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Asky Airlines increases baggage allowances
Pan African Carrier Asky Airlines is set to increase baggage allowance for passengers in all classes from September 1, 2022.
The new arrangement will see increased baggage allowance from 40kg to 46kg for economy passengers and from 50kg to 64kg for business passengers.
The Lome-based airline will also extend the… read more
SAA in talks with British Airways over Comair franchise
The flag carrier of South Africa, South African Airways (SAA), is in talks with the UK airline British Airways (BA) over potentially replacing the now-defunct Comair in a franchise agreement.
Speaking to … read more
Dana Air concludes SMS training for key post holders, staff as NCAA audit continues
In preparation to recommence operations, Dana Air has announced that it has concluded it’s internal Safety Management Systems (SMS) Training for top management staff and post holders.
Speaking on the concluded safety training, the Accountable Manager of the airline Ememobong Ettete said, “We have just concluded our Safety Management… read more
ASKY Airlines takes delivery of a 5-year-old Boeing 737-800, the first of its kind to be registered
ASKY Airlines continues its great adventure in the African sky. Backed by an ambitious business plan, the pan-African carrier continues to expand its fleet. It now has 12 aircraft in 12 years of existence.
ASKY Airlines' fleet now comprises a homogeneous fleet of 12 Boeing aircraft. Indeed, the private flag received this F… read more
Ethiopian Airlines lands for the first time in 56 years in Barbados in the Caribbean
On 30 November 2021, Barbados officially became a Republic. Since then, the micro-island state, located in the Caribbean Sea, has continued to open up to the world, particularly to Africa, with which it shares a rich cultural heritage. The country is currently hosting the first Africa-Caribbean Economic Forum.
Et… read more
Nigeria’s central bank releases $265 million for foreign airlines
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday said it has released $265 million to airlines operating in the country to settle outstanding-trapped funds from ticket sales.
In a statement issued by the bank’s corporate communications director, Osita Nwanisobi, it said the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, and his team were conce… read more
FlySafair launches new route between Bloemfontein and Johannesburg
The route will launch on 16 September, with the airline currently taking bookings for September and October. Additional dates will be added in due course.
‘We’ve been looking at this route in our planning for some time and are now proud to say that our flight network connects all major cities in South Africa,’ commented Elmar Con… read more
Airlink strengthens its presence in Mozambique with the opening of a route between CPT and MPM
Mozambique is Airlink's most important international market in terms of services. Today, the South African private carrier is helping to boost economic exchanges (USD 3.8 billion in 2020) between these two neighbouring countries in southern Africa.
Airlink's Mozambican network benefits from a new route. Cape Town - Maputo, as… read more
Air Algérie authorised to reopen 25 routes to France
Since the reopening of the Algerian sky on 1 June 2021, Air Algerie, the Algerian national airline, has gradually received the approval of the ministry in charge to reconstitute its entire network before the health crisis.
Air Algerie's Algeria-France route should be considerably densified in the coming weeks. On Sunday 28 August 2022, the… read more
African World Airlines to suspend flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone
Africa World Airlines (AWA), a regional airline based in Accra, Ghana, has announced the suspension of its flights from Monrovia and Freetown due to high operation costs resulting from the rising cost of jet fuel.
It would be the second airline suspending its flights to Liberia this year due to high operational costs. Air Fra… read more
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