Tag: flights
Qatar Airways to operate four weekly flights to Accra
Qatar Airways has announced it would operate four weekly flights to Accra, Ghana, via Lagos from 29 September 2020, becoming the fourth new destination...
Flights to South Africa resume after six-month pandemic hiatus
After closing its airspace to commercial flights from abroad for six months due to the pandemic, South Africa is set to open its skies...
Emirates to resume flights to Zimbabwe on Oct. 1
Emirates will resume flights to Zimbabwe on Oct. 1 after a six-month closure of international passenger flights due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Kenya Airways resumes flights to Tanzania
Kenya Airways on Monday resumed flights to Tanzania after Dar es Salaam lifted suspension of all Kenyan airline operators.
Allan Kilavuka, CEO...
Israel’s leading airline El Al announces gradual resumption of international flights
Israel's leading airline El Al announced on Thursday the gradual resumption of international flights.
The airline stopped its regular flights in late...
Israel plans to halt international flights due to rise in COVID-19 morbidity: media
Israel plans to shut down its skies for international flights as part of a full nationwide closure starting next week, reported Hebrew-language news...
Uganda to resume international flights on Oct. 1
Uganda will resume international flights on Oct. 1, about six months after the government closed airports in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an...
Zimbabwe to resume flights to boost tourism
Zimbabwe will resume domestic flights on Thursday and international flights on Oct. 1 as the government steps up efforts to revive tourism, one of...
Bahrain to allow flights between Israel and UAE to use its airspace
Bahrain will allow "all flights coming to and departing" from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to cross its airspace, a move that comes weeks...
Ghana’s High Commission in London commences issuance of visas
Ghana’s High Commission in London has resumed the issuance of visas effective September 2, 2020, following the opening of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA)...
Netanyahu says Isreal-UAE direct flights permitted as Saudi opens airspace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that Israeli airliners will be permitted to fly directly to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), shortly...
Emirates to resume flights to Zambian capital
Emirates Airlines is scheduled to resume flights to Lusaka, the Zambian capital, after the flights were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an...
Not wearing mask can put flyers on no-fly list: India’s civil aviation watchdog
India's civil aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief Arun Kumar said Friday refusal to wear a face mask on board a...
Nigeria to resume international flights after months of shutdown
Nigeria will resume international flights on Aug. 29 after months of shutdown, Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika announced Monday.
The resumption of international...
International mail from Malaysia on hold as virus impacts service
International mail and parcel deliveries from Malaysia are to be suspended from Monday, the country's postal service said.
Pos Malaysia put the suspension down "to...
Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Cameroon on special permit
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline, has resumed its service to Duala and Yaoundé in Cameroon.
The service, which started on Monday, July 13, would initially...
International airlines resuming flights to China amid relaxed COVID-19 restrictions on aviation
International airlines are resuming flights to the Chinese mainland as China has eased its COVID-19 restrictions on aviation.
On Wednesday, German airline Lufthansa resumed scheduled...
Budget airline Ryanair to restore 40 percent of flights from July 1
Europe's largest budget airline Ryanair announced on Tuesday that it plans to restore 40 percent of its flight service starting from July 1.
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South Africa keeps travel ban despite easing of restrictions
South Africa will keep its travel ban, both domestically and internationally, despite the easing of restrictions, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said on Friday.
While the...
Sudan extends airports closure amid coronavirus spread
Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority on Monday decided to extend the closure of airports for domestic and international passenger flights until May 20 amid the...
Flights over Iran airspace decline significantly after COVID-19 outbreak
The international flights over Iran's airspace have declined significantly following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the world, Financial Tribune daily reported on...
Zambian airline suspends flights
One of Zambia's locally-owned airline on Friday suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Proflight Zambia, the country's longest surviving scheduled airline,...
South African national carrier suspends domestic flights in support of national lockdown
The South African Airways (SAA) on Tuesday announced its decision to suspend all its domestic flights in support of the national lockdown over COVID-19.
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South Africa airways cancels over 160 flights due to COVID-19
South African Airways (SAA) on Wednesday announced it was cancelling 162 flights across boards due to the impact of COVID-19.
The flights...
Algeria to suspend cruises, flights with France
Algeria on Sunday announced the suspension of all flights and sea voyages with France as of March 17 in a move to contain the...
Kenya Airways suspends flights on Rome-Geneva route
Kenya Airways said Thursday it has suspended its flights on the Rome-Geneva route from Friday until April 30 over coronavirus fears.
The...
THAI Smile Airways joins Star Alliance As a connecting partner
Star Alliance has welcomed THAI Smile Airways as a Star Alliance Connecting Partner.
The auspicious occasion was celebrated with a traditional Thai performance at...
EgyptAir delays resumption of flights to China
EgyptAir, the flag carrier of Egypt, said on Wednesday it would postpone the resumption of flight to and from China for "technical restrictions."
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Egypt’s famed bazaar yearns for Chinese tourists after suspension of flights
Having lost its typical scene of buzzing foreign tourists, Egypt's centuries-old Khan el-Khalili market in Old Cairo has been hit hard since the suspension...
British Airways Strike Action: Don’t show up for flights at Kotoka Airport
British Airways has told its passengers not to turn up at airports as the biggest strike action in the airline’s 100 year history begins...