Travel news Ethiopia

• Miscellaneous
• 07/10/2020 04:17

Ethiopia bans flights over Nile mega dam

Authorities in Addis Ababa on Monday banned flights in Benishangul-Gumuz region, where the massive Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is being built. Officials cited security reasons behind the closure of that region's airspace amid unresolved agreement between Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt on the use of the waters of the N… read more

• Destinations
• 07/10/2020 04:16

Tanzania growing tourist arrivals

The number of tourists visiting Tanzania is on the rise - thanks to the government's decision to open the country to visitors earlier than all its regional peers post-Covid-19, the minister for Tourism and Natural Resources, Dr Hamisi Kigwangalla, said yesterday.

The government reopened the country to tourism in May wh… read more

• Destinations
• 06/10/2020 05:43

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Directives for Resumption of international flights

Ahead of the resumption of all scheduled and non-scheduled passenger flights in and out of Entebbe due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Government of the Republic of Uganda issued directives regarding the resumption of international flights.

They were contained in a letter signed off by Fred Bamwesigye Ag. … read more

• Flights
• 05/10/2020 06:34

Ethiopian not willing to deal with legacy issues - SAA

Ethiopian Airlines Group is willing to provide planes, pilots and maintenance services to beleaguered rival South African Airways as part of a joint venture with that country’s government. Africa’s biggest airline is offering operational assistance, Ethiopian chief executive officer Tewolde GebreMariam said in an inte… read more

• Flights
• 04/10/2020 15:01

Ethiopian Airlines includes Covid-19 medical insurance in ticketprice

Ethiopian Airlines has introduced a medical cover for Covid-19 in its bid to boost passengers’ confidence. The airline, the largest in Africa, said the insurance scheme, dubbed Sheba Comfort, is part of the carrier’s “extra security measure to protect passengers and ensure that they travel with peace of mind.”

The cover in… read more

• Flights
• 04/10/2020 05:59

FG Increases Int’l Airlines Capacity To 200 Passenger Per Flight To Lagos, Abuja

The Federal Government has increased available seats on the flights of international airlines to 200 passengers per aircraft operating into the two designated airports in the country; Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Di… read more

• Flights
• 03/10/2020 17:07

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer to support Camair-Co's rescue plan

• Destinations
• 03/10/2020 15:20

ZIM Resumes International Flights

Zimbabwe Thursday resumed international flights after taking a six month COVID-19 forced hiatus since March. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), three airlines resumed international flights, Fastjet; Harare to Johannesburg, Ethiopian Airlines; Addis Ababa to Harare and Emirates; Dubai to Harare. Kenya Airways … read more

• Flights
• 02/10/2020 05:50

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

• Flights
• 01/10/2020 05:31

SAA could be sold or shut down within the next week

South African Airways administrators said they will decide within the next week whether to sell or liquidate the insolvent carrier if 10.5 billion rand ($620 million) pledged by the government fails to be delivered. The business-rescue practitioners have placed SAA under care and maintenance in the meantime, suspendin… read more