Kuala Lumpur-Singapore named busiest international air route
Businessam Staff
May 4, 2018
A flight linking Singapore and the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur has become the busiest international route in the world, research shows. Planes made 30,537 trips between the two airports in the year to February 2018, OAG Aviation said. The route overtook Hong Kong-Taipei in a list dominated by Asian destinations. Flying between Singapore and Kuala […]
RwandAir expands business in Nigeria, flies Abuja-Kigali route
Businessam StaffApril 28, 2018
RwandAir on Friday inaugurated its maiden flight to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with 30 passengers on board Boeing 737-700 aircraft from Kigali, Rwanda’s capital. Ibiyemi Odusi, the airline’s Country Manager, Nigeria, said in a statement that the commencement of Abuja-Kigali route was part of the airline’s determination to expand its business to the […]
La Giara, Sheraton Lagos Hotel’s Italian restaurant, reopens May, following renovation
Businessam StaffApril 24, 2018
La Giara, the Italian restaurant of Ikeja based Sheraton Lagos Hotel, is reopening on May 17, 2018, and that’s official. Located on the boisterous Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way in the heart of the Ikeja bubbling area, the hotel management said the reopening is following a renovation programme that has elevated the quality, feel and offering […]
South African Airways maintains 4-star ranking in business, economy classes
Businessam StaffApril 23, 2018
South African Airways (SAA) has maintained a 4-Star Skytrax ranking in both business and economy classes for a 16th consecutive year. Skytrax, an independent global airline-rating organisation, awarded the 4-Star rating placing the airline amongst other international and partner airlines. “The South African Airways product and service standards continue to perform at a standard that […]
Aviation industry must prepare to accommodate 3.8bn new passengers by 2036, says IATA
Businessam StaffApril 19, 2018
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is bullish about air passenger numbers and believes that over the next 20 years these are likely to increase by double the numbers recorded in 2017, which have been put at about four billion. In other words, IATA believes that by 2036, an additional 3.8 billion air travellers would […]
Marriott International unveils one set of unified benefits across its loyalty programmes
Businessam StaffApril 18, 2018
Marriott International Inc., an American multinational diversified hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and related lodging facilities worldwide, Tuesday announced it would introduce one set of unified benefits across its loyalty programmes including Marriott Rewards, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) for its members starting August 2018. “Beginning […]
Kenya Airways appoints Total Air Logistics sales agent in Nigeria
Businessam StaffApril 17, 2018
Kenya Airways has appointed Total Air Logistics Limited as General Sales Agent (GSA) to sell passenger tickets and cargo space in Nigeria. This decision is in line with the airline’s strategy of rationalising its operations to increase efficiency and improve service delivery. “We are seeking operational efficiency to the benefit of our staff, shareholders and […]
Delta Air Lines reports $718m pre-tax income in Q1 2018
Businessam StaffApril 16, 2018
Delta Air Lines has reported financial results for the March quarter 2018, with a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) pre-tax income of $718 million and net income of $547 million as well as earnings per diluted share of $0.77 on record revenue of $10.0 billion The results indicate adjusted pre-tax income of $676 million, adjusted […]
Delta Airlines to raise passenger traffic by 36% as Lagos-New York flight begins
Ajose SehindemiMarch 29, 2018
Delta Airlines says it is set to increase passenger traffic in Nigeria by 36 percent with its launch of a direct flight from Lagos to JFK airport in New York. It said though it transported 377,000 passengers from Africa to the US in 2017, with 89,000 of the passengers from Nigeria, a low figure when […]
World’s best airports for customer experience revealed
Businessam StaffMarch 28, 2018
Minutes can drag while waiting for a flight and sometimes it can seem like time has stopped altogether. However, some airports have such incredible customer service experience that means waiting for your connection can make the time fly. A new survey released by the Airports Council International (ACI) has revealed the best airports for customer […]