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• 11/10/2020 17:54

KLM adds Zanzibar service from December

KLM from December 2020 is adding new service to Tanzania, as the airline opened reservation to Zanzibar this week. From 10DEC20, the carrier’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to operate Amsterdam – Zanzibar – Dar es Salaam – Amsterdam routing, twice weekly.

KL515 AMS0940 – 2025ZNZ2140 – 2235DAR2340 – 07… read more

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• 11/10/2020 12:10

Etihad removes A380 from its schedule

Etihad has removed its fleet of Airbus A380s from its flight schedule indefinitely. The airline grounded its ten A380s in March. Previously, it has only been removing A380s from the schedule a month or two in advance. However, the A380s have now disappeared from Etihad’s flight schedules for the next 11 months. Etihad… read more

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• 11/10/2020 10:39

Air Seychelles will occasionally serve its regional network next winter

Between November 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021, Air Seychelles will serve its routes to South Africa, Mauritius and Israel. The one leading to India by regular flights will remain suspended but the Seychelles parastatal will continue to offer charters to Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

From next month, Air Seychelles will resume … read more

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• 11/10/2020 10:36

RAM will not restart its regular flights before November 10

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• 10/10/2020 05:58

QR: Commitment to Ghana

Ghana's aviation industry has received a further boost as Qatar Airways has began operating a four weekly flights to Accra via Lagos. This becomes the fourth new destination launched by the national carrier of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic.

The Accra service is being operated by the airline'… read more

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• 10/10/2020 05:20

QR announces fifth new destination in 2020: SFO

As Qatar Airways continues to rapidly rebuild its network across the globe and in the U.S., the airline has announced it will operate four weekly flights to San Francisco – the fifth new destination launched by the national carrier of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic – from 15 December 2020. The San … read more

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• 09/10/2020 05:41

COVID-19 testing key to aviation’s survival in Southern Africa

Sebastian Mikosz, IATA’s senior vice president, urges governments and health authorities in the region to cooperate to replace quarantine restrictions. 

1.  Ensuring urgent government relief is provided to the air transport industry and that pledged funds from international and pan-African organizations reach those i… read more

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• 09/10/2020 05:40

Emirates airlines count on return of travellers between Africa and Asia to boost operations

The aviation industry is one of the biggest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the tourism and hospitality industries. With international flights resuming in various places, many airlines are looking to get out the rut and boost their operations.

Dubai-based airline giant, Emirates is set to resume its operations on the Afr… read more

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• 09/10/2020 05:35

Lufthansa's SA flight schedule now fully operational

To coincide with the start of the summer season in South Africa, Lufthansa is once again fully operational within the local market with the resumption of its scheduled service between Frankfurt and Cape Town.

LH 576, the first commercial Lufthansa flight to Cape Town since the lifting of the international travel ban, was welc… read more

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• 09/10/2020 04:31

Air Seychelles extends waiver policy

Air Seychelles has extended its waiver policy to provide travellers more flexibility and peace of mind if they choose to rebook and fly at a later time, due to the unprecedented events surrounding the COVID - 19 pandemic. As part of the policy, travellers holding tickets issued any time until 31 December 2020, can now benefit fr… read more