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• 18/09/2021 06:21

Kenya Airways enters partnership with Vipper.com

The agreement will provide passengers with onward limousine and train connectivity to various European destinations through the airline's gateways of Amsterdam, Paris, London, and Rome.  Through this partnership, customers will be able to enjoy Kenya Airways and Vipper’s networks including, Deutsche Bahn, Société Nationale des… read more

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• 16/09/2021 18:37

Air Arabia makes Uganda its 4th destination in East Africa

In 2016, Air Arabia had expressed interest in making Uganda one of its key markets in East Africa. 5 years later, the budget carrier is returning being more confident.

From October 10, Air Arabia will inaugurate its new service to Uganda. On that date, the low-cost carrier will now offer three flights a week between Sha… read more

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• 16/09/2021 18:27

Air France to start Maputo Flights from December 2

Air France has confirmed that flights to Maputo will start from 2 December, 2021. The flight to Maputo will be a continuation of the Johannesburg flight. Originally planned for the end of October 2021, changes in the economic and health environment have  led to this  postponement.

The launch of the Map… read more

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• 16/09/2021 18:22

Emirates to place Airbus A380 on DXB-IST

Emirates Airline will place the Airbus A380 on one of its two daily Dubai (DXB)-Istanbul (IST) flights from Oct. 1, marking the first time the extra-large aircraft will fly to Tur… read more

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• 13/09/2021 21:26

Airlink ranked as South Africa's most punctual airline

This puts Airlink on track to repeat its 2020 top ranking when its overall on-time performance was consistenly better than 96%.

“It proves that there is always room for improvement.  On-time performance is crucial for our customers who rely on Airlink for their business and leisure travel in the region, including those connecting with… read more

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• 13/09/2021 21:23

Rwandair expanding its DR Congo network

RwandAir will expand its footprint in DRC this month through new routes of Kigali-Lubumbashi and Kigali-Goma, adding to the Kigali-Kinshasa one, which has been one of the busiest these past two years.

The Kigali-Lubumbashi route will be launched on September 29, followed by Kigali-Goma flights, as the airline moves to cement … read more

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• 13/09/2021 21:14

DRC opens discussions with Ethiopian Airlines for the creation of a new airline

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the second largest country in Africa (2.3 million km2) and the fourth largest in terms of population (95 million inhabitants), has the ambition to set up a new national airline.

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• 13/09/2021 06:37

Kenya Airways and 18 other SkyTeam members commit to IATA's 25by2025 initiative

Launched by IATA on September 26, 2019, the 25by2025 initiative, which is a voluntary commitment, aims to increase the number of women in airline leadership positions by 25% over current staffing levels, or a minimum representation of 25% by 2025.

On Thursday, September 9, SkyTeam, which groups 19 airlines including Kenya … read more

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• 11/09/2021 04:53

Air France postpones its arrival in Mozambique by several months

Initially scheduled for June and then postponed until the end of October, due to the economic and health situation in Mozambique, Maputo remains a strategic destination in Air France's expansion plan in Africa.

Air France will finally inaugurate its new service to Maputo in Mozambique via Johannesburg with a Boeing 777-300… read more

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• 11/09/2021 04:52

Emirates to restart St Petersburg, increase Saudi Arabia operations

Emirates will reinstate flights to St Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport(LED in October after an 18-month hiatus.

The resumption, alongside frequency increases to Moscow Domodedovo (DME), will see the carrier’s Russian network return to pre-pandemic levels.

Service between Dubai Inte… read more