Air Mauritius will move its operations from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) with daily operations as from Sunday 29 October 2023. The national airline will boost its frequency from five weekly flights to a daily service to London Gatwick Airport using a mix of the latest generation aircraft, the Airbus A350-900…
Month: March 2023
Ethiopia Airlines Resumes its Services to Malaysia
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it will resume its services to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as of 25 March 2023. The flight will be operated four times a week with the ultramodern B787 Dreamliner. Flight number Frequency Departure Airport Departure Time Arrival Airport Arrival Time ET 0638 Mon, Wed,…
AFRAA Inks MoU with the Kenya Association of Air Operators for Mutual Support to the Development of the Airline Industry in Kenya
By Tabitha Gichuhi The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO) to provide mutual support to the sustainable development of the airline industry in Kenya as the country is represented by the two Associations. The MoU was signed by Abdérahmane Berthé, AFRAA’s Secretary General…
Kenya Airways Meets AFRAA for CEO Dialogues
Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer – Allan Kilavuka hosted the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Abdérahmane Berthé, at the Kenya Airways headquarters in Nairobi – Kenya on 07 March 2023 for this year’s 3rd edition of the “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” session. Both AFRAA and Kenya Airways Leadership teams were present at the dialogues session….
Passenger Demand Stays Strong in January
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel demand is continuing in 2023, based on January traffic results. Total traffic in January 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 67.0% compared to January 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 84.2% of January 2019 levels. Domestic traffic for January 2023 rose…
Air Cargo Makes a Soft Start to 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for January 2023 global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand declined as economic headwinds persist. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell 14.9% compared to January 2022 (-16.2% for international operations). Capacity (measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers, ACTK) was up 3.9% compared to January…
Qatar Airways Introduces Flights to Kinshasa & Juba
Qatar Airways drew major attention on the opening day of ITB Berlin 2023, the world’s largest international travel and tourism trade show, as the World’s Best Airline’s Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, unveiled new destinations, and announced flight resumptions and frequency increases during a press conference held on the first day…
Rwanda and France Update Bilateral Air Services Agreement
Rwanda and France on Thursday initialed an updated Bilateral Air Services Agreement and signed an MoU strengthening cooperation in air transport services between cities of the two countries. The agreements were signed during the first day of French President’s visit to Kigali in what has been termed as a resumption of ties between the two…
Ethiopian Airlines to Restart Direct Flight to Karachi
Ethiopian Airlines has finalized preparations to launch direct flights to Karachi, Pakistan as of 01 May 2023. Ethiopian first served Karachi from July 1966 to December 1971, and resumed the service from June 1993 until July 2004. The upcoming flight will be operated four times a week. Commenting on the resumption of services to Karachi,…
Kenya Airways Launches its Trafficking in Persons Policy and Public Awareness Campaign
National Carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) has today launched its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Policy and Public Awareness Campaign in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC). The fully endorsed Trafficking in Persons Policy came into effect in January 2023, outlines the airlines stand and actions against Human Trafficking. The Public Awareness…