Royal Air Maroc launched on 30 March its first direct flight that links Nairobi with Casablanca. The new route is being operated twice a week, and is the first route to link Morocco with Kenya. Nairobi became the 33rd African destination for Royal Air Maroc and its first in Eastern Africa. Flights to Nairobi are being … Read more
Nouvelair has launched new flights linking Tunisia with Nice, its ninth destination in France. From 1 April, the airline will start operating five weekly flight to Nice; 3 weekly flights will be operated from Tunis-Carthage, a weekly flight from Monastir, and a weekly flight from Djerba. Nouvelair was founded in 1989. Nouvelair, Tunisia’s leading airline, is … Read more
By Benjamin Katz (Bloomberg). Fastjet shareholder Stelios Haji-Ioannou attacked the African discount airline for failing to publish traffic figures and warned it could be heading for bankruptcy, leading the carrier to threaten legal action. The stock plunged as much as 34 percent. Fastjet hasn’t published data on passenger numbers since December, Stelios said in an open … Read more
By Christopher Jasper (Bloomberg). Fastjet Chief Executive Officer Ed Winter, who is poised to leave the African discount airline after clashing with investor Stelios Haji-Ioannou over mounting losses, said he still thinks the continent is on the cusp of a transformation into a viable aviation market. Without an unexpected slump in currencies spanning the South … Read more
The governments of Morocco and the Russian Federation signed an air transport agreement. This agreement, signed by H.E. Mr. Aziz Rabah, Minister of Equipment, Transport, and Logistics of Morocco, and H.E. Mr. Maxim Sokolov, Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, stipulates the traffic rights that will be provided to the contracting parties; mainly the … Read more
The governments of Morocco and the Russian Federation signed an air transport agreement. This agreement, signed by H.E. Mr. Aziz Rabah, Minister of Equipment, Transport, and Logistics of Morocco, and H.E. Mr. Maxim Sokolov, Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, stipulates the traffic rights that will be provided to the contracting parties; mainly the … Read more
By Sarah McGregor (Bloomberg). Nigeria, reeling from the slump in oil prices, has asked domestic and international airlines for discounts as it seeks to cap travel expenses that are its biggest source of overhead costs, the Finance Ministry said. A “conservative” 5 percent reduction on airfare tickets would save the West African government about 4 billion … Read more
fastjet has increased the number of flights on its route between Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Nairobi in Kenya in response to strong passenger demand. From 21 March 2016, fastjet will offer two daily return flights between each city every day of the week, making a total of 28 flights per week between Dar es … Read more
RwandAir will begin flights to Mumbai, India in September. The airline will fly direct between Kigali and Mumbai, with a stopover in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The flight between Mumbai and Kigali will increase tourism as well as business opportunities and strengthen the relationship between the two nations. RwandAir will serve the route with four … Read more
By Bella Genga (Bloomberg). Kenya Airways, sub-Saharan Africa’s third-largest airline, is planning a 70 billion-shilling ($690 million) restructuring program that includes reducing its fleet and cutting staff, Chief Executive Officer Mbuvi Ngunze said. The carrier, based in the capital, Nairobi, has been working on a turnaround plan after reporting the largest loss in Kenyan corporate history … Read more