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Nigeria Immigration Introduces New Visa Policies
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has introduced new visa regimes to citizens of United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and 147 other countries.
The service said that the new regime, which consists of transit, business (single), business (multiple), tourism, visiting (single), visiting (multiple… read more
Arik Air resumes full flight operations
The management of Arik Air has declared that full flight operations are back, following resolution of the picketing embarked upon by a section of the workers’ union on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that operations of Arik Air was shut down on Sept.14 by Aviation unions.
The unions w… read more
Republic of the Congo reopens for international travelers
The Republic of the Congo has reopened its borders and airports for international visitors. In order to visit Congo, travelers will be required to do a health screening and follow quarantine protocols.All visitors are required to complete a negative COVID-19 test within a maximum of 7 days prior to arrival and submit the test resul… read more
NCAA warns pilots & airlines on strict compliance
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has alerted airline operators and pilots of occurrence of thunderstorm phenomenon over Nigerian airports since the beginning of the rainy season in the country. The regulatory body in a statement signed by Capt. Musa Nuhu, its Director-General said that it expected strict adherence to safety st… read more
Project of the Week: Sofitel Benin Cotonou
Exclusivity, prestige and hedonism are just so… read more
The Republic of Congo to open its air borders on Monday August 24
ASKY resumes flights to 15 African countries
Re-Open East African airspace with great caution
After months of shuttering air travel, East Africa is gradually joining the rest of the world in opening up.
Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania are now permitting international flights, even as their land borders remain closed to passenger travel. Only Uganda, South Sudan and Burundi are still closed, but they are coming under… read more
Which African Countries Are Reopening for Tourism?
If you may have been wondering which African countries are reopening for tourism, this is for you! Many African nations are starting to reopen airports, remove curfews, and slowly resume international tourism.
Most countries in Africa have been very strict on containing the spread of the virus, with most of them going into complete lockdow… read more
Arik Air returns to Benin, Jos and Owerri & Asaba
Arik Air is continuing its phased restart of domestic flight operations post COVID-19 lockdown with resumption of services to four additional airports of Benin, Jos, Owerri and Asaba. Flights to Benin, Jos and Owerri Airports will resume on Monday, August 3, 2020 while flights to Asaba Airport will resume on August… read more
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