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ET CEO: The future of Africa Aviation
The overall situation from an airline perspective in Africa at this time. African airlines did not have the opportunity to look for support from their government in terms of bailout money due to COVID-19.Building on more than airline passenger traffic to stem the tide and fund the budget.
Peter Harbison of CAPA Live, spoke with Tewolde Geb… read more
Vic Falls - Record Flows for February
Victoria Falls, one of southern Africa's biggest tourist attractions, has recorded its highest flows for the month of February following heavy rains that have been received in the bulk of the SADC region.
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) said the water levels have increased significantly compared to the same period la… read more
Aviation industry pivotal to economic growth
The aviation industry has been among the hardest hit by COVID-19. But the same industry brought to a halt by this global pandemic has the potential to take the world past it. Owing to its connectedness and interdependencies with other sectors, the aviation sector could prove to be a pivotal area for economic recovery.
While it is easy t… read more
The Africa Hub launches - A new resource for those selling Africa
Launching today, The Africa Hub is a first- stop, authoritative and invaluable resource on Africa for Tour Operators and agents - specialists and generalists alike.
The Africa Hub is an online platform hosting webinars from experts – DMCs and other specialist partners (Zambian Ground Handlers, New Frontiers Tours, Grea… read more
Rwandair has temporarily suspended flights to South Africa, Zambia & Zimbabwe
Rwanda's flag carrier, Rwandair, has announced the temporary suspension of flights to … read more
Emirates And Virgin Atlantic Extend South Africa Flight Suspension
Emirates and Virgin Atlantic have extended their bans on flights to and from South Africa due to the mutant COVID strain circulating in the country. Emirates has suspended flights until February 28th, while Virgin Atlantic may not resume flights until April.
Emirates initially imposed a 12-day ban on January 15th before extending it… 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
Africa’s Most Traded Currencies in 2020
The currency of a country tells you a substantial amount about its economy as well as living standards of the people. As diverse as the African continent and her countries are, so are the currencies which see high daily volumes of trade.
The … read more
Nigeria exempted as UK imposes travel ban on 30 countries
The United Kingdom Government has exempted Nigeria from a list of 30 countries that have been banned from entering the UK over rising COVID-19 cases.
According to a statement at the government website, gov. uk, countries, including Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Democratic… read more
EK increases capacity to southern Africa
Emirates will increase its weekly flights to Zimbabwe and Zambia from February. The airline, which has recorded a gradual increase in travel on the Dubai-Harare-Lusaka route, said frequency would be increased from three flights a week to four.
The fourth flight will operate on Wednesdays, using a Boeing 77… read more
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