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"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
Comoros will reopen air borders on September 7
Airlink & Flysafair plan to spread their network
The Provincial Migration Services in Niassa are reopening four border posts in a process which started last week under the Presidential Decree on the gradual relaxation of coronavirus prevention measures. A first phase covers the border crossings with Malawi and Tanzania at Matchedje, Mandimba and Entre-Lagos.
The spok… read more
Ghana: PCR test required for all new arrivals
The officials at Ghana’s major international travel hub, Kotoka International Airport, have announced that all new international arrivals will be required to take a PCR test. The test could be administered at any of the over 70 sampling collection booths set-up at the upper level of the Arrival Hall, with the results being ready wi… read more
Dead Dolphins wash up on Mauritius beaches
A day after the … read more
Maputo International Tourism Fair 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19
The 2020 Maputo International Tourism Fairhas been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Mozambique announced the cancellation of the event on Wednesday. Source of that ministry, cited by Notícias, the main Mozambican daily, said that the fact that the tourism sector was affected by the impact of t… read more
Nigeria postpones resumption of international flights to September 5
FEDERAL Government of Nigeria today shifted the resumption date for the international flights from August 29 to September 5, 2020 giving reasons why the date had to be so.The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, announced the new date at national briefing of the Presidential Task… read more
Namibia reopens to breathe life into tourism
Namibia plans to open its flagship international Airport, Hosea Kutako International Airport, to leisure travelers and tourists from 1 September the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta said Tuesday. The move is meant to breathe life into the country's tourism industry battered financially by the COV… read more
NANTA: slow return to Pre-COVID-19
The Nigeria travel and aviation industry is returning albeit slowly to the pre-Covid-19 pandemic, Mr. Yinka Folami the Vice President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), Lagos Zone has said.
Folami, however, exuded confidence that the sector would return to the pre-Covid-19 era with consistent information… read more
Quarantine for Tourist returning from Tanzania
Local tour operators have asked the government to back their plea to foreign countries to remove a 14-day mandatory quarantine on tourists returning from Tanzania.
Some company owners who spoke with The Citizen in separate interviews explained that the requirement to stay in quarantine in their home countries is a major chall… read more
Kenya Airways denied to operate into Tanzania
A dark cloud is hanging over the East African skies in a standoff between Kenya Airways and the Tanzanian aviation authorities, after both neighboring states opened up their skies with daunted flying measures. Tanzania had opened its skies at the end of May, while Kenya took the same step early this month, but flights between the t… read more
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