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VS: Creditors give sale the green light
The Administrators of the Virgin Australia Group have confirmed the airline sale to the US private equity group Bain Capital. After Virgin Australia collapsed in April, an administrator, Deloitte, was appointed, and a formal bidding process got underway. The successful bidder was Bain Capital, who mapped out a proposal for the airl… read more
How tourism can lead recovery and why Africa is well placed to benefit
AWA resumes international flights
EGYPTAIR NW20 South / East Asia service changes as of 04SEP20
EGYPTAIR in recent schedule update filed service adjustment to South and East Asia, for winter 2020/21 season. Planned adjustment from 25OCT20 as follows. Due to ongoing situation, additional amendments is likely.
Cairo – Bangkok Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, A330-300 operating
Cairo – Beijing Capital… read more
Delta Sep 2020 Atlanta – Lagos service adjustment
Delta this month is adjusting Atlanta – Lagos service, which sees the Skyteam member operates Atlanta – Dakar – Lagos with Boeing 767-300ER, instead of nonstop with A330-200. The 767 1-stop flight is scheduled from 08SEP20 to 30SEP20 (US departure), operating 4 times weekly. DL does not have local traffic rights for Atlan… read more
Aeroflot resumes regular flights to Dubai, Cairo and Maldives
Aeroflot in September will resume international flights to Dubai, Cairo and Malé (Maldives). Flights to Cairo will resume from 9 September on the following schedule:
Flight SU400 Sheremetyevo - Cairo on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.Return flight SU401 Cairo - Sheremetyevo on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
Flights to Mal… read more
More Gorillas born in Uganda, a huge boost to primate tourism
Just when the country thought it had seen the last of the baby boomers for a while, a fifth gorilla birth was witnessed in Uganda when a baby mountain gorilla was born in Buhoma located in the northern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Southwestern Uganda.
The Rushegura gorilla family welcomed the bouncing baby gorilla … read more
Kenya Airways Looking To Return Some Leased Aircraft Early
Due to the drop in passenger numbers, Kenya Airways (KQ) has decided to send back some of its planes earlier than its stipulated return date. At the same time, the East African carrier is in the process of transforming some of its Boeing 787s into freighters. The airline has resumed flying domestically and internationally for over … read more
Uganda opens tourism parks
Ugandaon Saturday announced that it has fully opened all its national parks as the country continues to ease lockdown restrictions. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a state owned conservation agency, said in a statement issued here that all parks including the primate parks are open after instituting standard operating proce… read more
Emirates NW20 Network changes
Emirates in the last 48 – 72 hours further filed schedule changes for Northern winter 2020/21 season. Latest adjustment as of 2100GMT 05SEP20 sees additional service reduction, including previously planned reduction in November being expanded to entire winter season.
Further changes remain highly possible. Due to … read more
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