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Covid19: IATA – A Roadmap to restarting air transport
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed details of its proposed temporary layered approach to biosecurity for re-starting passenger flights amid the COVID-19 crisis. IATA has published Biosecurity for Air Transport: A Roadmap for Restarting...
How 2020 can make the next decade better
2020, was quite a remarkable year. We learnt to embrace the uncertain, we learnt to strive in the most unstable conditions and above all, we learnt that we can make plans but the universe would have something totally different designed for us and we can do nothing but...
Tips on Travelling with a Green Passport? Number 7 is my favourite
Reading Time: 4 minutes Travelling on a green passport can be quite challenging. Not only do you require a visa for almost every country, your visa usually does not guarantee entry. Here are a few salient tips to help you during and post Covid-19 times. Enjoy the read!
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Ukrainian Airlines crashes in Iran shortly after takeoff
All 176 people on board a flight to the Ukrainian capital Kiev were killed when the plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff from Tehran's international airport, Iran's Press TV reported. The Boeing 737 jet, operated by Ukraine International Airlines,...
UAE Cabinet approves 5 year multiple entry tourist visa for all nationalities
A five-year multiple-entry tourist visa system has been approved by the UAE Cabinet. Sheikh Mohammend Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Vice president and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai announced on Monday 6th January 2020 on twitter that, the tourist visa for...
Notice to All Nigerians/passengers transiting Bole International Airport Addis Ababa
This is to inform all Nigerians/Passengers that the Ethiopian Customs and Revenue Authority (ECRA) has recently stepped up seizure of foreign currencies and valuables in excess of $3000 (Three thousand US Dollars) from passengers transiting Ethiopia without prior...
South African Teens Have landed Their Self Made Plane in Cairo
EIKENHOF, SOUTH AFRICA - A group of South African teenagers have assembled a four-seater airplane and are flying it across the continent. Aviation experts say this a significant feat, one that will inspire teens who want to be pilots, engineers or anything else....
Plane forced to turn around after a mother forgets her baby at the airport.
Reading Time: 2 minutes A mother on a flight bound for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from Jeddah has refused to continue the flight after she realized she had forgotten her baby at the terminal.
Qatar airways first African (Nigerian) female Pilot, Adeola Sowemimo
World Class airline Qatar airways has hired its first African female pilot Adeola Sowemimo. She is also the first woman to have flown a Boeing 787 Dreamliner across the Atlantic. Adeola hails from Ogbomoso, Oyo state Nigeria. She graduated from the Landoke Akintola...
Breaking News: Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 has crashed on its way to Nairobi
Ethiopian airlines flight ET302 carrying 149 passengers and and 8 crew has just crashed on its way to Nairobi Kenya the Prime ministers office issued a statement this morning. "The Office of the PM, on behalf of the Government and people of Ethiopia, would like to...
Ethiopian Airlines ‘All women flight’ to celebrate the International Women’s Day
The International women's day celebrated annually on 8th of March is a global day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and Ethiopian Airlines is doing it again in grand style. In a tweet, the airline announced its all...
