Travel news overview

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 17:06

Comair to re-start kulula and British Airways flights

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

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 17:06

Air Zimbabwe to resume flights between Harare & Johannesburg

Zimbabwe's flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, is set to resume flights to … read more

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 05:59

Tourism Ministry positioning Kenya as a Luxury Destination

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

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 05:58

Air Peace: Closing the gaps in Nigeria’s Air Travel

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

• Miscellaneous
• 26/08/2021 05:58

FAAN commences installation of check-In, screening equipment

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

• Destinations
• 26/08/2021 05:56

Covid-19: Zimbabwe further extends the current level four lockdown

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has further extended the enhanced level four lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 in … read more

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 05:56

Qatar Airways plans to acquire stakes in Air Côte d'Ivoire and International Airport

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.

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 05:56

Camair-Co secures two Dash8-400 (ex-Austrian Airlines) for its operations

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.

• Miscellaneous
• 26/08/2021 05:55

Is there a link between vaccination rates and opening up international air travel?

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

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 05:55

Uganda Airlines to bring A330-800 on short haul routes

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