Ethiopia Airlines: Refundable Deposit by South Africa Passengers for Incidental Expenses

Africa’s biggest carrier, Ethiopia Airlines has denied the collection of unauthoritsed charges, as alleged by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and explained that due to the frequent deportation of Nigerians by South Africa authorities, the airline introduced the charges for passengers with one-way tickets who may be deported on arrival by South Africa government. […]

Arik Suspends Flights to London, Johannesburg

The new management of Arik Air has announced that the airline has suspended flights to London and Lagos. In a statement made available by the media consultant of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Simon Tumba, the airline said it has the intention to stop all international flights “to enable us find permanent solution facing […]

Stowaway Found in Arik Aircraft in Johannesburg

The lifeless body of a stowaway was on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 found in the main wheel well of one of Arik Air’s A330-200 aircraft at the Oliver Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg. The aircraft operated the scheduled Lagos-Johannesburg flight that departed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at 3:55pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 and arrived […]

Delta Offer Wi-Fi on African Routes

Delta Air Lines has completed the roll-out of Wi-Fi on its international fleet, enabling all customers flying on its nonstop services from Africa to Atlanta and New York-JFK to stay connected at 30,000 feet. The final Boeing 777 – one of a number serving South Africa – has now been equipped and is back in […]