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African carrier, RwandAir “is celebrating the first anniversary of its direct flights from Paris to Kigali, providing improved connectivity between Africa and Europe.” The flight, which commenced in June 2023, operates three times a week, according to the airline. In the past year, the airline says it “has operated over 150 flights between these destinations as it meets the growing …
Rwandair Hosts AFRAA For The CEOs Dialogues Session The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, met RwandAir Chief Executive Officer – Ms. Yvonne Manzi Makolo and RwandAir Leadership at RwandAir Headoffice in Kigali, Rwanda for the “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues”. This meeting marks the second edition of the AFRAA CEO Dialogues for 2023. The CEO …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Pegasus Airlines Vice-Chairperson of the Board (Managing Director) Mehmet Tevfik Nane has assumed his duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term, effective from the conclusion of the 78th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Doha, Qatar on 21 June. Nane is the 80th chair …
RwandAir is welcoming the world to Kigali as the city prepares to host leaders from around the world attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Taking place between 20-26 June, and for the first time in a decade, CHOGM takes place in Africa with Rwanda the base nation for the summit meeting themed on delivering a common future. Kigali …
Promotion RwandAir says it has launched a network-wide Easter sale, with super savings of 15% off all available fares. The Rwandan flag carrier is kicking the celebrations off in style this April by giving customers discounted fares on all routes this Easter. Customers can enjoy 15% off all Easter flight bookings when purchasing tickets through rwandair.com and using the promotional …
RwandAir and Qatar Airways have signed a comprehensive codeshare agreement to offer travelers more choice, enhanced service, and greater connectivity to more than 65 destinations across Africa and the rest of the world. As part of the deal, the Rwandan flag carrier will also launch new non-stop flights between their Kigali hub and Doha in December. The agreement …
The Africa Airlines Association (AFRAA) said the full year revenue loss for African airlines in 2021 is forecasted at US$8.2b, approximately 47.2% of the full year 2019 airlines’ revenue. In 2020, African airlines made a cumulative loss of $10.21b, representing 58.8% of 2019 revenues. AFRAA revealed that passenger traffic continues to be low across Africa due to the ravaging impact …
The Covid-19 pandemic continues its devastating effects on the aviation, travel and tourism industry. The number of Covid-19 infection cases globally continues to increase in absolute terms though the rate of infection is on the decline in all world regions in April compared to prior months. The number of infection cases worldwide exceeded 165m as at 20 May 2021. …
The National Aviation Services (NAS), Colossal Africa, and a consortium comprised of the current executive management team have signed an agreement to acquire BidAir Services from the Bidvest Group. According to NAS, the closing of the acquisition is subject to fulfilling final requirements from the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) that manages South African airports as well as …
RwandAir will become the first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass to enable safe and seamless international travel. The airline will begin a three-week trial in April for customers travelling between Kigali and Nairobi in Kenya. IATA Travel Pass is a digital platform to help passengers easily and securely verify that they comply with COVID 19 test or …
