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Royal Air Maroc’s Fleet In 2021
A relatively new member of the oneworld alliance, Royal Air Maroc is the flag carrier of Morocco and has been operating since its founding in 1957. Out of its hub at Casablanca Mohammed V International, the airline operates to destinations in Africa, North America, and Europe. Let’s take a look at the carrier’s fleet composition an… read more
Asky reviews its schedule starting 05th July, 2021
Asky has announced that its flight schedule will be reviewed starting July 5, 2021.
“We have adjusted our flight Schedule effective July 5th, 2021. This is meant to improve on connectivity, add more frequencies to some markets and create new routes that brings each market closer to improve on flight time as we gradually resume opera… read more
'Why check-in system failure persists at Lagos & Abuja
The abrupt withdrawal of services by Societe International Telecommunication Aeronautiques (SITA) has been blamed for the persistent downtime of automated check-in systems at Lagos and Abuja airports.
The disruption, which has lasted about a month, has rendered international passenger facilitation chaotic and outbound flights… read more
Third wave causes Comair to temporarily suspend services
Comair is temporarily suspending all scheduled kulula.com and British Airways (operated by Comair) flights for three weeks.
This follows the President’s announcement of a move to an adjusted Level 4 lockdown and the prohibition on all non-essential travel in and out of Gauteng.
Flights will be suspended from Monday 5 July and … read more
Qatar Airways to change to double-daily flights to Lagos
In response to high demand, Qatar Airways has increased its service to Nigeria’s financial centre, Lagos, to two daily flights starting from 1 July 2021.
Operated by state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner featuring 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class, this frequency increase will offer passengers even… read more
Air France announces flights to Zanzibar, Muscat and Colombo
Air France is continuing to adapt its network and increase services to “leisure” destinations. For the 2021 winter season (October 2021- March 2022), the airline will be offering its customers new services to sunny destinations around the world, on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
Africa: Zanzibar As from 18 October 2021,… read more
LIFT Airline temporarily suspends operations
South African domestic airline LIFT has announced the temporary suspension of flights. The airline, which is currently only operating flights between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town and OR Tambo International Air… read more
Airpeace resumes flight to Warri, Freetown July 9th and 21st
Air Peace, has announced the resumption of Warri and Freetown flight operations from July 9 and 21, 2021, respectively.
The Spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa, who disclosed this to reporters, stated that Warri service from Lagos and Abuja will operate daily while the Freetown flights will operate on Sundays, Wedne… read more
KLM’s Africa network restored to 2019 levels
Ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, KLM has endeavoured to maintain its network as much as possible, including in Africa. This enabled customers to make (necessary) journeys and facilitated the transportation of cargo, such as medical supplies. This strategy makes it easier for KLM to scale up frequencies and load factors once … read more
Qatar Airways and Alaska Airlines to further strengthen partnership
Qatar Airways announce that it has signed a codeshare agreement with the newest member of oneworld, Alaska Airlines, further strengthening its position as the ideal choice for international passengers travelling to and from the United States. Qatar Airways will be Alaska Airlines only Middle East partner, providing seamless connect… read more
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