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Emirates Airlines to Resume Flights to Nigeria as Visa Ban Lifted

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 05:42:41 +0000

Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reached an agreement to put an end to the ongoing diplomatic spat that saw the UAE impose a visa ban on Nigerian travelers and the suspension of flights by Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airlines. This breakthrough comes after a meeting between Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and [...]

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Flydubai Expands Its African Network with New Flights to Mombasa

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:45:23 +0000

Dubai-based low-cost airline, Fly Dubai is set to break new ground as it becomes the first Emirati airline to operate direct flights from Dubai and the United Arab Emirates to Mombasa, Kenya. Starting from January 17, 2024, the carrier will offer four weekly flights operated by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 to Mombasa’s Moi International [...]

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Etihad Cargo and Astral Aviation Join Forces to Expand African Network

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:35:00 +0000

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nairobi-based Astral Aviation to expand the partnership between the two parties and enhance the cooperation between Abu Dhabi and Nairobi. This will see the two companies share up to 50% of all available capacity [...]

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Emirates, Airlink Implement their Codeshare Partnership

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 04:20:45 +0000

Emirates and Airlink airlines have inaugurated their new codeshare partnership. The agreement between the Emirati and South African companies was first announced 10 months ago when both companies first announced their intention to formalize it. The option to issue tickets with shared itineraries through all sales channels is now available and will provide greater options [...]

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Kenya hits Back at UAE, Suspends inbound and Transit Flights

admin — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:53:35 +0000

Kenya has taken retaliatory action against the UAE days after a ban on passengers was extended due to what the Emirati government established is collusion between travelers and kenyan medical centers to issue fake covid certificates. A large number of passengers coming out Nairobi have been testing positive on arrival in the UAE despite having [...]

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U-Turn in Nigeria-UAE Diplomatic Row as Air Peace Receives Slot Offer

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:15:39 +0000

The UAE and Nigeria are looking to settle their diplomatic dispute over slot allocations in what appears to be a reconciliatory development after the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority agreed to offer Nigeria’s Air Peace twice-daily slots to Dubai International Airport instead of Sharjah Airport. A letter to the airline dated December 13 and signed by [...]

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Travel Row between Nigeria and UAE Intensifies

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 17:51:49 +0000

The slot allocation row between UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) continues to deepen following the Nigerian civil aviation decision to reduce the number of Emirates weekly flights to just one. Today, UAE has reportedly barred all passengers coming from Nigeria from travelling to Dubai after Nigerian passengers who [...]

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UAE Temporarily Suspends Ethiopian Airlines Flights From Uganda

admin — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:12:53 +0000

The authorities in United Arab Emirates (UAE) have temporarily stopped Ethiopian Airlines from operating flights to the country originating from Uganda, with multiple reports suggesting that the airline failed to comply with the new travel measures, in regards to passengers from Uganda. Ethiopian Airlines operates Entebbe-Dubai flights via Addis Ababa and passengers from Uganda are [...]

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