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ET suspends Asmara
Ethiopian Airlines sincerely regrets to inform its esteemed and valued customers who are planning to travel to or from Asmara that it has made the difficult decision to suspend all of its flights to Asmara, effective September 3, 2024.
This suspension is due to the extremely challenging operating conditions … read more
Ethiopian Airlines adds Dhaka in Bangladesh to its expanding network
Ethiopian Airlines, the foremost airline in Africa, is excited to declare the initiation of its novel service, providing six weekly flights to Dhaka, Bangladesh, starting from November 1, 2024. These flights will be operated using the advanced Boeing B787 Dreamliner, promising passengers a seamless and luxurious travel experience.… read more
FlySafair to launch a new service to Namibia
South African regional low cost-carrier FlySafair is set to introduce a new service to Namibia. According to the airline's flight schedule, a twice-weekly service between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town… read more
Nigerian Airlines banned from flying to U.S.
Nigeria has been delisted from the United States Federal Aviation Administration Category One Status (USFAA CAT 1) International Aviation Safety Assessment programme (IASA), investigation by Daily Independent can reveal.
With this removal, no Nigerian airline, including Air Peace, which planned to commence direct fl… read more
Emirates celebrates South Africa with historic Airbus A380 flypast
On September 1, 2024, Emirates marked a significant milestone by conducting its first-ever Airbus A380 flypast over South Africa, showcasing its commitment to the country. The low-level flyover, occurring at just 500 feet above the ground, celebrated three key events: the return of Emirates’ second daily A380 service on the Dubai-Johannesburg ro… read more
Nigeria’s 1,091 Tourist sites undergoing revitalisation
Ms. Lola Ade -John, Minister of Tourism, has said that Nigeria has 1,091 tourist sites across the 36 States of the Federation, adding that many of these tourist sites are currently being revitalised.
Ade-John, who stated this at a pre-summit webinar in preparation for the 30th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#30), organised by t… read more
Over 100 passengers stranded at Monrovia Airport due to Brussels Airlines hydraulic issue
On last Wednesday night, 133 passengers were stranded at Roberts International Airport (ROB) in Monrovia after Brussels Airlines flight SN241, operated by Airbus A330-300 registered OO-SFB (Eurowings livery), encountered a hydraulic system issue, preventing the flight from departing.
Passengers had to disembark after initiall… read more
Qatar Airways announces interline partnership with Maldivian
Qatar Airways is elevating travel experiences to the Maldives through its new interline partnership with Maldivian, the national carrier of the Maldives, providing passengers the option to book both Qatar Airways and Maldivian flights on qatarairways.com.
Travellers planning their holidays at one of the Maldives’ beaut… read more
Emirates doubles partnership connectivity in a year, reaching nearly 1700 global cities
In the past year, Emirates has doubled the number of cities it offers beyond its own network, unlocking travel opportunities to nearly 1,700 additional cities. This has enabled an average of over 61,000 passengers to seamlessly connect on the shared networks of Emirates and its partners every week.
By forging new partn… read more
Ethiopian Airlines operated flight overruns runway at Malabo Airport
Equatorial Guinea’s governmental information office, citing a representative of air navigation authority ASECNA at the capital Malabo airport, states that the aircraft encountered low-visibility conditions during its approach.
“As visibility was poor, the pilot asked for the intensity of the lights on the runway to be increased,” says the … read more
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