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Africa: Airlines Lose Billions Over Europe's Volcanic Ash
Daily Champion, 21 April 2010
Airlines in Europe and some in Africa are beginning to feel the financial impact of the volcanic ash that has clouded the airspace and grounded airlines. read more »
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Uganda: Nation Loses Millions Over Europe Flight Ban
New Vision, 20 April 2010
UGANDA has lost about $4m (sh8b) in exports in the last six days since a volcanic eruption in Iceland disrupted air travel to Europe, the Uganda Export Promotion Board said ... read more »
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Zimbabwe: Volcanic Ash Costs Airline U.S. $1 Million
The Herald, 21 April 2010
AIR ZIMBABWE could have lost nearly US$1 million over the past five days following the temporary freeze on air transportation over much of European airspace. read more »
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Uganda: Fish Factories Close As Planes Remain Stuck at Entebbe
The Monitor, 20 April 2010
As the closure of European airspace enters its sixth day, Ugandan exporters of perishable goods continued to count their losses with reports emerging yesterday that two fish ... read more »
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South Africa: Ash Cloud May Keep Buyers Away From Big Sale
Business Day, 20 April 2010
The Emperors Palace National yearling sales scheduled to start in Germiston on Friday - could be detrimentally affected by the current volcanic ash problem which has curtailed ... read more »
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South Africa: Air Travel Chaos Hits SA
Cape Argus, 19 April 2010
Thousands of travellers remain grounded at Cape Town International Airport after several European airports were shut down as volcanic ash, caused by an eruption in Iceland, ... read more »
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Namibia: Air Namibia Flights Grounded
The Namibian, 20 April 2010
AIR Namibia is losing about N$1 million a day because of the continuing European air traffic chaos, which has cancelled thousands of flights. read more »
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Tunisia: CEPEX Sets Up Support Unit for Exporters Following Disruptions On Europe Bound Flights
Tunisia Online, 19 April 2010
Following disruptions on Europe bound flights as a consequence of the consequences of the volcano eruption in Iceland, a support unit to exporters was set up at the trading desk of ... read more »
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Tunisia: Nation Provides Assistance to Fellow Travelers Following Volcano Eruption
Tunisia Online, 20 April 2010
An ash cloud spewing from the erupting "Eyjafjallajökull volcano" in Iceland continued to affect air travel across Europe leading to the closure of many airports and the ... read more »
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Angola: Lufthansa Resumes Flights to Nation
Angola Press Agency, 20 April 2010
The German air company "Lufthansa" on Monday resumed its flights to Angola, with the departure from Luanda to Frankfurt scheduled for 09.15 pm, by a LH561 plane, ANGOP has learnt. read more »
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Rwanda: Europe's 'Air Chaos' Delays C'wealth Visit
The New Times, 20 April 2010
Several experts from the Commonwealth Secretariat who were expected in the country over the weekend could not make it to Kigali as planned because flights from the UK had been ... read more »
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Nigeria: Volcanic Eruption - NCAA Appeals to Stranded Passengers
Daily Independent, 18 April 2010
As the Volcanic Eruption takes over the airspace across Europe, and led to the cancellation of 20,000 flights world wide enters the fifth day, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority ... read more »
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Uganda: Anxiety As Flights Stall At Airports
The Monitor, 19 April 2010
The grounding of flights destined to Europe at Entebbe airport due to drifting ash ejected from a volcano in Iceland has caused anxiety among foreign travellers and a major loss to ... read more »
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Kenya: Europe's Cloud of Ash Costs the Nation Sh300 Million a Day
The Nation, 18 April 2010
The cancellation of flights to and from Europe is costing the Kenyan economy more than Sh300 million daily, the Nation learnt on Sunday. read more »
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Tunisia: Tunisair Announces Resumption of Flights to Marseille And Nice
Tunisia Online, 19 April 2010
The national flag carrier Tunisair announces the resumption of flights from and to Marseille and Nice starting respectively on Sunday, April 18 at 8 pm from Tunis and 11:30 pm from ... read more »
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South Africa: Volcanic Ash Continues to Ground Flights
BuaNews, 18 April 2010
South African Airways has cancelled more flights to Europe and the United Kingdom as the volcanic ash in European airspace continues to hamper safe flying conditions. read more »
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Nigeria: Airlines Lose U.S.$1 Billion in Revenue
Vanguard, 17 April 2010
Airlines across Europe may have lost $1 billion in revenue to the volcanic ash which entered its third day today, even as Arik Air suspended its London flight as a result of the ... read more »
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Kenya: State Loses Sh300 Million Daily Over Cancelled Flights
The Nation, 18 April 2010
The cancellation of flights to Europe is costing the Kenyan economy more than Sh300 million daily, players in affected industries have said. read more »
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Rwanda: Locals Left Stranded After Europe's 'Air Chaos'
The New Times, 17 April 2010
Passengers on an SN Brussels flight to Belgium scheduled to fly out of Kigali International Airport , this week, were forced to cancel their plans as a result of an ash cloud that ... read more »
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Kenya: KA Cancels Nine More Flights As Ash Spreads
The Nation, 17 April 2010
Kenya Airways on Saturday cancelled 9 flights as the volcanic ash clouds spread to parts of Europe. read more »
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Kenya: Flights Hitch Hurts Flower Industry
The Nation, 16 April 2010
The flower industry was on Friday counting losses running into millions of shillings following the cancellation of flights to Europe. read more »
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