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With Emirates'scolours on its tail, the last A380 fuselage has rolled off the assembly line at Airbus's manufacturing station in France. Aircraft number MSN272 still has a way to go before it is ready for delivery to Dubai, but completion of the fuselage signals the beginning of the end for the superjumbo.
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Emirates in the last 24 hours continue to file adjust operational network for Northern winter 2020/21 season, from 25OCT20 to 27MAR21. As of 1100GMT 24SEP20, the airline has removed Dallas/Ft. Worth, Edinburgh, London Stansted, Mexico City, Newcastle, St. Petersburg, San Francisco and Tokyo Haneda from its winter schedule… read more
Today, the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) can be proud. Uganda Tourism Board CEO Lilly Ajarova and Quality Assurance Officer Samora Semakula applied on August 24 for the Safer Tourism Seal. In addition to the self-assessment, UTB included a request for an independent evaluation.
The Safer Tourism Seal is available for any de… read more
Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Johannesburg (1 October), Cape Town (1 October), Durban (4 October) in South Africa; Harare in Zimbabwe (1 October); and Mauritius (3 October). The addition of the five points will expand the Emirates’ global network to 92 destinations, as the airline gradually resumes its operations… read more
A new online acceleration programme has launched for the African tourism sector, aiming to digitize the industry. Developed by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in partnership with Google, the acceleration programme will be aimed at UNWTO Member States’ tourism minsiters, top travel assocations and tourism boards.
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Owing to adjusted travel warnings, prompting Code Orange (essential travel only) designations for the UK, Spain, parts of France and other countries, the planned upscaling of KLM’s European network in September has been put on hold. The quarantine rules in the United Kingdom have had a particularly marked impact on KLM’s network. For the … read more
Ethiopian Airlines in recent schedule update filed planned service resumption on Addis Ababa – Abidjan – New York JFK route, served 3 times weekly. The Star Alliance carrier currently plans to resume this route on 16DEC20, with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.
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RwandAir is banking on citizen repatriation and business travellers when the airline finally resumes most of its flights on October 1. The national carrier will also capitalise on its existing network and stable routes as it seeks to salvage the remaining part of the year since tourism remains unreliable.
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While no one can predict when the tourism sector will recover following Covid-19, people are starting to dream of getaways again, whether closer to home or remote destinations.
This is why the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Google have partnered on an online Acceleration Program for UNWTO Member States'… read more
Today, the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) can be proud. Uganda Tourism Board CEO Lilly Ajarova and Quality Assurance Officer Samora Semakula applied on August 24 for the Safer Tourism Seal. In addition to the self-assessment, UTB included a request for an independent evaluation.
The Safer Tourism Seal is available for any destination an… read more
The last A380 fuselage is complete and destined for Emirates airline
Emirates NW20 operation changes - again
Uganda Awarded the Safer Tourism Evaluated Seal
First Sub-Saharan Africa Tourism Acceleration programme launches
KLM prepares for restricted winter schedule
Ethiopian Airlines to resume Abidjan – New York service in mid-Dec 2020
RwandAir banks on stable routes as flights resume
UTB achievement today is a milestone in COVID-19 recovery
