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In Germany, two tour operators specialists in travel to Africa have filed a legal action at the Berlin Administrative Court for a temporary injunction to have the German Foreign Office’s worldwide travel warning for Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Namibia lifted. They were unfounded. The travel warning for Tanzania wrongly sug… read more
Ethiopian Airlines is resuming service to Douala and Yaoundé as of July 13, 2020. The service will initially be three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Addis Ababa to Douala via Yaoundé and then back to Addis Ababa.
Further to the resumption of regular service to Dubai and Djibouti, the addition of Douala… read more
Emirates has plans to reduce its workforce by 15% of pre-pandemic levels – more specifically, the airline will ax 9,000 of the 60,000 jobs it employed before the onset of COVID-19.
The news coming from Sir Tim Clark doesn’t come as much of a surprise as many airlines around the world have had to make similarly tough decisions. Sir Tim,… read more
The local tourism sector is showing signs of recovery following the reopening of the sector on June 17, preliminary statistics show. Statistics from Rwanda Development Board (RDB) show that major facilities across the country are starting to see a growth in traffic with the optimism of growth in the coming… read more
The Deutsche Lufthansa Group (LH) ordered 20 Boeing 777-9X along with an option for 14 new Triple seven. Boeing confirmed in 2019 that LH was the launch customer. The first of twenty will be registered as D-ABTA.
Lufthansa is still expecting to take delivery of its first Boeing 777X aircraft next year. The news comes after Emirates … read more
Throughout the entire COVID-19 pandemic, Qantas (QF) has been known to react extremely early, and with today’s news, that point has been driven home. In the past few days, QF has removed inventory on all international flights [aside from New Zealand] through March 28, 2021.
While the flights have not yet been formally canceled, a removal o… read more
Clearly stung by the sudden influx of new #COVID19 cases, brought into the country by a group of West African sailors who flew into Mahe from two points in West Africa for a Spanish tuna seiner fleet crew exchange, has the Seychelles government reportedly changed tack, not allowing another crew exchange any time soon. Having been all but out of the… read more
Emirates Airline will resume flights to: Geneva (GVA) from July 15; Los Angeles (LAX) from July 22; Dar es Salaam (DAR) from Aug. 1; Prague (PRG) and Sao Paulo (GRU) from Aug. 2; and Boston (BOS) from Aug. 15. This will take the airline’s network to 58 cities by mid-August, including 20 points in Europe and 24 points in Asia Pacific.
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Air France is further reinforcing its flight schedule for summer 2020. Subject to the lifting of travel restrictions, the gradual increase in the number of frequencies and destinations will continue, reaching 50% of the flight schedule initially planned at the end of September and 60% at the end of October. Air France plans to serve close… read more
Come 20th July, Ibom is expanding its route network to the Paradise city of Calabar.
The airline in a statement announcing it’s newest destination says, the airline will fly from Lagos and Abuja to and Calabar daily, bringing their trademark schedule reliability, one-time departures and superior service to their customers on the rou… read more
German Travel Warnings for Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius and Namibia a court case
Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Cameroon on special permit
Emirates to cut 9000 positions
Rwanda: Tourism slowly pick up because of local travellers
Lufthansa Expect Its First Boeing 777X in 2021
Qantas stops international service until 2021
Seychelles externalises fishing crew exchanges
Air France: 170 destinations in September and October
Route Expansion: Ibom Air begins to Calabar
