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• 18/08/2020 04:37

Ghana to resume international flight on September 1

Ghana will alow the resumption of international flights as of Septenber 1st. President Nana Akufo-Addo gave the go ahead whilst watching the infection situation very closely. Therefore, at the airport the governement will install a COVID-19 rapid testing system.

Usually, every week, at Kotoka International Airport arri… read more

• Flights
• 18/08/2020 04:32

Air Peace, Aero Airlines, Four Others to Resume Flights At Asaba Airport

Yesterday, six airlines, including two frontline carriers, are set for resumption of flights into the Asaba International Airport, the Delta State capital.

Air Peace and Aero Contractors are two major airlines billed to resume regular flight operations into Asaba at the beginning of the new week as the airp… read more

• Flights
• 18/08/2020 04:19

Emirates back into Warsaw

Emirateswill resume passenger flights to Warsaw from 4 Septemberstarting with twice-a-week services, and increasing to three-a-week from 7 October.

The resumption of flights to Warsaw will expand Emirates’ current network to 75 cities in September, offering travelers in the Middle East, Africa and … read more

• Flights
• 18/08/2020 04:15

Qatar Airways refunds almost £1bn to passengers

After the collapse in global aviation triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, one Gulf-based airline has handed back almost £1bn to passengers. Qatar Airways says in the past five months it has refunded $1.2bn (£916m) to 600,000 customers – an average of $2,000 (£1,515) per booking. The carrier’s chief commercial officer, Simon Talling-Smi… read more

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• Conservation & Wildlife
• 18/08/2020 04:15

Poaching: Five countries join forces to fight

The five partner countriesof the Kavango Zambezi (Kaza) Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA), including Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, are committed to working together to reduce poaching and illegal wildlife trade. They have recently launched an initiative to strengthen their partnership.

Angola, Bo… read more

• Accomodation
• 18/08/2020 04:15

Radisson Blu Hotel, Antananarivo Waterfront, under construction

The new Radisson Blu property promises to shake up the hospitality scene  on the picturesque island of Madagascar. We delve a bit deeper into the details behind this intere… read more

• Destinations
• 18/08/2020 04:14

Rwanda Convention Bureau joins UFI

The Rwanda Convention Bureau has been confirmed a member of UFI, the global exhibition association. With the objective of growing the exhibition segment in Rwanda, UFI membership will allow the East African country access to a large repertoire of international exhibition organizers that can be approached to bring to the country.… read more

• Flights
• 18/08/2020 04:08

FG announces resumption of international flights

The Federal Government has announced the resumption of International Flight operations from August 29, 2020. This was disclosed through a tweet post by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on his official twitter handle on Monday, August.

The Minister said that the flight operations will start with the Murtala Mohammed International Airp… read more

• Flights
• 17/08/2020 20:35

Nigeria: International flights to resume on August 29

International flights to resume from 29th of August, 2020. From Lagos and Abuja. Protocols and procedures to be announced in due course.

From: Azman Air Linked-in Page

• Flights
• 17/08/2020 13:40

Comair in crisis

Things were going well. Comair had an unblemished financial record, its fleet renewal was progressing, it had won legal damages from South African Airways (SAA), was transitioning to a more reliable maintenance provider, and had diversified through a series of acquisitions.
Unfortunately, the tide was about to turn.
… read more