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The Ethiopian Airlines fleet In 2021
When it comes to the number of passengers handled, as well as overall fleet size, Ethiopian Airlines is the largest carrier in Africa. The Star Alliance member has nearly 130 aircraft in its fleet, with more on the way. This massive fleet is also fairly diverse, with a decent mix of widebodies and narrowbodies. Let’s take a look at how Ethiopian… read more
Return of Delta’s Lagos-New York service increases choice of U.S. destinations
U.S. airline’s pre-pandemic schedule resumes as new flight joins existing Atlanta operation
Delta Air Lines returned its operations at Lagos’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport to pre-pandemic levels with the resumption of its nonstop service between the capital and New York-JFK four times a week.
The flight f… read more
RwandAir Dream miles and Qatar Airways Privilege Club launch loyalty partnership
The two carriers have joined forces to offer RwandAir Dream Miles and Qatar Airways Privilege Club loyalty members access to each other’s destinations with the opportunity to ‘earn and burn’ points across their reciprocal route networks.
Under the new deal, RwandAir Dream Miles members will be able to fly to more than 140 Qatar… read more
Interim board appointed to run Air Zimbabwe
After several years of a negative budget year, Air Zimbabwe was placed under restructuring on 5 October 2018. The Zimbabwean national airline emerged from the restructuring on 30 June with a new business model. All it needed was a new board and management team to implement its restructuring plan.
Andrew Bvumbe (chairman), Pfungwa Ku… read more
KLM’s Africa network is back
KLM has restored its Africa network as of the start of July. While frequencies may not match 2019-levels yet, the airline is again flying to 11 destinations across the continent. This winter, the airline will also be flying to a new African destination. Here’s a look at where KLM is flying.
KLM’s African network
KLM is … read more
As Ibom Air expands routes
Nigeria's growing domestic carrier, Ibom Air on Monday commenced daily scheduled flights to Port Harcourt with plans to extend its operations to other destinations.
The airline deployed its newly leased Airbus A220-300 in its inaugural flight to Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, bringing to six, the total number of… read more
TAP Air Portugal increases flight frequencies to Luanda
After Morocco and Tunisia, TAP Air Portugal continues to expand its presence in Africa. It is now a question of strengthening its position in the Angolan market, where it faces competition from TAAG Angola Airlines.
From 10 July, TAP Air Portugal will add a third weekly rotation between Lisbon and the Angolan capital, Lu… read more
Tunisair suspends Libya flights
National carrier Tunisair announced Thursday the suspension of all its flights from and to Libya until further notice
The move follows the one-week border closure decision announced by libyan authorities over the surge in cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant.
Air Austral resumes flights between Reunion and Mauritius from July 16, 2021
The Mauritian government has announced the gradual reopening of the borders of its sister island with the first phase from July 15 until September 30, allowing international tourists who have received a complete vaccination schedule to stay in hotels on the island.
After several months of suspension and with the agreement of the French and… read more
Ethiopian continues to lead Africa in passenger and freight traffic during the COVID crisis
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest Pan-African airline, has become Africa’s top airline in passenger and freight traffic retaining its leadership position in the continent.
According to the African Airlines Association’s (AFRAA) report, Ethiopian has been ranked first by passenger and cargo traffic in 2020. Ethiopian carried 500 … read more
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