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British Airways has updated its schedule for the summer season and will no longer be flying to Accra from London Gatwick. Rather, services will operate from the flagship airport for London at Heathrow. The decision comes after Ghanaian authorities threatened ‘reciprocal action’ for the planned airport move.
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Kamil Al-Awadhi takes up role at IATA as regional vice president for Africa and the Middle East.
“This is the most challenging time for air transport—in AME and around the world. The top priority is reconnecting the world when governments are able to safely re-open borders without travel restrictions. And the immediate… read more
Air Côte d'Ivoire has retired another Airbus A319-100. The airplane (msn 2228, TU-TSB) of the Ivorian national carrier left Abidjan on February 28, bound for the French airport of Tarbes – Lourdes – Pyrénées where it will probably be dismantled.
The rented plane came to the Ivorian carrier's fleet in October 2012. It was previ… read more
The shorter variant of the A330neo, the A330-800, will be heading to London Heathrow among a number of other destinations. Uganda Airlines will be operating the jet out of its Entebbe hub. This nine-hour, 3,500NM service to London is expected to commence on March 28th with a five-times-weekly frequency.
Service to commence on… read more
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has approved the reopening of Osubi Airport, Warri.
The Minister who broke the news on Monday, March 1, through his Twitter handle @hadisirika, said the Airport is opened for daylight operations in Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions.
The tweet read, “I have just approved … read more
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja has been named the best airport by size in Africa by the Airports Council International (ACI) on Monday. The award, which was based on judgements by customers, was also presented to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya.
According to ACI, both airports size caters to … read more
KQ will continue to offer its customers competitive fares and a one-stop connection through its hub in Nairobi to the rest of Kenya and Africa including key destinations in Africa such as Kinshasa, Moroni, Entebbe, Johannesburg, and Antananarivo.
The national carrier will start with one flight a week with frequency increasing base… read more
South Africa has moved back to a Level 1 lockdown after several consecutive weeks of receding numbers of new COVID-19 cases. To combat any new rise in infections as restrictions begin to ease up, the government wants to encourage better adherence to mask-wearing on aircraft. As such, it has now prohibited any form of catering or food cons… read more
An Akwa Ibom owned airline, Ibom Air, on Monday 01 March 2021 carried its 500,000th passenger since commencement of operations on 7 June 2019.
The Chief Operating Officer, George Uriesi, who marked the milestone said “we are very pleased to record this key milestone of 500,000 passengers.”
Uriesi who regretted that… read more
The national carrier of Zimbabwe, Air Zimbabwe, is set to resume flights to … read more
British Airways backtracks on summer London Gatwick-Accra move
Kamil Al-Awadhi takes up role at IATA
Air Côte d'Ivoire ritires an Airbus A319-100 from its fleet, the second in 4 months
Uganda Airlines To Fly The Rare Airbus A330-800 To London Heathrow
Osubi Airport, Warri reopened
Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport is Africa’s best by size
Kenya Airways to resume flights to France
No food on domestic flights
Ibom Air transports 500,000 pax
Air Zimbabwe resumes flights between Harare & Dar es Salaam
