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Despite government support to the national carrier and vital sectors to restart economic and industrial activities, Air Mauritius is facing an abyssal financial problem. According to several sources, Air Mauritius expects to report a loss of MUR 9.5 billion Mauritian rupees (USD 238 million) for the current financial year, ending March 2021.… read more
Air Mauritius - Understanding the MK crisis
Qatar Airways now back into 45 destinations
The national carrier of the State of Qatar continues to maintain its position as the largest international carrier in the world, operating over 270 weekly flights to more than 45 destinations. The airline’s gradual rebuilding of its network continues with flights resuming in the past week to the following destinations:- Budapest (three
Namibia with COVIT-19 improvements
Namibia’s President Dr. Hage G. Geingob (22 June 2020) announced that 13 of the 14 regions of Namibia will migrate from stage three to stage four of the country’s four-stage strategy to exit the coronavirus lockdown at midnight on 29 June 2020. The Erongo Region, which is currently in stage one lockdown, will migrate to stage three at midnight t… read more
Dubai’s Reopening starts in July
Yesterday, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman and CEO of Emirates Airlines (EK) and Group, and Chairman of flydubai (FZ) Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum announced that Dubai would once again welcome tourists starting July 7.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that caused the shutdown of touri… read more
Brussels Airlines-Lufthansa Relationship Nearing End
According to La Libre Belgian newspaper, the partnership between Brussels Airlines (SN) and the Lufthansa Group is reaching the end. The partnership could end shortly where Lufthansa Group would put 55% of its shareholding up for sale or in the worst case scenario SN would go bankrupt. The Lufthansa Group, following the wors… read more
Air Belgium launches flights to Mauritius in December
Starting mid-December, Air Belgium will launch a direct flight between Brussels Airport, Belgium and Mauritius, the airline announced during a press event on Monday. Air Belgium announced the launch of a new destination, Mauritius, in mid-December 2020, from Brussels Airport with 2 weekly flights.
From 15… read more
Unions oppose against South African Airways Rescue Deal
In a move supported by several unions, regional airline Airlink has filed a court application today to prevent administrators from discussing a rescue package for national carrier South African Airways (SAA). The national carrier has been in a form of bankruptcy protection since December 2019 and has received several loans to keep it afloat.
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Delta Air Lines South Africa service changes from late-Oct 2020; New service to Cape Town
Delta Air Lines during the weekend of 21JUN20’s schedule update further adjusted service to South Africa. From 24OCT20, the Skyteam member will operate Atlanta – Johannesburg – Cape Town – Atlanta triangle routing, on board Airbus A350-900XWB aircraft.
This will replace existing Atlanta – Johannesburg vv sector … read more
Nigeria: FAAN to get ICAO codes for Murtala Muhammed Airport terminals
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has been advised to get the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) three lettered codes to differentiate each of the terminals at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. There are four terminals at the Lagos airport; the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA… read more
MMA2 and Nigerian airlines meet requirements for domestic flights re-start, says aviation agency
The planned reopening of airports for the commencement of commercial flight operations in Nigeria’s aviation industry may take longer than expected as most of the planned guidelines set by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), are yet to be complied with by some service providers in the sector.
This is just as the agency rat… read more
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