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RwandAir halts flights to India
RwandAir has today announced the suspension of flights between Kigali and Mumbai in India following an unprecedented surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Asian nation. RwandAir’s decision to suspend flights to India follows on from a similar move made by Kenya Airways and Uganda Airlines, who both stopped flying to India on… read more
Arik Resumes Maiduguri flights
Arik Air has concluded plans to resume flights from Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja to Maiduguri, Borno State capital with effect from Monday, May 10, 2021. It said passengers travelling from Lagos can connect to the service from Abuja.
In a statement, the airline stated that flights would operate four times a week on Mondays, … read more
Rwandair resumes flights to South Africa, Zambia & Zimbabwe
Rwanda's flag carrier, Rwandair, has announced the resumption of flights to … read more
El Al cancels plans to resume flights to South Africa
The Government of Israel on 03 May 2021 banned travelling to seven countries, including … read more
Airlink resumes its "Lodge Link Service"
South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink has announced the resumption of its "Lodge Link Service". Effective 01 July 2021, the airline's safari lodge air transfer service will provide direct connectivity beyond Skukuza Airport (SZK) in … read more
Flights between Frankfurt Windhoek to be operated by the new "Eurowings Discover
The Lufthansa Group has announced that it will continue to operate five weekly flights to and from Windhoek throughout 2021 and that it will move its flight operations between … read more
All flights halted: Ethiopian Mozambique Airlines
Ethiopian Mozambique Airlines will suspend all flights due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, starting from Thursday, May 6th. The airline has cited a sharp drop in demand for travel as the reason behind halting flights, making it impossible to continue operating.
In a statement this week, the airline said,
“Despit… read more
United Nigeria with more frequencies on Lagos to Abuja
United Nigeria Airlines has increased frequencies into the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport (NAA) in Abuja. The airline said that it will now fly the two routes daily; Lagos-Abuja at 16:00hrs and Abuja-Lagos at 17:30hrs.
A statement by the airline said that the new schedule adds to its regu… read more
Cally Air takes delivery of its second plane, another Boeing 737
Cally Air is progressing in its preparations to be operational by the second half of the year. The young Nigerian start-up, the result of a joint venture between Cross River State and Dana Group, recently took delivery of the second aircraft that will make up its initial launch fleet.
Kenya Airways resumes domestic passenger flights
The airline will fly two times daily to the coastal city of Mombasa and once daily to the lakeside city of Kisumu as it continues to review the option of increasing frequencies as demand picks.
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