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Kenya Airways Sep 2020 International operations
Kenya Airways during the month of September 2020 plans to operate following International service, including additional service resumptions, based on schedule listing as of 23AUG20. Additional changes remain highly possible, as travel restrictions continue to impact the airline’s planned service.
Nairobi – Abidjan – D… read more
Rwandair Sep 2020 operations
Rwandair during the month of September 2020 plans to operate following scheduled service, based on OAG schedules listing as of 23AUG20. Last minute adjustment remains possible, while travel restrictions continues to impact planned operation.
Kigali – Brussels – London Heathrow 2 weekly A330-300
Kigali – Doua… read more
Ethiopian Airlines Sep 2020 International operations
Ethiopian Airlinesduring the month of September 2020 plans to operate following International service, including additional service resumption and/or routing changes by mid-September. As of 23AUG20, planned operation as follows.
Various travel restrictions continue to impact the airline’s operation, including possibility of furt… read more
Virgin Atlantic Extends Flying Club Members’ Validity
Virgin Atlantic Airways said it is extending loyalty status for its Flying Club members for another six months, including its Nigerian passengers.
The airline in a statement by Promise Ukandu, Manager, Marketing and Communications – Nigeria, Virgin Atlantic said that the extension was one of its ways of protecting Flyi… read more
Travel Retail: mixed outlook forl revival in Europe
The latest shopper behaviour report from leading industry consumer insights research agency, m1nd-set, reveals quite mixed prospects for the travel retail sector across Europe as the region continues to battle the Coronavirus pandemic. The report was finalized this week, only days after quarantine rules are enforced in the UK and as Manchester A… read more
Travelers face risk of penalties for refusing to wear face coverings
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is appealing to all travelers to wear face covering during the travel journey for the safety of all passengers and crew during COVID-19. Wearing face coverings is a key recommendation of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) guidance for safe operations during the … read more
Bali will be closed until 2021
Despite planning to reopen its borders next month, Bali will now remain closed to all international tourists until 2021.The popular Indonesian island had hoped to welcome visitors from mid-September, but this date has been delayed in-line with the reopening of the rest of the country. “After considering all the curren… read more
Cunard cancels all winter plans
One of the UK’s leading cruise lines has cancelled all its winter plans – and will not re-start operations until late March at the earliest. Cunard has revealed an extended “pause in operations” that is far longer than those previously announced. It means that the company, part of the giant Carnival Corporation, will … read more
Coronavirus: Global tourism lost £245bn in five months
The global tourism industry has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with $320bn (£244.5bn) lost in exports in the first five months of the year and more than 120 million jobs at risk, the chief of the UN has said. Secretary-general Antonio Guterres said in a policy briefing and video address on Tuesday that tourism is the … read more
SonAir transfers its two Boeing 737-700s to TAAG
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