Tourism trade from Africa impressed with 2023 FITUR’s platform for business links
Over 24 African countries participated in the just-ended Fitur International Tourism Fair in Madrid. The fair gave a… read more
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Over 24 African countries participated in the just-ended Fitur International Tourism Fair in Madrid. The fair gave a… read more
A total of twenty-three (23) countries from Africa participated in this year’s FITUR in Madrid, Spain.
Participation from these countries will include state tourism ministries, boards, private sector businesses, organisations and individual travel and tourism stakeholders.
Fitur is a global benchmark event in the tourism sect… read more
Afrijet has served São Tomé regularly for the past six years. However, in the first quarter of the year, the private Gabonese company, which is IOSA certified, left this market due to the deterioration of the business climate.
Since 1 December 2022, Afrijet has re-launched its route between Libreville and São Tomé… read more
All member airlines of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) are required to undergo a periodic IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) to ensure that they remain compliant with international standards. A challenging exercise that Camair-Co has once again undergone.
Camair-Co's operations remain in … read more
Nigeria has ranked sixth in the Africa Visa Openness Report released by the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB). The report, which is the seventh edition, was released at the 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC) being held in Balaclava, Mauritius on Sunday.
The report noted that Benin, Seychelles and The Gam… read more
Ceiba International resumed regular flights to Europe in November, after more than two years of suspension due to the health crisis.
Travelport, a global technology company that powers bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, announced that agency customers in 52 countries across APAC and EMEA now have access to Qantas’ NDC content, via the Qantas Distribution Platform, through Travelport+.
Following Qantas’ announcement on 31 Augu… read more
Ibom Air is boosting its capacity ahead of the peak season. The Akwa State-based carrier took delivery of two Airbus A320-200 aircraft on November 17 and 20.
The two aircraft (MSN 2584, 4273) were acquired under a one-year ACMI contract with Getjet Airlines, a Lithuanian aircraft leasing and charter company. They are owned… read more
Since 2017, the Tunisian and Cameroonian authorities have been planning to open a direct air link between their two countries. It was supposed to be launched in 2018, by Tunisair, like other routes. But in the meantime the Tunisian national airline has revised its growth ambitions downwards.
After the failure of 2018, and vague announce… read more
Ibom Air started commercial operations on 7 June 2021. Based in Uyo in south-eastern Nigeria, it serves half a dozen domestic routes. After 3 years of operations, it is now eyeing the regional market.
Ibom Air is boosting its capacity in anticipation of the increase in traffic expected from next month. The Akwa State-based … read more
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