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Emirates increases to 11 flights per week to Lagos
Emirates has been serving Nigeria since 2004. On its Lagos route, it is now returning to its pre-pandemic flight frequencies.
In response to growing passenger demand for air travel, Emirates has strengthened its position in Nigeria. Since 27 June, the Emirates carrier has reopened its second flight to Lagos. This second ro… read more
Global air travel is set to recover 65% in Q3
A new report, produced for the World Travel Market (WTM) by ForwardKeys, reveals that in the third quarter of the year, July, August and September, global air travel is set to reach 65% of where it was before the pandemic in 2019. However, the revival is patchy, with some parts of the world doing much better than others and … read more
Akwaaba African Travel Market 2022 to focus on Medical Tourism
THE organisers of the biggest travel and tourism expo in West Africa, AKWAABA African Travel Market says that the 18th Edition of the event will focus more attention on Medical Tourism.
The organisers said this while announcing the date for the 2022 edition of the annual event which is billed to hold at the Convention Cent… read more
Touch Down Travels introduces CSBT & targets Corporate World
To enable corporate organisations to offer effective and efficient travel services to their staff, Touch Down Travels has introduced the use of the Corporate Self-Booking Tool (CSBT) to all its customers.
Speaking at the Corporate Fair 2022 organised by the agency in Lagos on Thursday, Chief Operating Officer, Touchdown Trave… read more
Blocked airline funds risks damaging African connectivity
An estimated $1 billion of international airline revenues are being blocked from repatriation by 12 countries across Africa, threatening the recovery of travel and tourism in the continent.
Kamil Al-Awadhi, Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East, said five Af… read more
South African Airways partner T&BN on Child Drug and Sexual Abuse
South African Airways, SAA in conjunction with Travel & Business News has announced the commencement of entries for the 3rd South African Airways Essay Competition (SAAEC 2022).
The competition, which is presently open to secondary school students of all ages, is aimed at entrenching the values of patriotism, love for hum… read more
Overland Airways aircraft suffers serious incident
OVERLAND Airways flight OF1188, an ATR aircraf wiith registration marks 5N- BRQ from Ilorin to Lagos around 7:50pm on Wednesday experienced a high turbine temperature on one of its engines but landed safely with all 33 passengers despite a fire starting on the aircraft engine.
A video on made available to NigerianFLIGHTD… read more
New N92bn Abuja Airport 2nd Runway To Boost National Economy – FG
Federal government believes that a new runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, would go a long way to boost aviation economy given that the previous infrastructure is overburdened and in need of upgrades too.
Government made this known while also saying that it has handed over the construction site of Nnamdi Aziki… read more
New alliance between Heritage Tourism Body and African Women in Travel
Two organisations dedicated to improving travel and tourism will collaborate to advance the careers of African women in the travel and hospitality sector in Africa.
The World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage (WTACH) and The African Association of Women in Tourism and Hospitality (AAWTH) will implement training and advance their… read more
Hilton Africa & Indian Ocean hosted Women in Leadership Conference in Johannesburg
Hilton’s Africa & Indian Ocean (AIO) region closed off the final day of their three-day Women in Leadership Conference. This event was designed to celebrate and highlight the achievements of women throughout Hilton and female leadership across the group. The hybrid event was hosted at Hilton Sandton in Johannesburg and streamed online… read more
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