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Ethiopian Airlines has announced “its plan to launch a new thrice-weekly passenger service to Lyon, France, via Geneva, Switzerland, starting from 02 July 2026.” According to the airline, “With the addition of Lyon, Ethiopian Airlines will expand its network in France to three destinations, alongside Paris and Marseille, further strengthening its presence in the country and across Europe, while enhancing …
Nigeria’s leading airline, Overland Airways late 2024 commenced an ambitious project to connect African markets in the spirit of the African Union’s Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) initiative with the launch of direct flights from Lagos to Freetown, Sierra Leone and Lagos to Banjul, The Gambia. As a premium brand, Overland Airways outreach to Freetown and Banjul aims to …
Airline is increasing presence in Africa with flights to Marrakesh by October 2024 US carrier, United Airlines says it will increase flight services “between Lagos and Washington D.C., from three-times weekly to daily flights between 4 December 2024 and 14 February 2025, reflecting a 133% year-over-year increase in seats for this period.” At a media roundtable held in Lagos, the …
Leading African carrier, Ethiopian Airline will “start thrice weekly passenger services to Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), as of November 15, 2023. Bangui is not only the capital, but it’s also the largest city of the Central African Republic (CAR), and it serves as an important part of the country” according to the airline. ET’s Group CEO Mr. Mesfin Tasew …
Ethiopian Airlines, has announced the commencement of its thrice weekly services to/from London-Gatwick starting from November 21, 2023. With this ET now serves Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester airports in the UK. Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. Mesfin Tasew said: “The new service by Ethiopian will offer a direct flight between London-Gatwick and Addis Ababa onboard Airbus A350 with Business Class …
Airlink has launched a new daily Johannesburg-Nairobi service, becoming the first private sector airline to compete on the route. Airlink says it entry into the SA-Kenya market provides greater choices for business and leisure travellers flying between the two major regional markets. The new service will benefit from Airlink’s extensive network across Southern Africa and worldwide “through Airlink’s constellation of …
Ethiopian Airlines is resuming direct flights between Abidjan and New York John F. Kennedy Airport as of 29 May 2023. Ethiopian first started serving New York from its main hub Addis Ababa via Abidjan in June 2019 but the route was suspended in March 2020 due to COVID-19. Later, according to the airline, the flight resumed serving New York via …
Dana Air has announced that it will partner with Travelstart, Africa’s largest online travel agency, on seamless booking and exciting deals to provide customers with smart fares as soon as the ongoing systems integration is concluded. This was made known during a courtesy visit by the Global Chief Operating Officer of Travelstart, Amanpreet Singh from South Africa and the Country …
