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• 14/08/2020 07:25

Worsening impact of COVID-19 on African Aviation

Impact of COVID-19 on African Aviation and economics is worsening. Job losses in aviation and related industries could increase by up to 3.5 million. That is more than half of the region’s 6.2 million aviation-related employment and 400,000 more than the previous estimate.

Full-year 2020 traffic is expected to plummet by 54%… read more

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• 13/08/2020 10:26

Jambojet will make Mombasa its secondary hub

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• 11/08/2020 13:51

Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda reopen borders to US travelers

Extraordinary Journeys, the award-winning tour operator and safari specialist, joins Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda in welcoming guests back to Africa for exceptional safari experiences. In anticipation of arriving guests, Extraordinary Journeys, in unison with its partners on the ground, guided by the World Travel & Tourism Council and … read more

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• 06/08/2020 13:18

Re-Open East African airspace with great caution

After months of shuttering air travel, East Africa is gradually joining the rest of the world in opening up.

Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania are now permitting international flights, even as their land borders remain closed to passenger travel. Only Uganda, South Sudan and Burundi are still closed, but they are coming under… read more

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• 05/08/2020 16:04

Uganda: Tourism Stakeholders Ask Government to Reopen Airport

A cross section of tourism stakeholders have asked government to set a timeline within which to hopes to re-open Uganda's airspace.

Speaking on the sidelines of a stakeholders meeting in Kampala yesterday, Ms Pearl Hoareau Kakooza, the Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) president, said the President and his Cabinet should consider re-… read more

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• 05/08/2020 16:03

Qatar Airways back into Kigali

Qatar Airways has announced a resumption of services from the Kigali International Airport. According to an official communication from the airline, it will restart its operations with three weekly flights.

After reopening its airspace on August 1, Rwanda has allowed commercial airlines, most of which had suspended flights, to resta… read more

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• 05/08/2020 12:06

Kenya Airways lame re-entry into operations

Kenya Airways resumed international commercial flights on Saturday in the most uncertain of times for both world aviation and the company itself.

Covid-19 restrictions around the world and Kenya Airways’ internal reorganisation have seen the airline drop 42 direct flights routes including some of the country’s major tourism destinat… read more

• Destinations
• 05/08/2020 12:00

Rwanda receives global recognition for tourism safety

Rwanda is honored to be among the latest top tourist destinations to receive the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene stamp, launched recently by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

The safety stamp means that Rwanda has adopted the global standardized health and hygiene protocols that were devised f… read more

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• 04/08/2020 08:48

Kenya excludes US, EU, India from safe flights list as its resumes international aviation

Kenya has excluded the US and the major European nations from a list of countries whose nationals will be allowed into the country as it resumes international flights operations.

According to businessdailyafrica.com, a protocol guiding the resumption of international flights only has Canada, Switzerland, Japan, China and South Korea… read more

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• 04/08/2020 08:23

RwandAir back to the skies

The national flag carrier, RwandAir has finally resumed commercial flights after months of suspension due to the novel coronavirus. "We are back in the sky!" the airline said on August 1, as it operated the first flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. "Our flight WB304 from Kigali to Dubai took off a moment ago," RwandAir said in a tweet.… read more