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Kenya Airways strengthens its presence in London
In early June, Kenya Airways resumed flights to London after a two-month forced halt amid tensions between the UK and Kenya over reciprocal travel conditions.
Kenya Airways is expanding its services to the UK. Since 20 July, the Kenyan national airline has been offering two flights a week (compared to o… read more
RwandAir returns to London after 5 months absence
Rwanda remains on the red list of countries whose nationals are banned from entering the UK. The list includes more than 50 countries, mainly in South America and Africa, where the risk of coronavirus infection is high, according to the British authorities. Other African countries on the list are: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, DRC… read more
The top 10 non-African airlines in Africa
Africa isn’t a continent that gets a huge amount of attention for aviation, which is a shame. This year, there are over 31 million round-trip seats (non-stop and one-stop) planned from the rest of the world to sub-Saharan Africa, for instance all areas below North Africa. While Ethiopian Airlines is predictably the la… read more
Flights to and from Morocco to resume from June 15
The Moroccan authorities have decided to resume flights to and from the Kingdom as of Tuesday, June 15, 2021, announced on Sunday the ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, adding that these flights will take place under exceptional authorizations given that Moroccan airspace is still closed.
"Based o… read more
Ranking: Cape Town has Africa's bluest sky!
According to a study conducted by Australian money exchange service S Money, Cape Town in South Africa has Africa's bluest sky and the world's 13t… read more
Kenya suspends flights to Somalia for 3 month
Kenya on Monday suspended flights from Somalia in the latest show that relations between the two sides have not thawed as announced last week.
A Notice to Airmen (Notam) on Monday indicated that flights departing for or arriving from Somalia will not be allowed for three months from May 11 to August 9 this year. Only humanita… read more
Kenya Airways suspends passenger flights between Kenya and UK
This comes two days after the government banned all flights from the UK, effective April 9, in response to London’s move to bar Kenyans from its territory over the spike in Covid-19 cases. With more travellers rushing to beat the deadline, KQ has added two flights to the UK tomorrow and Thursday.
With the suspension … read more
Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda among countries set to receive COVID-19 vaccine by end of February
Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda are all slated to receive COVID-19 vaccines before the end of February. In a report released on Wednesday by COVAX and the World Health Organization, Ethiopia will receive nearly nine million doses, the largest number of doses, as per the WHO Emergency Use Listing… read more
Astral Aviation signs interline agreement with Indian SpiceXpress.
Last month, Astral Aviation strengthened its fleet with the entry into service of its first Boeing 767-200F. Pushed by its wings by its new operational capacities, the Kenyan cargo carrier is increasing its partnerships in search of new markets.
Astral Aviation and SpiceXpress connect their two networks. The Keny… read more
Air France - Transit Visa Compulsory for Nigerians Travelling to UK From January 1
Air France - KLM has reintroduced airport transit visa (ATV) for citizens of certain countries, including those from Nigeria, travelling to the UK from January 1, 2021. An ATV is a document which grants access to a traveller to pass through the international zone of an airport, without entering the country's territory.
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