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Madagascar is partially opening up to tourists. From October 1, international flights will resume from and to Nosy Be. As announced by the Madagascan President, Andry Rajoelina, on August 9, visitors must present before boarding, a negative PCR tes t for Covid-19, carried out seventy-two hours before departure, and have a ticket. r… read more
Circulation on the railway line in the Nacala corridor was restored yesterday, four days after an accident forced the suspension of service. The transport of coal, general cargo and passengers was resumed, “after a thorough analysis and reinforcement of protocols”, operating company Nacala Logistics said in a statement.
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The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth, has announced a phased reopening of the island’s borders over the next few months but, according to a Mauritius notification to airlines issued on August 31, border restrictions will stay in place until October 31 and neither aircraft nor passengers will be allowed in… read more
The shortest international flights in the world have been revealed by aviation analytics firm OAG after crunching the numbers from 2019’s flight schedules. Despite crossing country borders, many of these flights are unbelievably short, with six of the 10 shortest coming in at under 60 nautical miles long! Although these figures are based … read more
Fastjet Zimbabwewas straight out of the starting blocks with the announcement to resume flights, following the lifting of the flight ban for scheduled passenger services by the Zimbabwe government. Domestic flights across Zimbabwe will resume on the 10th of September, i.e. tomorrow already while international / regional flights will resume o… read more
After all flights to long-haul destinations were suspended, Edelweiss is now flying once a week directly from Zurich to Mahé in the Seychelles. This is also an interesting connection for Germans, so you can currently travel to this dream destination.
Edelweiss is resuming its second direct long-haul destination … read more
Emirates will re-start passenger services to Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) with two flights a week, starting 11 September. The resumption of flights to Moscow will take the airline’s expanding network in Europe to 26 cities – offering Emirates’ global customers with more travel options to Europe, and customers in Russia wi… read more
United Airlines today announced plans to expand its global route network with new nonstop service to Africa, India and Hawaii. With these new routes, United will offer more nonstop service to India and South Africa than any other U.S. carrier and remains the largest carrier between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to begin careful planning with industry stakeholders to ensure full preparedness when vaccines for COVID-19 are approved and available for distribution. The association also warned of potentially severe capacity constraints in transporting vaccines by air.
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Barely four days after the Federal Government reopened the airspace for international flight services into the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, Delta Air Lines, the only United States carrier that operates into Nigeria has landed at Lagos airport.The airlin… read more
Madagascar opens Nosy Be to international tourists from October 1
Nacala Corridor rail line reopens
Mauritius holidays on hold
3 of the shortest International flight routes in the World are in Africa
Fastjet announces their return to the skies
Edelweiss back into the Seychelles - from an European perspective
Emirates adds Moscow to its growing flight network
United Airlines adding new nonstop flights to Africa
IATA: Time to prepare for COVID-19 vaccine transport is now
Detla Airlines returns to Lagos from Atlanta
