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Contrary to the reports that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved some international carriers for the resumption flights expected to commence on August 29, the regulatory authority has said foreign airlines must abide by certain Covid-19 protocols. The agency said international airlines flying into the c… read more
Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), have set up an 11-man committee to review the implementation of safety recommendations at the NCAA. The safety recommendations, issued by the AIB, were drawn from accidents and serious incidents. Commissioner of the Bureau, Akin Olateru, said the commit… read more
A new in-depth data dashboard highlighting the recovery of travel demand across flights and hotels, as well as revealing the shifting intentions of travellers through online travel searches, has been launched by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The one-stop data shop or Interactive COVID-19 Travel Demand Recovery Dash… read more
Going through Entebbe International Airporthas always been a rough experience for the average traveller but COVID-19 prevention protocols could make your check-in and check-out even more cumbersome. Before the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc around the world and grounded thousands of airlines, travellers going through Entebbe were ex… read more
CEO of Mango AirlinesSOC Ltd, Nico Bezuidenhout, has resigned his appointment at the South African company to head up a European airline.
Following the departure of the CFO and director of flight operations who left earlier, Bezuidenhout becomes the third executive to depart from Mango, a low-cost airline, and subsi… read more
Cairo is being restored to KLM’s international passenger network after an absence of more than three years. The SkyTeam alliance member, which last served Egypt’s capital city in early 2017, will resume operations from Sept. 9. Flights will be 2X-weekly onboard Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.
However, the resu… read more
Air France this week filed changes to its planned Inter-continental service during Northern winter 2020/21 season, effective from 25OCT20 to 27MAR21. Frequency and aircraft changes listed below is based on comparison of GDS schedules as of 20AUG20 vs OAG schedules as of 16AUG20.
Prior to this week’s update, previous listing was … read more
FOLLOWING what seems to be an eye opener to the nation’s leadership during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the numerous denials of evacuation flights into certain countries, Federal government has said that Nigeria will enforce the principle of reciprocity in granting permission to airlines to resume operations in the country as it opens… read more
The last of South African Airways’ A350 has left Johannesburg. Following the departure of two A350s in July, today the final two have made the three and a half hour journey across the ocean to the island of Mauritius.They are being returned to Air Mauritius, but it is not known what will happen to them next.
South Afri… read more
….NANTA assures preparedness and education of customers with protocols
Some foreign airlines have indicated their readiness to start flights in and out of Nigeria from 1st of September, 2020 after the reopening of the airspace and airports to international flights from the 29th August, 2020.However, some have pushed their resumption… read more
NCAA to Certify International Airlines Before Resumption
WTTC: Interactive COVID-19 travel demand recovery dashboard
Entebbe Airport prepares for reopening
Mango Airlines CEO moving to Europe
KLM returns to Cairo after three-year absence
Air France Intercontinental network changes
South African Airways’ last A350s returned to Air Mauritius
Nigeria: Lufthansa, BA, Emirates will return to Nigeria 1st September
