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The Federal Ministry of Aviation has denied Qatar Airways being the core investor for the national carrier, Nigeria Air.
This is just as the Ministry also states categorically, that no corporate entity or individual has been appointed or selected, or even preferred for the project as the process for selection has just started with th… read more
Carnival Cruise Line on Friday celebrated a half a century of cruising, marking the Golden Jubilee of its maiden voyage from PortMiami on March 11th, 1972. The 50th anniversary of the cruise line was celebrated aboard Carnival Conquest by President Christine Duffy, Carnival Corp. Chairman Micky Arison and Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Do… read more
Effort of the Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello to boost tourism has received a major fillip with the decision of a major financial group to bank-roll the project.
The decision of the foreign investor to invest in Shagunu Beach Resort was the outcome of Governor Abubakar Sani Bello's foreign investment drives i… read more
Air France has in an official statement announced that it would cease its operation to Monrovia as of April 2022.
On 9th March 2022, Mr. Jean-Marc Pouchol, Air France Vice President for Africa, and Mr Jean-Luc Mevellec, regional Director of West Africa, invited and met with Hon. Samuel A. Wlue, Minister of Transport, Republic… read more
Air Peace, Nigeria's biggest carrier by passenger numbers, flying to Dubai and Johannesburg, said it was likely to experience flight disruptions on Wednesday and in the coming days due to jet fuel scarcity.
"Unfortunately, the fuel scarcity is starting to seriously impact our operations," it said.
Another carrier,… read more
It has emerged that the Nigerian air travel market has become a huge windfall for leasing companies as they rake in millions of dollars from Nigerian airlines.
According to THISDAY investigation, after the lockdown in 2020, Nigerian operators suffered under capacity, as fewer aircraft seats were available for increasing passenger traffic.… read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel slowed for both domestic and international in January 2022 compared to December 2021, owing to the imposition of travel restrictions following the emergence of Omicron last November.
Note: We are returning to year-on-year traffic comparisons… read more
Maggie Kaunda is Acting Managing Director at Zambia Airports Corporation Limited.
Zambia Airports Corporation Limited has recently invested $1 billion into new airport facilities, including a new terminal (pictured) that has increased annual passenger capacity from 2 million to 6… read more
Kenya Airways has reviewed its route network. This is now a routine exercise as part of its post-pandemic recovery plan.
In a press release published on 7 March on its website, Kenya Airways announced the suspension of its service to Yaoundé from Tuesday31 May 2022. The service to the Cameroonian capital is currently operated… read more
The Tour Operators’ Union of Ghana (TOUGHA) has firmed up its partnership with South Africa Tourism (SAT) with a day’s business dialogue event.
The event which was held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra yesterday, March 8 had in attendance TOUGHA members, officials from SAT- West Africa, both public and private industry stakeholders i… read more
No preferred bidder yet for Nigeria Air, stop discrediting the process says, aviation ministry
Carnival Cruise Line marks half a century of operations
Governor Sani Bello lifts Tourism with Shagunu Beach Resort
Air France suspends flights to Liberia beginning April 2022
Domestic flights in Nigeria disrupted due to fuel shortage
IATA: Air travel sees strong demand recovery in January but impacted by Omicron
Interview: Zambia Airports MD Maggie Kaunda
Kenya Airways suspends service to Yaoundé in Cameroon, postpones return to Italy
TOUGHA, SA Tourism deepen partnership with business dialogue
