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Air France has in an official statement announced that it would cease its operation to Monrovia as of April 2022.
On 9th March 2022, Mr. Jean-Marc Pouchol, Air France Vice President for Africa, and Mr Jean-Luc Mevellec, regional Director of West Africa, invited and met with Hon. Samuel A. Wlue, Minister of Transport, Republic… read more
Air Peace, Nigeria's biggest carrier by passenger numbers, flying to Dubai and Johannesburg, said it was likely to experience flight disruptions on Wednesday and in the coming days due to jet fuel scarcity.
"Unfortunately, the fuel scarcity is starting to seriously impact our operations," it said.
Another carrier,… read more
It has emerged that the Nigerian air travel market has become a huge windfall for leasing companies as they rake in millions of dollars from Nigerian airlines.
According to THISDAY investigation, after the lockdown in 2020, Nigerian operators suffered under capacity, as fewer aircraft seats were available for increasing passenger traffic.… read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel slowed for both domestic and international in January 2022 compared to December 2021, owing to the imposition of travel restrictions following the emergence of Omicron last November.
Note: We are returning to year-on-year traffic comparisons… read more
Maggie Kaunda is Acting Managing Director at Zambia Airports Corporation Limited.
Zambia Airports Corporation Limited has recently invested $1 billion into new airport facilities, including a new terminal (pictured) that has increased annual passenger capacity from 2 million to 6… read more
Kenya Airways has reviewed its route network. This is now a routine exercise as part of its post-pandemic recovery plan.
In a press release published on 7 March on its website, Kenya Airways announced the suspension of its service to Yaoundé from Tuesday31 May 2022. The service to the Cameroonian capital is currently operated… read more
The Tour Operators’ Union of Ghana (TOUGHA) has firmed up its partnership with South Africa Tourism (SAT) with a day’s business dialogue event.
The event which was held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra yesterday, March 8 had in attendance TOUGHA members, officials from SAT- West Africa, both public and private industry stakeholders i… read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a request for proposals for the establishment of a national carrier. This was disclosed in a statement recently by the Federal Ministry of Aviation.
It added that all RFPs must be received in hard copy before the 10th of May at the Ministry of Aviation’s headquarters in Abuja.
The Minis… read more
Africa Travel Week, including flagship shows WTM Africa and ILTM Africa, has unveiled an exciting and highly informative content programme for 2022 that will help travel and tourism players hone industry knowledge while gathering new insights.
The trade show, which is taking place at the Cape Town International Conference Centre bet… read more
PASSENGERS may have to pay more for flights if projections by stakeholders and experts hold true that the price of Jet A1 may reach an all time high of ₦700 per litre before the weekend and this coupled with the delays and cancellations which may lead passengers to seek other transportation means.
Airlines in the country are still at … read more
Air France suspends flights to Liberia beginning April 2022
Domestic flights in Nigeria disrupted due to fuel shortage
How lessors tip-off Nigerian Airlines with exorbitant rates
IATA: Air travel sees strong demand recovery in January but impacted by Omicron
Interview: Zambia Airports MD Maggie Kaunda
Kenya Airways suspends service to Yaoundé in Cameroon, postpones return to Italy
TOUGHA, SA Tourism deepen partnership with business dialogue
The countdown to Africa Travel Week is on!
Air travellers may pay more as Jet A1 price set to hit ₦700p/l, product availability still doubtful
