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Ethiopian Airlines will not return to Russia until December 2022
The service to the Russian capital was suspended in mid-March due to the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. Ethiopian Airlines had subsequently planned several resumption dates but never materialised.
Tourism Minister launches women empowerment training workshop in Lakka
The Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt has launched a training workshop for women in coastal risk communities and distributed start-up kits to 50 women in Lakka Community. The skills and entrepreneurship training programme aimed at empowering these women to be self-reliant and abstain from destructive environmental prac… read more
Turkish Airlines starts new routes as capacity rises above 2019
Turkish Airlines has added routes to Montenegro and Uzbekistan, and … read more
Portugal’s HyFly To Operate TAAG Angola Airlines’ Lisbon Route
TAAG Angola Airlines has reached an agreement with Hi Fly that will see an Airbus A330 operated by the Portuguese wet-lease carrier enter service on one of the African airline’s key international routes.
The companies signed an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) ag… read more
Turkish Airlines rebrands itself to Türkiye Hava Yollari
The move is part of the country’s push to be internationally known as “Türkiye”, which is how its name is spelt and pronounced in Turkish. The name is pronounced tur-key-yay.
“Turkey no longer exists. It is Türkiye,
WTTC publishes new report on destination resilience
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) published a new report on practical guidelines and case studies to support destinations in becoming more resilient and sustainable at its Sustainability and Investment Forum taking place in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The report, ‘Enhancing Resilience to Create Sustainability in Destin… read more
Helderberg Nature Reserve temporarily closed
The City of Cape Town has announced that as a result of the recent wild fire, the Helderberg Nature Reserve will remain closed for t… read more
Oman Airports to support the development of Kilimanjaro International Airport
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has just completed a three-day state visit to the Sultanate of Oman. During her stay (from 12 to 14 June), the two countries, which have long and rich diplomatic relations, signed half a dozen memoranda of understanding, one of which covers the air transport sector.
On Monday 13 June, Oman Airports … read more
Carnival Cruise Line holds coin ceremony for new ship Carnival Celebration
Carnival Cruise Line has held a coin laying ceremony for its new cruise ship Carnival Celebration, at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland where the ship is being built.
The coin ceremony, a maritime tradition dating back several hundred years, and intended to bring good luck to the vessel, is considered a major construction m… read more
Overland Airways aircraft suffers serious incident
OVERLAND Airways flight OF1188, an ATR aircraf wiith registration marks 5N- BRQ from Ilorin to Lagos around 7:50pm on Wednesday experienced a high turbine temperature on one of its engines but landed safely with all 33 passengers despite a fire starting on the aircraft engine.
A video on made available to NigerianFLIGHTD… read more
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