Travel news overview

• Miscellaneous
• 13/12/2021 04:53

Improving airports experience: FAAN, PEBEC guide security agencies’ on functions at gateways

LAST week, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in collaboration with the Enabling Business Environment Secretariat of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) organized a training program for leaders and front line officers of major stakeholders at the airports in a bid to help sanitize the nation’s gat… read more

• Destinations
• 13/12/2021 04:52

Ghana issues new Travel Guidelines for international üassengers

The travel advisory, which is in eight categories, will take effect from December 14. Ghana has issued a revised travel guideline for international passengers, including passengers from West Africa, as a result of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. The new guidline puts the responsibility of vaccination and adherence on both passengers an… read more

• Flights
• 13/12/2021 04:52

EgyptAir: Sustainability is an integral part of our mission

Airlines across the globe have been ramping up sustainability initiatives in this next chapter of aviation. A carrier that has recently been vocal about its approach in this field is EgyptAir. Simple Flying caught up with the operator’s chairman and CEO, Captain Amr Nabil, about his company’s activity.

The sustainability initiatives… read more

• Flights
• 13/12/2021 04:49

United Nigeria acquires A320

One of the fastest-growing indigenous airlines, United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) has acquired a new Airbus 320 aircraft to further boost its fleet of aircraft and expand its operations. With this acquisition, the aircraft fleet of the airline has grown to eight.

A statement by Achillieus-Chud Uchegbu, the spokesman of UNA said t… read more

• Flights
• 11/12/2021 06:09

NCAA: We limited Emirates’ frequencies to maintain reciprocity

NIGERIA Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) today came out to explain the reason behind its limiting Emirates Airline’s flights from United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the country currently has 21 weekly flight frequencies into Nigeria while Air Peace which operates to Sharjah was granted only one frequency when it requested just three (3)

T… read more

• Flights
• 11/12/2021 06:07

Dana Air Slashes Fares, Introduces N18,000 Flash Sales On Enugu, Owerri, Asaba Routes

Dana Air on Friday said it has introduced N18,000 flash sales for passengers traveling from Asaba, Owerri and Enugu to Lagos in order to enable them to celebrate the yuletide season. The airline in a statement by Mr. Kinglsey Ezenwa, its Communication Manager said that the slashed fair would valid till December 31, 2021.

The stateme… read more

• Flights
• 11/12/2021 06:06

NCAA limits Emirates Airlines’ Abuja passenger schedule to once weekly

NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has withdrawn the Ministerial approval granted to Emirates Airlines’ for their winter schedule reducing the airline’s frequency into Abuja to once weekly.

A letter dated December 9th, 2021, with reference number NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/329, and addressed to the Country Manager, Emirates Airlines, Nigeria,… read more

• Flights
• 11/12/2021 06:04

Kenya Airways' further expansion of operations from Juba

Kenya Airways (KQ), will begin flights from Juba to Khartoum from the 10th of December, counter-rotating on an Embraer 190 and boosting its schedule to 10x weekly from the current 7 flights from Juba and 3xweekly flights to Khartoum.

Allan Kilavuka, CEO, Kenya Airways said: “Kenya Airways is steadfast on creating free flows of trade… read more

• Flights
• 11/12/2021 06:03

Afrijet launches Libreville - Paris codeshare service with La Compagnie

Afrijet is now positioned as one of the most efficient companies in Central Africa. By joining forces with La Compagnie, the Gabonese carrier intends to democratise business flights to Europe.

The private company Afrijet is going international. From 16 December, the Gabonese carrier will inaugurate a new rotation between Librevil… read more

• Flights
• 11/12/2021 05:24

QR to resume carrying outbound SAs

Qatar Airways will resume both inbound and outbound services to Cape Town and Johannesburg from Sunday, December 12, still in time for the holiday season.

The airline continued operating after Omicron-related international travel bans were slapped on traffic originating from Southern African countries but could not accom… read more