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• 06/10/2020 05:55

Airlink with more services in Southern Africa

Airlink operates the largest African fleet of Embraer ERJ’s and E-Jets. Airlink’s re-introduced regional flight schedule will be phased in commencing from 5 October 2020.

Services will also be increased in South Africa from the major cities including Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein, and … read more

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• 05/10/2020 13:52

Air Seychelles NW20 International operations as of 02OCT20

Air Seychelles has announced planned International service for Northern winter 2020/21 season, as the airline schedules service resumption from the week of 01NOV20, on board Airbus A320neo aircraft. Planned operation as of 02OCT20 as follows.

Mahe Island – Johannesburg 1 weekly (3 weekly from 01DEC20, 2 weekly fr… read more

• Flights
• 05/10/2020 13:52

Air Austral moves A220 service entry into 2021

Air Austral in last week’s schedule update revised planned Airbus A220-300 service debut. Previously scheduled on 18DEC20, the A220 is now scheduled to enter service on 22FEB21. Latest revision to planned A220 operation as follows.

St. Denis de la Reunion – Antananarivo eff 06MAR211 weekly
St… read more

• Flights
• 05/10/2020 13:52

EK restarts flights to Budapest, Bologna, Lyon, Dusseldorf and Hamburg

Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Budapest (from 21 October), Bologna (1st November), Dusseldorf (1st November), Hamburg (1st November) and Lyon (4th November), expanding its European network to 31 destinations, and offering customers around the world convenient connections via Dubai.

• Flights
• 05/10/2020 13:49

Qatar Airways announces winter schedule with plans to expand network to 124 destinations

Qatar Airways announce its winter schedule in line with passenger and cargo demand and the continued relaxation of entry restrictions around the world. Having become the largest international carrier during this crisis, the airline has applied its unrivalled knowledge of global passenger flows and booking trends to load a reliable winter … read more

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• 05/10/2020 12:08

Green Africa Airways start of perations delayed

• Flights
• 05/10/2020 06:34

Ethiopian not willing to deal with legacy issues - SAA

Ethiopian Airlines Group is willing to provide planes, pilots and maintenance services to beleaguered rival South African Airways as part of a joint venture with that country’s government. Africa’s biggest airline is offering operational assistance, Ethiopian chief executive officer Tewolde GebreMariam said in an inte… read more

• Flights
• 05/10/2020 06:30

Nigeria intensifies efforts for new railway infrastructure

Nigeria’s government is investing billions to rehabilitate existing and build new railway infrastructure. It would be recalled that during visits to the construction sites by Minister of State for transport, Mr Idris A Umar and leading NRC officials in April, Umar said that he would liaise with the governor of Ebonyi to end the sie… read more

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• Conservation & Wildlife
• 04/10/2020 15:01

Rwandan National Park Rangers join Wildlife Ranger challenge to unite for colleagues across Africa

Rangers from Rwanda’s Akagera, Volcanoes, Nyungwe and the new Gishwati-Mukura National Parks today joined their colleagues from other African countries in participating in the Wildlife Ranger Challenge.

The Wildlife Ranger Challenge is a multi-million-dollar fundraising initiative to support the thousands of park rangers… read more

• Flights
• 04/10/2020 15:01

Ethiopian Airlines includes Covid-19 medical insurance in ticketprice

Ethiopian Airlines has introduced a medical cover for Covid-19 in its bid to boost passengers’ confidence. The airline, the largest in Africa, said the insurance scheme, dubbed Sheba Comfort, is part of the carrier’s “extra security measure to protect passengers and ensure that they travel with peace of mind.”

The cover in… read more