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Tanzanian nationals will from now not be subjected to 14-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Kenya; this is after it was included on an updated list of countries released by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.
The list which now features 147 countries was a bond of contention for the two East African countries resulting into Tanzania … read more
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) received a donation of COVID-19 UG safety equipment on September 8, 2020 ahead of the phased reopening of Entebbe International Airport on October 1, 2020. The airport has been closed since March 21 following national lockdown measures imposed by the government of Uganda in the wake… read more
Air Tanzania in recent schedule update filed planned service resumption to India, on board Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Based on OAG schedules listing as of 06SEP20, as well as the airlines’ booking system, the airline intends to resume Dar es Salaam – Mumbai route as early as 02DEC20.
This route is scheduled 4 time… read more
The Director of Airports and Aviation Security for the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), Al-Hajj Eng. Sooma Ayub, reported that Phase 1 of passenger flights to Entebbe International Airport for the next 3 months will begin starting on October 1, 2020 to December 2020.
The Uganda Tourism Board is currently working on an evaluat… read more
As the aviation row between East African neighbours Kenya and Tanzania appears to have no immediate resolution in sight, the Rwanda flag carrier, RwandaAir has moved in to fill the vacuum left by four of Kenya’s airlines barred from flying to Tanzania. The Kigali-based carrier has announced it will operate three fligh… read more
Cuthbert Ncube, the Chairman of the African Tourism Board (ATB), yesterday opened the 2nd virtual ministerial round table organized by the Project Hope committee of the organization. The round table was chaired by Dr. Taleb Rifai, former UNWTO Secretary-General and patron of the organization. Speakers:
Dr. Nedret Emiroglou, Director… read more
The Tanzania-based Air Precisionhas cancelled planned resumption of flights to Nairobi just days after the government said it would not deny them traffic rights amid the ongoing standoff between the two countries. In a notice published on the airline’s website, Precision Air said it was suspending the plans because of low… read more
Tourism investorsin the region are challenged by the ongoing airspace tension between Kenya and Tanzania, now damaging the East African tourism and travel sector in the region. Tension over the regional skies between Tanzania and Kenya were observed last month when Tanzanian aviation authorities banned Kenya Airways to land … read more
Kenya will not cancel the traffic rights for Tanzanian-based Precision Air that will resume flights to Nairobi Thursday amid a standoff that has seen Dar es Salaam stop three Kenyan airlines from flying there. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) director-general Gilbert Kibe said Precision Air has an existing traffic right… read more
"The government of the Union of the Comoroshas decided to reopen the air borders to international commercial flights from September 7, 2020, in strict compliance with health instructions." This is the main information contained in the information note of August 27, sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to diplomatic and consu… read more
Tanzania Nationals Now Free From Mandatory Quarantine in Kenya
Entebbe International Airport Receives COVID-19 Safety Equipment
Air Tanzania to resume Mumbai service from Dec 2020 at earliest
RwandAir capitalises on Kenya-Tanzania aviation row to spread operations
The Second African Tourism Board Second Ministerial Round Table Opened
Precision Air cancels plan to resume Nairobi flights
East African Tourism: Turbulent Skies
Comoros will reopen air borders on September 7
