International airlines flying into Harare’s Mugabe International Airport are out of pocket, with millions of dollars unable to be repatriated from the country. International airlines are among the many foreign companies waiting to repatriate around US$2.5 billion reportedly stuck in Zimbabwe. Foreign airlines have nearly US$178 million trapped in Zimbabwe they cannot repatriate. Photo: Getty […]

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) This op-ed won the audience prize of the inaugural The Continent /Democracy in Africa Prize for Comment Writing Cooperation in Africa’s air travel could create at least 155 000 jobs and $1.3-billion more in economic growth. It could also stop the situation where travelling to Europe is cheaper than travelling around the continent. […]

Kenya Airways Fleet The Kenyan government has scrapped its plan to renationalise Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta ) but instead will protect its financial interests during a USD1 billion restructuring of the flag carrier that will include a USD827 million debt take-over and a USD473 million cash injection, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has […]

A potential partnership between Kenya Airways and South African Airways appears to be a done deal. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced during an address to the nation on New Year’s Eve that the airlines will combine operations to form a new carrier, Pan-African Airline, with operations expected to begin in 2023. The partnership came about […]

COB: Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o. Image: COURTESY Loss making state owned enterprises could be headed for radical restructuring if the state implements a recommendation by controller of budget Margaret Nyakang’o. The country’s budget boss wants the loss making enterprises, among others restructured – including collapsing and merging some – and having others privatized in […]

Kenya has suspended all flights from Dubai for seven days. This comes after the UAE extended its ban on flights from Kenya after passengers flying from Nairobi were suspected of counterfeiting PCR test results. Kenya Airways and Emirates have suspended flights with immediate effect. Kenya has responded to the UAE with its own flight ban. […]

Qantas will resume its operation in South Africa, with the flight landing to Johannesburg for the first time since early 2020 and the first “rescue flights” to bring Australians back home. On Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, a Boeing 787 takes over from the now-retired Boeing 747 in the airline’s new Sydney-Johannesburg service. The Dreamliner’s improved […]

Uganda Airlines planes at Entebbe airport The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the ban on flights from Uganda to Dubai. UAE imposed travel restrictions on some countries including Uganda about a week ago so as to contain the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. However, UAE has still maintained travel restrictions on Tanzania, Kenya, […]