It has been more than two decades since the 'flying crane' emblem has been seen on a Uganda Airlines aircraft outside the African continent. But The revived national carrier has taken to the skies with more than 200 passengers on the first step of its international rebirth plan with a maiden flight to Dubai, in the UAE.
“Air Canada’s new service from Toronto Island to Ottawa will conveniently link Canada’s capital directly with the center of the country’s leading business center,” Air Canada SVP Mark Galardo said.
Etihad expanding its African network, Eurowings launching a third service to Beirut, and Brussels Airlines confirming its winter schedule are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.
Zambia has opened two new international airports - Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola and Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian, will implement the IATA Travel Pass in a phased rollout across the airlines’ networks.