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• Rail
• 15/10/2021 04:57

TAZARA temporarily suspends operations between New Kapiri-Mposhi and Kasama

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced that train movements between New Kapiri-Mposhi and Kasama in Zambia are temporarily disrupted to al… read more

• Flights
• 09/10/2021 01:34

Rwandair to launch Kigali-Doha as part of Qatar Airways codeshare

Qatar Airways and RwandAir have signed a codeshare agreement aimed at increasing connectivity within Africa, while the Rwandan carrier will launch new nonstop flights between Kigali (KGL) and Doha (… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 08/10/2021 19:54

UK removes 14 countries in Southern & East Africa from the Covid-19 travel "red list"

The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has announced that the Covid-19 travel "red list" will reduce to 7 countries (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela) and proof of vaccination will be recognised from 37 new countries and territories (including three countries from Southern and East Africa) from 1… read more

• Flights
• 05/10/2021 20:48

Uganda Airlines finally lands in Dubai, its first destination outside Africa

Uganda Airlines operated its inaugural flight to the United Arab Emirates on Monday 4 October. Departing from its hub in Entebbe at 12:15pm, flight UR 444 landed at Dubai International Airport at 6:45pm local time.

From now on, the Ugandan flag carrier will operate on this route three times a week with its A330-800neo flee… read more

• Flights
• 03/10/2021 07:42

flyCAA relies on the A320-200, a second secure aircraft

Last July, flyCAA r eintroduced the Airbus A320-200 into its operations. The private Congolese company had not operated this aircraft for five years.

• Flights
• 01/10/2021 07:35

Airlink and United Airlines (USA) announce codeshare and loyalty program agreement

South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink and United Airlines, one of the major American airlines, have announced a codeshare agreement that will offer customers more connections between the U.S. and Southern Africa than any other airline partnership.

According to the two airlines, the new agreement,… read more

• Flights
• 29/09/2021 21:06

RwandAir adds two new destinations in DRC

RwandAir will launch new twice-weekly services to both Lubumbashi and Goma, on September 29 and October 15, respectively, as reported by African Aerospace.

Yvonne Manzi Makolo, RwandAir CEO, said, “RwandAir’s new twice-weekly services to Lubumbashi and Goma will add more choice and flexibility for customers flying to the Demo… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 26/09/2021 06:18

#ATTS2021:Improved transport infrastructure needed for free movement of goods and people in Africa

• Flights
• 26/09/2021 06:17

TAAG Angola Airlines restarts international flights

Effective September 21, TAAG Angola Airlines has implemented a new commercial plan for international flights in three phases, to nine destinations between Africa, America and Europe.

In this first phase, the Luanda-based airline flew to five African destinations including Johannesburg, Lagos, São Tomé, and Cape Town, with Maputo… read more

• Flights
• 25/09/2021 06:12

South African Airways restarts service with limited route network

South African Airways (SAA) resumed flight operations on Sept. 23, 21 months after it entered South Africa's business rescue process and following an extended grounding related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SAA’s first scheduled flight was an early morning take-off on Sept. 23 from Johannesburg (… read more