CEO of Rwand Air, Yvonne Manzi Makolo has urged African governments to do everything possible to boost intra Africa travel by removing all barriers to connectivity from one country to another across the continent. Makolo who is also the Chair of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said African airlines need partnerships to help them […]
The Chair of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Board of Governors (BoG) who is also the CEO of Rwand Air, Yvonne Manzi Makolo said that the cost of running airline in Africa is highest in the world due to high taxes, high price of aviation fuel, high insurance premium, high cost of spares and […]
Kigali based Easter African national carrier, Rwandair and Middle East mega carrier, Qatar airways have entered into interline agreement in order to expand their African destinations This will also enable Rwandair customers to fly farther to different destinations in the world, where Qatar Airways and its other partners extend their routes. As part of the […]
Nigerians who are desperate to travel to long-haul destinations now go to Benin Republic and Equatorial Guinea to catch international flights. Investigations by THISDAY reveal that these two countries did not close their borders because of coronavirus pandemic. Owing to this, THISDAY learnt that people travel by road to Cotonou in Benin and by boat […]
According to industry experts, there is a general saying by foreign airlines that Nigerian operating environment is insecure. They use this assumption to charge exorbitant fares and up insurance premium when compared to what is obtainable in other countries in the region. About two years ago, precisely during the Air Finance Conference for Africa in […]
