RwandAir Boeing 737-800 Several airlines have resumed services to Bujumbura after Burundi re-opened for international flights on November 8, 2020, having been closed for more than seven months to restrict the spread of COVID-19.
According to the ch-aviation schedules module, the first carrier to return was Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala ), which resumed 3x weekly services from Entebbe/Kampala starting on November 8. Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta ) followed close behind with 3x weekly flights from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta on November 9.
Brussels Airlines (SN, Brussels National ) is scheduled to reinstate a weekly service from Brussels National on November 17. Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa ) resumed twice-weekly cargo flights from Addis Ababa on November 10, and will resume daily passenger services from November 18. RwandAir (WB, Kigali ) will be coming back with 4x weekly flights from Kigali on December 2.
According to an announcement made by Burundian government spokesperson Prosper Ntahorwamiye on national radio and television, strict health protocols are required. Arriving and departing…
Nigeria has granted daily traffic rights to British Airways , Virgin Atlantic , and Turkish Airlines , while continuing to ban other European carriers over reciprocal visa issues.
From October 2, British Airways and Turkish Airlines, along with Ethiopian Airlines , RwandAir , ASKY Airlines , and Air Côte d’Ivoire have approval to operate daily flights to Lagos and Abuja , according to the latest flight schedule update from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
Africa World Airlines has approval to operate twice-daily flights to Lagos and daily ones to Abuja; while Virgin Atlantic, Qatar Airways , Delta Air Lines , and Kenya Airways may now fly daily to Lagos, according to the approval signed by NCAA Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, Captain Musa Nuhu.
Meanwhile, the West African country continues to blacklist Lufthansa , Air France , and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines over travel restrictions imposed on Nigerian tourist visa holders by the European Union. This despite a meeting between Nigeria’s Aviation Ministry and EU ministers last month when…
On the back of rising demand for air cargo services, RwandAir (WB, Kigali ) is looking to partner Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l ) in securing an air freighter, according to Chief Executive Officer Yvonne Makolo.
She told FlightGlobal the airline had seen a big increase in cargo pre-COVID-19 using its two A330s (one A330-200 and one A330-300 ) and during the pandemic, had repurposed the wide-bodies […]