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New trajectory for Nigerian Airlines
Nigerian Airlines are beginning to choose aircraft types that are appropriate to their routes in addition to acquiring new equipment. Industry experts say this would make their operations more profitable, writes Chinedu Eze
Some years ago industry analysts used to excoriate Nigerian airlines at every aviation fora because of … read more
Air Senegal to fly to Freetown (Sierra Leone) from next August
Far from having given up its ambitions at the heart of the pandemic, Air Senegal is working assiduously to rebuild and densify its pre-crisis network. Better still, the Senegalese flag is conquering new markets.
Air Senegal is extending its network. The national airline of Senegal has announced the opening of a new … read more
Pressure increases on tourism
Recent Covid-19 restrictions on mobility to and from the central part of the country as well as the classification of Namibia as a high risk country by international institutions has put the tourism industry under more pressure than it already was.
As of last week, the Robert Koch Institute in Germany listed Namibia as a 'variant co… read more
Egypt to allow vaccinated travellers entry without PCR test
Egypt will allow travellers who have taken full doses of approved novel coronavirus vaccines to enter without taking a PCR test, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Travellers must present QR-coded certificates that they have received their full doses of one of six Covid-19 vaccines approved by Egypt and the WHO at least t… read more
Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Argentina until 1 November 2021
In an effort to prevent new strains of Covid-19 from entering its territory, Argentina has closed its skies to certain countries, including several in Africa. Ethiopian Airlines, annoyed by the drastic travel restrictions imposed by Buenos Aires, prefers to temporarily exit the market.
"Due to the recently announced closur… read more
Cabo Verde ready to host 64th UNWTO CAF Meeting
West Africa’s archipelago island of Cabo Verde has inked an agreement with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to host the Organization’s Commission for Africa (CAF) meeting on September 2-4 this year.
The meeting will also see the Global Tourism Forum for the Investment in Africa, happening from September 2th-4th 20… read more
The real reason behind Delta Air Lines cutting Cape Town plans
Delta Air Lines recently announced it would be returning to South Africa from August. While the airline has maintained plans to run flights on a triangle routing from Atlanta to Johannesburg to Cape Town to Atlanta, the airline abruptly reversed course on those plans just last week. Now, regulatory filings provide some detail as to the re… read more
Netherlands lifts ban on non-essential travel from Rwanda
Starting from Thursday, June 24, residents of Rwanda can travel to the Netherlands for all kinds of purposes following a decision by the Dutch government to lift all travel restrictions from different countries.
The decision by the Dutch Government was upon the recommendation of the Council of the EU to add Rwanda and … read more
Qatar Airways to operate double-daily flights to Lagos
In response to high demand, Qatar Airways has increased its service to Nigeria’s financial centre, Lagos, to two daily flights starting from 1 July 2021. Operated by state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class, this frequency increase will offer passengers even m… read more
UNWTO supports Zimbabwe to measure value of tourism
Zimbabwe has identified tourism as a central pillar of its National Development Strategy, (NDS 1, 2021-2025). To reflect this, UNWTO is now working with the government on the development of the country’s first Tourism Satellite Account (TSA). The TSA will measure tourism’s contribution to Zimbabwe’s GDP, as well as its size relativ… read more
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