Kenya Airways has announced the launch of a new voluntary Carbon offsetting tool aimed at providing a channel for its customers to contribute towards reducing the effect of carbon emissions by supporting environmental sustainability initiatives. In the unique initiative developed in cooperation with International Air Transport Association (IATA), the airline will now offer its passengers [...]
Aviation authorities in Zimbabwe Monday suspended a controversial levy on air travellers, introduced at the beginning of the month and meant to develop the country’s airports and related infrastructure. The Aviation Infrastructure Development Fund (AIDEF) came into effect 1 May, and consisted of departure fees of US$30 and US$10 levied on international and local air [...]
Air Zimbabwe’s woes continue to mount amid revelations that one of its aircraft, a Boeing 737-200, has been grounded because it has outlived its 20-year lifespan. It has also emerged that a number of customers including Members of Parliament and politicians, are shunning the airline. Leader of the pilots’ delegation that appeared before the Parliamentary [...]
Kenya Airways releases its operating results for the third quarter ending 31st Dec 2010. The airline placed capacity in the market totalling 3,343m seat kilometres, resulting in a 5.2% increase on that of last year’s level, as a direct result of two new destinations being launched namely Rome and Malindi. Capacity offered into Europe registered a 2.5% [...]
Harare – Zimbabwe’s Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Walter Mzembi, was last week crowned the African Tourism Minister of the Year at the Africa investor Tourism Investment Awards in South Africa. Mzembi received the prestigious award to take over over from another Minister from the Sadc region, Zambia’s Catherine Namagula who scooped the accolade last [...]
Zimbabwe will probably approve proposals from nine airlines to resume flights to the country, the Zimbabwe Independent reported, citing Annajlia Hungwe, spokeswoman for the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe. Air France, KLM, Austrian Airlines, Egypt Air, Swiss Air AG, Bulgarian Airlines, Qantas Airways, Emirates Airline and Lufthansa applied to fly to Zimbabwe again, the Harare-based [...]
Shares in Air France-KLM have fallen 10% after the airline issued a profits warning and its chief said there was excess capacity on some routes. The carrier said that in the past few months it had been hit by industrial action, snow and the disruption in Egypt and Tunisia. As a result it said it [...]
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Jetlink Express, a Kenyan airline, was awarded a three-year license from the east African nation’s civil aviation authority to start operating passenger and cargo flights to destinations abroad. The carrier aims to compete with Kenya Airways Ltd., the nation’s biggest airline, in the region, the Nairobi-based newspaper said today, citing Managing Director Elly Aluvale. Jetlink [...]
British Airways has announced it will start flying to Malaga and Faro next summer, as well as increasing frequency to three other destinations. The new Spanish and Portuguese routes, due to start on June 7, will be operated by BA’s subsidiary BA City Flyer. The airline is upping its flights to Amsterdam to six times [...]