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  • Destinations

Mauritius Air Mauritius Mauritius: Peak season almost lost

Ongoing uncertainty about Air Mauritius’s schedule combined with Mauritius’s current immigration restrictions and quarantine requirement (currently valid until November 30) are pushing operators to turn away December air bookings, with some now redirecting enquiries to alternative destinations.

Carla da Silva, Air Mauritiu… read more


  • Opinion

Iata Official IATA: Quarantine to be relaxed ‘by the end of year’

Quarantine restrictions will be relaxed “by the end of the year or early next”, according to the head of airline association IATA. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA director general, told a Future of Hospitality Summit: “The situation for aviation is catastrophic. Traffic at the end of the year will be around 35% of the 2019 level. Wi… read more


  • Miscellaneous

Iata Official IATA Revises 2020 Passenger Traffic Forecast Down For Africa

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has downgraded its traffic forecast for Africa for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery.  IATA said it expects full-year 2020 passenger numbers in Africa to reach only 30% of 2019 levels, down significantly from the 45% that was projected in July.

According to… read more


  • Miscellaneous

UAE Emirates First Emirates Airbus A380 retired

Emirates Airline has sent its first Airbus A380 into retirement as today, 27 October, the aircraft departed Dubai, U.A.E destination Tarbes-Lourdes, France.

The retirement of the A380 (registered A6-EDB) was already planned before the coronavirus pandemic grounded most of Emirates’ A380-fleet and was based on upcoming … read more


  • Flights

Nigeria FAAN FAAN seals airline counters in Abuja

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN has sealed off some airline counters in Abuja over debts owe by the airlines.This development left many passengers stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport, NAIA, Abuja this morning. Passengers on Azman air to Maiduguri and other places could not buy tickets o… read more


  • Cruise

Cruise Virgin Voyages Virgin Voyages extends cruise pause into 2021

Scarlet Lady, the first cruise ship from Virgin Voyages, will not resume cruises until January, 2021, according to a letter sent from the cruise line to travel agents. In a letter to travel agents, Virgin Voyages said that due to the epidemiological situation regarding COVID-19, it could foresee being able to resume cruises from th… read more


  • Leisure
  • Destinations

Tanzania Association Of Tour Operators Tanzania tourism announces major shift in destination marketing strategy

Tanzanian tour operators plan to bring the key Global Travel Agents into Tanzania in their latest painstaking initiatives to promote the country as a safe destination, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit key tourism source markets hard. Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) is currently working around the clock… read more


  • Destinations

Nigeria Nigeria:10 New Airports

The government said that the new airports will boost civil aviation in the country.The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, made the disclosure on Tuesday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Aviation for the 2021 budget defense by the Ministry of Aviation and its agencies.

Sirika who also bemoaned decayed infrastructure at the … read more


  • Beyond Africa

AA WorldFlight Almost 200 European airports facing insolvency in coming months

ACI Europe today warned of such fundamental risks to business continuity that an estimated 193 airports face insolvency in the coming months if passenger traffic does not start to recover by the year end. These airports between them facilitate 277 thousand jobs and €12.4 billion of European GDP.

The threat of airport closure … read more


  • Flights

Switzerland Edelweiss Edelweiss Airline resumes weekly Cape Town route

Swiss airline Edelweiss has announced that it will be returning to Cape Town. The carrier will resume a once-a-week flight from Zurich to Cape Town starting November 25.

‘We are delighted that with the vacation destination Cape Town we can offer not only all sports enthusiasts and nature lovers, but also wine … read more


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