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The Managing Director, Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema has described the Emir of Kano as a peace loving monarch and a father to all.Onyema in an interview with journalists in Lagos said, the misunderstanding regarding the delay and missed flights by the Emir and his entourage was unfortunate.
He disclosed that, he would be visiti… read more
Expectations for the shape of the near-term recovery have shifted slightly, reflecting the evolution of government-imposed travel restrictions in some markets. The overall picture presented in the latest update to IATA’s long-term forecast, however, is unchanged from what was expected in November, prior to the Omicron variant.
“The tra… read more
Air Peace on Tuesday staged a return to Dubai weeks after the diplomatic tussle between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was resolved.
The airline recommenced the direct flight with its Boeing 777 aircraft with the register number: 5N-BUU. Mr. Allen Onyema, the Chairman of the airline had on Monday told Daily Indepe… read more
Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, and Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, have reaffirmed their long standing relationship with an expanded, multi-year agreement.
Under the renewed agreement, Gulf Air will continue to use Sabre’s p… read more
The study with professional investors responsible for around $700bn assets under management by independent research company PureProfile found one in four (25%) expect the value of Africa’s internet economy to more than double over the next three years from the current estimated $115bn, more than ha… read more
Qatar Airways Boeing 787 inaugural flight to the commercial nerve centre of Northern Nigeria touched down at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) on Wednesday.
The historic debut kickstarts four new weekly services to Kano from Doha -the capital of Qatar, through Abuja, operating on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sun… read more
THE signing of some memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between Zimbabwe and Botswana will enable the two countries promote tourism and travel between them and the entire Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
The five agreements have been signed under the third session of the Zimbabwe-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC) in … read more
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has convened an emergency session of its Executive Council in response to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. The session will be held in Madrid on 8 March.
Following the request of Guatemala, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine for the suspension of the Russian Federation from memb… read more
This September, the Kilimanjaro Trail Run (KTR) will offer four high-altitude races over two days on Africa’s tallest mountain.
Events kick off on Saturday, September 3 with … read more
South African airline Comair, which operates the low-cost kulula brand and a local franchise of British Airways, has announced that British Airways is offering a third scheduled service between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in … read more