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PROFLIGHT has reduced airfares for the Lusaka-Durban route this September in an effort to afford cost-efficient service to its customers.
The special fare will see passengers flying the route for just US$99 one-way ticket excluding taxes and is targeted at people who are keen to experience a new adventure in both Lusaka and D… read more
In Germany, two tour operators specialists in travel to Africa have filed a legal action at the Berlin Administrative Court for a temporary injunction to have the German Foreign Office’s worldwide travel warning for Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Namibia lifted. They were unfounded. The travel warning for Tanzania wrongly sug… read more
Emirates has plans to reduce its workforce by 15% of pre-pandemic levels – more specifically, the airline will ax 9,000 of the 60,000 jobs it employed before the onset of COVID-19.
The news coming from Sir Tim Clark doesn’t come as much of a surprise as many airlines around the world have had to make similarly tough decisions. Sir Tim,… read more
Clearly stung by the sudden influx of new #COVID19 cases, brought into the country by a group of West African sailors who flew into Mahe from two points in West Africa for a Spanish tuna seiner fleet crew exchange, has the Seychelles government reportedly changed tack, not allowing another crew exchange any time soon. Having been all but out of the… read more
Air France is further reinforcing its flight schedule for summer 2020. Subject to the lifting of travel restrictions, the gradual increase in the number of frequencies and destinations will continue, reaching 50% of the flight schedule initially planned at the end of September and 60% at the end of October. Air France plans to serve close… read more
African aviation is slowly coming back to life. The past few months has seen unprecedented disruptions to the travel and tourism industries across the continent.
According to International Air Transport Association (IATA) Africa’s Travel and Tourism employs 24,6 million people on the continent and contributes $169 billion to Africa’… read more
Air Mauritius has put up five aircraft for sale on July 7th due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
This comes a few months after the airline has entered into administration as a result of the current crisis. With international travel demand looking sluggish for the foreseeable future, it appears that the airline is seeking t… read more
After nearly four months since closing down its air space in efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, South Sudan has greenlighted the resumption of international flights. The country’s civil aviation authority said flights had already begun landing in Juba as the country continues its recovery from the impacts of the pandemic.
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Gidon Novick is a former Comair CEO and founder of Kulula.com. He’s a serial entrepreneur, founder of Lucid Ventures, and this week he talked to AviaDev Africa about his latest enterprise: a brand new low-cost airline based out of South Africa that he hopes to launch before the end of the year.
Although he’s keeping ti… read more
Emirates (EK) has announced a further expansion within its route network. This move will take the airline’s network up to 58 cities by mid-August.
Emirates announced it will resume flight to Geneva (from July 15) and Los Angeles(from July 22) in July. The remaining four routes will return to service throughout A… read more
Proflight: Lusaka to Durban this September for US$99
German Travel Warnings for Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius and Namibia a court case
Emirates to cut 9000 positions
Seychelles externalises fishing crew exchanges
Air France: 170 destinations in September and October
African Airlines return to a "new normal"
Air Mauritius: 5 planes for sale
South Sudan: Aviation Authorities allow international flights
Comair’s former CEO is looking at a new South African Airline
