Kenya mulls scrapping 100ml airport security liquid rule
Business a.m.May 8, 2023
By Business A.M. Kenya will become first in East Africa to relax the restrictions in place since 2006. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has announced that passengers at airports throughout the country will no longer need to remove liquids and electronic items from their hand luggage as they pass through security. The current 100 […]
How Turkish Airlines achieved $2.7bn yearly profit
Business a.m.May 8, 2023
By Business A.M. Simple Flying spoke with AHMET BOLAT, Turkish Airlines’ chairman of the board and the executive committee, about his carrier’s success. Turkish Airlines closed 2022 with a whopping $2.7 billion in the black. Throughout the year, the flag carrier of Turkey carried over 71 million passengers. Amid this momentum, Simple Flying spoke […]
APFFLON backs NAHCO, SAHCO in tariff increase tiff with ANLCA
Business a.m., Sade WilliamsMay 8, 2023
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON), has said it is not against the recent increase in tariff by the country’s aviation handling companies, Nigerian Aviation Handling Company plc (NAHCO) and Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO). It said those against the new tariff […]
Ethiopian Airlines welcomes guests to Skylight Hotel, Africa’s largest
Business a.m., Sade WilliamsMay 8, 2023
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. 1,024 modern rooms & suites in Addis Ababa Skylight Hotel Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s largest aviation group, has thrown open the doors of the second phase of its eponymous Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, making it the largest hotel on the African continent. The first phase of the hotel was opened […]
Payment of airlines’ FX funds top priority for new govt. – ASRTI chief
Business a.m., Sade WilliamsMay 8, 2023
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Nigeria’s incoming government has been advised to make the payment of the trapped funds of foreign airlines top priority in order to encourage and attract more investors into the sector. Gabriel Olowo, president, Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI), gave the advice in an interview, and said the trapped funds, […]
United Nations highlights economic potential of mountain tourism
Cynthia EzekweApril 27, 2023
By Cynthia Ezekwe The United Nations has identified mountain tourism as a bright spot for local communities as it has the potential to boost their revenue and help preserve their natural resources and culture if managed sustainably. However, a lack of data and knowledge on the subject have been identified as factors hindering the exploitation […]
Air France, KLM launch stress-freebusiness light fares
Mike OchonmaApril 27, 2023
BY MIKE OCHONMA No lounge, no seat reservation, limited baggage allowance French and Dutch flag carriers Air France and KLM have launched their “Business Light” fares, which allow passengers to book business class tickets without the usual ground services. These new fares are a response to the trend of “unbundling” in the […]
IHTEF 6th seminar taps collaboration, investment, sustainability in hospitality
Saby ElembaApril 20, 2023
By Saby Elemba, in Owerri Tourism and hospitality experts, academics, investors, bureaucrats will converge on Hawthorn Suites, Abuja as the International Hospitality, Tourism & Eco-Sustainability Forum (IHTEF) holds its sixth annual hospitality seminar this month. It is a premium hospitality forum for hospitality investors, tourism and hospitality owners, managers, development organisations, experts, brand managers, financial […]
Air Peace back to Makurdi from Lagos, Abuja April 17
Business a.m., Sade WilliamsApril 20, 2023
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Air Peace will be back flying into Makurdi from Lagos and Abuja from April 17, 2023 in a resumption of flight operations to the city. The airline said that due to popular demand, it will resume with three weekly flights on the routes. Tickets, it said, are already selling while […]
Green Africa pursues network expansion
Business a.m.April 20, 2023
By Business A.M. Adds second daily service between Benin-Abuja Restores Abuja-Owerri service Green Africa, Nigeria’s value airline, is to begin implementing a network expansion plan across Nigeria in August, 2023, it said in a statement. The plan will involve connecting Abuja to Sokoto, Kano, Enugu, and Ibadan. In addition, a second daily service will be […]