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Kenya Airways: International operations in august 2020
Kenya Airways has announced it will resume International operation starting 01AUG20, operating with reduced frequencies. Planned operation as of 2245GMT 28JUL20 as follows. Additional changes will be filed in the next few days, while ongoing travel restrictions continue to impact the airline’s operation.
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Fastjet: Preparations for delisting from London Stock Exchange
The following notice was filed by the company as per regulatory requirements:
fastjet, the low-cost African airline, today announces that the Director… read more
Star Alliance offers greatly expanded utility in times of COVID-19
Building upon the successful launch of its Travel Information Hub at the end of June, Star Alliance, the world’s largest global airline alliance, has unveiled a series of useful upgrades to now help passengers plan multi-stop itineraries.
This unique alliance service was created by Star Alliance and its member airlines to hel… read more
Etihad Airways: COVID-19 test for all travelers to AUH
Effective 1 August, all travelers flying Etihad Airways from around the world to Abu Dhabi, and those transferring via Abu Dhabi onto other flights will be required to show a negative COVID-19 PCR test result from a list of approved testing facilities listed, alongside their ICA approval if Abu Dhabi is their end destination.
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COVID-19 impact in South Africa will affect all Southern African economies
Report recommends inclusive, broad-based and pro-poor policies to address inequality and reduce poverty rates; Impact of COVID-19 in South Africa projected to affect rest of Southern African economies. A higher level of preparedness is urgently needed to prevent and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa, including additional r… read more
Accelya acquires Farelogix
Accelya, a leading provider of technology solutions to the global airline and travel industry, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Farelogix, a leading provider of SaaS solutions for airline retailing and New Distribution Capability-enabled commerce. With Farelogix, Accelya will accelerate customers’ digital t… read more
Elephants Alive live stream: collaring in Greater Kruger area
Elephants Alive will be documenting and streaming a live-action elephant collaring on Saturday, August 8 in the Greater Kruger area. The NGO will take viewers at home on an adventure unlike any other.
The live stream will include tracking the elephant in the Greater Kruger area, its immobilization, fitting the new collar and … read more
Ghana: tourist sites reopen
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced the reopening of the country's tourist sites to visitors.
In his latest address to the nation a while ago on measures taken against the spread of Coronavirus, President Akufo-Addo said after engagements with health experts and the main tourism agency, tourists can now visit the … read more
RAM in heavy waters
Around 850 Royal Air Maroc (RAM) staff, including pilots, are facing redundancy as the airlines has continued to struggle during Covid-19 and look to a recovery plan.
As part of its recovery plan, RAM has reportedly decided to sell some of its fleet, in addition to eliminating several air routes and stopovers.
Most of RAM’s fle… read more
South Africa urged to adopt ‘Open Skies’ policy, mute new airline carrier idea
As South Africa mulls the idea floating a new national airline for the country, a business and economic strategist, Michael Power, has said the nation is better off with the ‘Open Skies policy’.
According to him, the country should mute the idea of setting a new airline, noting that, one serious option that “we should adopt a… read more
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