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Namibia reopens to breathe life into tourism
Namibia plans to open its flagship international Airport, Hosea Kutako International Airport, to leisure travelers and tourists from 1 September the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta said Tuesday. The move is meant to breathe life into the country's tourism industry battered financially by the COV… read more
NANTA: slow return to Pre-COVID-19
The Nigeria travel and aviation industry is returning albeit slowly to the pre-Covid-19 pandemic, Mr. Yinka Folami the Vice President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), Lagos Zone has said.
Folami, however, exuded confidence that the sector would return to the pre-Covid-19 era with consistent information… read more
Safe restart of aviation crucial for Africa’s recovery
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for harmonized adoption across Africa of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Take-Off guidance for safe operations amid the COVID-19 crisis. Safely re-establishing the continent’s air connectivity is essential to re-building battered economies. IATA… read more
KQ now only once per week to NYC
Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Airlines opens new terminal
Ethiopian expands its global hub Addis Ababa Bole International Airportand unveils its new Aviation Infrastructure blending Modernity with Bio Safety.
The new terminal has check-in hall with 60 check-in counters, 30 self-check-in kiosks, 10 self-bag drop/SBD/, 16 immigration counters with more e-gate provisions, 16 central se… read more
Boost for Rwanda's new airport
When Bugesera International Airportopens for business in 2022, it will be backed by one of the world’s most successful airlines. In December 2019, Qatar Airways signed a deal to take a 60% stake in the new airport, now under construction around 35km south-east of the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Under three agreemen… read more
Official: Boeing to end production B747 in 2022
After long speculations and unconfirmed statements, Boeing has finally affirmed that the production of the 747 “Queen of the Skies” will come to an end in 2022.The information has been revealed by Boeing CEO in the letter to employees on quarterly results and market realities.
“The reality is the pandemic’s impact on the avia… read more
Emirates to resume daily flights to Bangkok from 1 September
Emirates’ global network boosted to 78 destinationsin September, including 15 cities in South East and East Asia. Emirates announces the resumption of passenger services to Bangkok with daily flights starting from 1 September.
The resumption of flights to Bangkok will expand Emirates’ current netwo… read more
How Ethiopian Airlines’ Agility Saw It Through COVID With No Bailout
Ethiopian Airlines is one of the biggest international carriers and has been hit hard by the COVID pandemic. Despite this, it has not received, nor does it hope to receive any form of bailout. Simple Flying caught up with acting Chief Operating Officer Esayas WoldeMariam to find out how the airline is keeping its head above water.… read more
China: Domestic Air almost back on 2019 level
ForwardKeys is predicting that domestic air travel in China, which has been growing progressively in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, will reach a full recovery by the start of September.
In the second week of August, domestic arrivals at Chinese airports reached 86 per cent of 2019 levels and bookings (issued air ti… read more
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