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South African Airways & Kenya Airways are planning to launch a "Pan African Airline Group"
South African Airways (SAA) and Kenya's national carrier, Kenya Airways, have signed a Strategic Partnership Framework, which is seen as a key milestone towar… read more
Pick n Pay now offers customer support via WhatsApp
Pick n Pay's new WhatsApp service is the result of a partnership with mobile communications and chat commerce company Clickatell.
Customers can easily access Pick n Pay services by sending “Hi” to +27 60 070 3037. The easy-to-navigate menu then allows shoppers to choose which action t… read more
How Covid jabs drive boosted Tourism in Tanzania
Swift action by the government to launch a vaccination campaign against Covid-19 has had a positive effect on tourism, it was revealed here yesterday. Despite being severely battered by the pandemic, the sector recorded a 52 percent increase in the number of visitors from last January to November.
Likewise, this led to a 69 percent rise in… read more
Zambia Airways to finally launch operations
Zambia Airways, a joint venture between Zambia's… read more
Airlink to resume flights between Johannesburg & St Helena
The St Helena Government (SHG) has announced that St Helena’s air service provisi… read more
PassionAir opens 2 new domestic routes to Wa and Ho
In Ghana, the domestic air transport market is dominated by Africa World Airlines (AWA). But just behind it, PassionAir is gradually gaining market share by positioning itself as the airline for the country's under-served regions.
Early next month, PassionAir will open two new domestic routes. In an announcement made on Mo… read more
Morocco prepares the extension of Dakhla and Laâyoune airports in Western Sahara
The Kingdom of Morocco plans to invest nearly 5.4 billion dirhams (EUR 520 million) by 2024 to renovate, extend and upgrade several airport infrastructures throughout the country.
The Moroccan authorities anticipate a future saturation of the airport of Dakhla, a city in Western Sahara. They plan to expand th… read more
Rwanda eases Covid quarantine requirement
Fully vaccinated international travelers arriving in Rwanda no longer need to quarantine at designated hotels while waiting for airport-administered PCR test results. Proof of full vaccination is required to avoid quarantine requirements. Travelers who cannot provide such proof -- along with unvaccinated travelers -- must self-isolate in … read more
Daste set to float Air Nigeria
Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has disclosed that Nigeria’s national airliner, Nigeria Air, will take off by April 2022. The disclosure came on Wednesday, shortly after it was deliberated on at the week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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dnata expands into Africa
dnata has signed a concession agreement with the government of Zanzibar, along with Emirates Leisure Retail and SEGAP, a joint venture between airport infrastructure and operations specialists Egis, and private equity fund manager AIIM.
Under the partnership, dnata will oversee the operations of Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume In… read more
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