AIR Zimbabwe and Kenya Airways have signed an agreement that will allow flights to be diverted to Zimbabwe in case of emergency in Nairobi. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Infrastructural Development, Pattison Mbiriri made the announcement on Thursday in Masvingo. Mbiriri, however, did not say what type of emergency is envisaged. [...]
Dutch flag carrier KLM will begin to offer three-times-a-week flights to Cuba starting Oct. 31, the Cuban tourism ministry announced. The flights, on 285-seat MD11 aircraft, will connect Amsterdam and Havana on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The Havana flights are part of a “marked expansion” of the airline in the Caribbean, KLM President and CEO [...]
Ethiopian Airlines has launched an online passenger web check-in service that allows passengers to check-in online avoiding the airport queues and last minute rush at the airport. Customers can now choose their own seats online, update personal information, confirm special requests, print boarding passes, and then proceed straight to the boarding gate. The service is [...]
Air Zimbabwe is reportedly struggling to register two airbus planes it bought from France because of European Union sanctions imposed on the southern African country. Details emerging from several Air Zimbabwe sources reveal that the planes were bought through China Sonangol, a Chinese controlled oil company based in Angola. Sonangol was reportedly roped in to [...]
flightsmaster.co.uk 26-10-2011: The successful merger between Delta and Northwest re-defined the future of aviation and provided a working proof that these mergers could work. Any airline executive that fails to appreciate the benefits is probably more concerned about job protection and/or ego than profitability. United Airline United Air Lines (UAL) is a major airline based [...]
Kenya Airways has launched special Eid Al Adha holiday packages for UAE customers through its holiday division, Kenya Airways Holidays. Amongst the deals are a two-night Masai Mara Safari special for wildlife viewing, with prices starting from AED3850. In addition, an all-inclusion ‘Great Rift Valley’ package starts from AED5180 for three nights. The holiday packages, [...]
Kenya Airways has signed an agreement with GECAS, the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, for two Boeing 777-300ERs. The two aircraft are expected to join the Kenya Airways fleet in October 2013 and May 2014 respectively with them scheduled to operate long haul routes such as Amsterdam, Bangkok, Guangzhou and Dubai [...]
Hwange National Park, Bulawayo is considered to be one of the greatest game reserves in the country of Zimbabwe. This is a very beautiful you can find in Bulawayo. The wonderful location of the Hwange National Park, Bulawayo adds further to the park’s beauty. This famous Park is situated on the main road between the [...]
THE government will assume responsibility for Air Zimbabwe’s $140 million debt in a bid to help the technically insolvent flag-carrier back on its ‘wings’, Transport Minister Nicholas Goche has said. The airline has been crippled by numerous operational problems including mounting debts, ageing aircraft, undercapitalization and labour disputes with key staff. Goche said the government [...]
Kenyans will start paying for domestic flights in US dollars from next week, as Kenya Airways moves to protect its revenues from the volatile shilling. The airline, which has been charging domestic flights in Kenya shillings, now says passengers will from October 24, be required to pay for tickets in dollars. This means that passengers [...]