here’s the story of West Africa’s ambitious airline, and how it’s using the crisis to come back even stronger.
The HNA-owned Africa World Airl… read more
Qatar Airways is delighted to be the first international airline to resume flights to the Maldives, with the first daily service touching down at Velana International Airport earlier this morning, marked with a water cannon salute. With the airline’s network never falling below 30 destinations throughout this crisis, Qatar Airways continu… read more
Air travel has been one of the hardest-hit industries by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the resulting travel restrictions as well as a slump in demand among global passengers. From high-cost carriers to low-cost flights, aircraft have been grounded, as international, regional, and even national routes remain cancelled. Consequently, the unpreceden… read more
The National Travel & Tourism Month Ghana, is set to hold its first virtual travel event in a bid to help restart domestic tourism in the country.
The event scheduled to run between July 15 and August 15, 2020, is aimed at encouraging Ghanaians to participate more in domestic travels, and help restart tourism in a responsible manner.… read more
Uganda has been ranked the sixth most popular destination in Africa for hosting international conferences and events in the 2019, according to the statistics report released by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA).
ICCA represents the world’s leading association for the global meetings, conference and events industr… read more
Following the resumption of flights from Addis Ababa to Dubai, Jeddah, Riyadh, Djibouti, Douala and Yaounde has Africa’s leading airline earlier today announced their return to the paradise islands of the Seychelles.
Air traffic can resume, as per government announcement in Victoria, on the 01st of August and Ethiopian will be the first Af… read more
As countries emerge from lockdown and begin lifting travel restrictions, many travellers are wondering the same thing: Will we be able to travel this year? And if so, where?
Since May, countries have begun announcing when – and how – international travel will resume. Some have been in discussions to form travel bubbles, permitting resident… read more
South African Airways has sent two of its Airbus A350s to a Spanish aircraft graveyard. The two A350s were leased from Avolon, joining the fleet last November, having previously flown for Hainan Airlines. According to data from Planespotters.net, both aircraft are no longer part of the SAA fleet.
It has been an interesting year for South A… read more
The CEO of Aeroflot, Vitaly Savelyev, has presented to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin, a new strategy for the Group until 2028. The airline’s CEO also said that Aeroflot wants to become a 5-star Skytrax airline.
“The strategy was developed in December 2019, but it is now very relevant. The strategy i… read more
Travelport launched the Travelport COVID-19 Smartpoint Plugin. The plugin provides travel agencies with the latest information on government restrictions, lockdowns and safety measures across the globe – all within the agent workflow. It is available free-of-charge to all Travelport customers globally, using Travelport Smartpoint 8.2 or a… read more
Africa World Airlines make the best out of COVID
Qatar Airways back to Addis & Djibouti
ET: Optimising Diversification and Long-term Strategy
Ghanaian National Travel webinar to stimulate domestic travel
Uganda ranked Africa’s 6th most popular Destination for International Conferences
Which countries are reopening to international tourists?
South African Airways sends two A350s to Graveyard in Spain
Aeroflot will operate only long-haul routes
Travelport launches free COVID-19 smartpoint plugin
