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Ghana has begun offering visas upon arrival to all African nationals, a step towards creating a continent-wide zone of free movement. The West African country rolled out the policy on Friday, allowing citizens of African Union (AU) member states to get visas for up to 30 days upon arriving in …

In this period of harsh economic realities and high exchange rate of the Naira to the foreign currencies, the need to be cautious in what we expend our financial resources on to avoid loss can not be over emphasized. Summer rush is here again and the number of Nigerians applying …

After several recent air disasters that pointed out the shortcomings of current systems for tracking passenger jets, Airbus is planning to install new cloud-based flight recorders that could transmit data in real time. The new technology would replace the so-called black boxes that sometimes fall short in a crisis The …

Kenya Airways Board has appointed Jan de Vegt as the airline’s Chief Operating Officer from 1st August 2016. He replaces Yves Guibert who will leave the business at the end of July 2016. Jan joins the airline from Cobalt Ground Solutions in the UK where he is currently the Managing …

The South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Lulu Mnguni, has announced his government’s decision to commence the issuance of five-year visas to Nigerian professionals, business people and other frequent fliers. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos wednesday, Munguni said his government was now prepared to eliminate …

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a number of travel guidelines for residents travelling to Europe this summer. Dubai: To secure the safety of Emiratis travelling abroad to Europe during the summer, authorities have warned travelers to adhere to the burqa ban and not carry large amounts of …

Nigeria’s first new world carrier, Dana Air, has said that it will resume scheduled operations from Lagos to the Sam Mbakwe International Airport, Owerri, from July 11, 2016. The addition of Owerri brings the current route network coverage of the airline to five destinations, which includes Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, …

Arik Air, Nigeria and West Africa’s largest carrier said that it has not suspended its operations to Accra, Ghana contrary to speculations. Arik Air’s Chief Commercial Officer, Suraj Sundaram, who made the clarification, stated that the airline was still operating between the Lagos-Accra and Abuja-Accra routes and that the airline …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned foreign airlines operating in the country to desist from selling tickets in Dollars, as it is contrary to the provisions of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and other countries as contained in Article 8 (4). A statement signed by …

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has received its 14th B787 Dreamliner named “Colonel Robinson”, leased from AWAS, on 01 July 2016 carrying humanitarian aid. Ethiopian has joined with Boeing to deliver medical supplies donated from HANDS (Horn of Africa Neonatal Development Services) …