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Barely two weeks after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) approved the opening of the newly built Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport for commercial operations, United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) said it would commence direct flight services to the aerodrome as from Saturday.
UNA would be the second carr… read more
Qatar Airways celebrates the return of its non-stop flights between Doha and Sofia Airport (SOF), effective 16 December 2021. This milestone resumption provides greater choice and seamless connectivity for Bulgarians and international travellers to discover the world via the Hamad International Airport (HIA).
The non-stop service is… read more
Royal Air Maroc has been voted the best airline in Africa at the Global Traveler Magazine’s 18th annual GT Tested Reader Survey Awards. The prize was given to the National Company at Global Traveler’s annual award ceremony on Tuesday, December 14, in Los Angeles. In the same survey, Royal Air Maroc was also ranked as the fourth Best Airli… read more
British Airways and Qatar Airways are seeking to expand their joint venture beyond routes between Australia, Europe and the UK to cover a host of additional services, in particular routes accessed via connections from the two carriers’ flights between London and Doha.
The two… read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended one of its airfield Officers over an incident at the Lagos airport today. The officer according to the spokesperson of FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu was on duty following an averted near incident involving a Max Air aircraft from Abuja, which landed on Runway 18L, and a ma… read more
Turkish Airlines will resume flights to South Africa on December 18. The airline says it may add flights to the following schedule:
TK044 will depart IST at 02h30 and
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The big question as to whether Africa could produce its own mega-carrier or an ‘African Airlines Alliance’, like the global alliances of SkyTeam, Oneworld and Star Alliance, appears to be getting a definite response as Kenya Airways signed a Strategic Partnership Framework with South African Airways late November 2021. The airlines describe this… read more
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) said it is relieved that the UK has decided to relax the travel restrictions that were hastily imposed on South Africa and other Southern African countries following the announcement of the identification of the Omicron variant by South African scientists last month.
Aaron Munetsi, … read more
Brussels Airlines is resuming some of its previously canceled routes to Africa due to the COVID-19 crisis. For its 2022 summer schedule, the Belgian flag carrier will add West-African destinations Conakry (Guinea) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) from June 11th. The airline credits its expansion to an additional Airbus A330 that will join i… read more
In the latest installment of the UAE-Nigeria aviation drama, it seems the UAE has backed down on its allocation of slots for Nigerian airline Air Peace. In a letter seen by Simple Flying, Dubai Airports has allocated slots at Dubai (DXB) for Air Peace, instead of at Sharjah. This paves the way for Emirates to also restart flights t… read more
United Nigeria Airlines commences operations oo Anambra
Qatar Airways continues strong network expansion with the resumption of non-stop flights to Sofia
Royal Air Maroc voted best airline in Africa
BA & Qatar Airways looking into expanded Joint Venture
FAAN suspends staff over Max Air incident at Lagos Airport
Turkish resumes SA ops
COVID-19: How well have African Airlines recovered?
AASA breathe a sigh relief as UK reverses Travel Restrictions
Brussels Airlines plans to grow Its Offering In Africa Next Summer
Crisis averted: Emirates could return to Nigeria after Air Peace deal
