The officials at Ghana’s major international travel hub, Kotoka International Airport, have announced that all new international arrivals will be required to take a PCR test. The test could be administered at any of the over 70 sampling collection booths set-up at the upper level of the Arrival Hall, with the results being ready within […]
Uganda Airlines has celebrated its first year of operations since it took to the skies after almost twenty years since it was liquidated by the government. According to the Chief Executive Officer of Uganda National Airline Company, Cornwell Muleya, over 75,000 passengers have been transported over the course of the year. As the airport awaits […]
Kenya Airways releases results for the past 6 months Nairobi, 28th August 2020 – Kenya Airways (KQ) has released its financial results for the six-month period ending July 2020 at a virtual investor briefing held this morning. During this period, the airline’s total revenue reduced by 48% to Kshs. 30,214 million as a result of […]
Ethiopian Airlines Group has announced that it has successfully completed a new passenger terminal at its hub Addis Ababa Bole International Airport with emphasis on Bio Security and Bio-Safety measures. The new terminal has check-in hall with sixty check-in counters, thirty self-check-in kiosks, ten self-bag drop/SBD/, sixteen immigration counters with more e-gate provisions, sixteen central […]
The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) has banned three Kenyan airlines from flying into the country airspace in retaliation for Kenya subjecting passengers from Tanzania to a mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine. Tanzania reported 509 COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths in late April when authorities stopped publishing the pandemic’s tally. President John Magufuli has declared victory […]
Addis Ababa, 25 August 2020 – Ethiopian Airlines Group, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed a new passenger terminal at its hub Addis Ababa Bole International Airport with emphasis on Bio Security and Bio Safety measures. The new terminal has check-in hall with sixty check-in counters, […]
With some in Seychelles being known for indulging in recreational cannabis use, its continued prohibition is government’s way of saying: do as I say, not do as I do. With New Zealand’s referendum on the legalization of marijuana fast looming, former Prime Minister Helen Clark has become quite vocal on the topic saying she wants […]
FlyersRights.org, the largest airline passenger organization, formally submitted a rulemaking petition to the Department of Transportation to mandate mask-wearing by all persons on planes and at airports. The DOT has just published the rulemaking petition, even though the petition was submitted 10 days ago on August 4, 2020. In April, the CDC recommended the wearing […]
Qatar Airways has announced that all airline passengers travelling from certain foreign airports will have to present a document confirming a negative COVID-19 test result before they are allowed to board the flight. Qatar Airways has posted a list of approved test facilities in the countries that fall under the airline’s new rule. The new […]
Dubai-based independent hotel management company, Aleph Hospitality, took over the management of the Ramada by Wyndham Addis, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia earlier this year. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, which followed soon after takeover, the hotel was partially closed but fully re-opened on 22 June 2020. In support of Aleph Hospitality’s brand values and the […]
Kenya Airways resumes international flights to 30 destinations across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East Nairobi, 30 July 2020 – Kenya Airways (KQ) today resumed international passenger services following the easing of movement restrictions as directed by H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta. The first international flights depart today 1st August to the following international destinations; London, […]
The services sector accounts for more than half of COMESA’s GDP and over a third of employment, outpacing manufacturing and agriculture sectors in terms of growth generation, income and jobs. According to a report prepared by research experts at the COMESA Secretariat, the value added by services account on average to 52.5% of the Gross […]
Emirates will be offering scheduled flights for passengers from seven additional cities in the month of July. These include Khartoum (from 03 July), Amman (from 05 July), Osaka (from 07 July), Narita (from 08 July), Athens (from 15 July), Larnaca (from 15 July) and Rome (15 July). This takes the total number of destinations that […]