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South African airline Comair, which operates the low-cost kulula brand and a local franchise of British Airways, has announced that it will be back in the skies again from 01 September 2021 as planned. The airline temporarily suspended operations on … read more
Zimbabwe's flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, is set to resume flights to … read more
Kenya is looking to attract international luxury travelers as part of a strategy to revive the tourism sector and as part of expanding the tourism market basket.
The absence of international tourists coupled with travel restrictions occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in reduced travel globally and travelers with… read more
In the last couple of weeks, the media have been saturated with news of multiple route launches by West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace. In less than 10 days, the foremost airline extended its wings to three new destinations- Ibadan in South West Nigeria, Gombe in North East Nigeria and Douala in Francophone West Africa.… read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commenced installation of check-in and screening equipment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. A statement by Mrs. Henrietta Yakibu, the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN said that the agency rece… read more
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has further extended the enhanced level four lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 in … read more
The African air transport market remains one of the most promising in the world. A potential that Qatar Airways intends to exploit. In addition to the multiplication of commercial agreements with African companies and the opening of routes, the Qatari flagship intends to further strengthen its presence on the continent. And the Rwandan adventure has given it new appetites.
The African Cup of Nations (CAN 2021) is scheduled to take place in Cameroon from January 2022, and in order to capitalise on this continental event, which will attract a lot of people to the Central African country, Camair-Co, the state-owned carrier, is trying to replenish its fleet.
For
a while I imagine many of us assumed this would be so: The more people
were vaccinated the more we’d be able to fly where we want. However, the
data seems to show that it isn’t quite that simple.
At OAG we’ve been looking at the correlation between vaccination
rates by country and international air capacity for each country
… read more
Uganda Airlines plans to break in its new Airbus A330-800 by using the aircraft on short-haul routes between Uganda and Kenya. The Entebbe-based carrier only recently received its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) following a special demonstration flight from Entebbe to Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in South Afri… read more