Covid-19 Brings More Turbulence For East Africa’s Airlines
Executives at Kenya Airways, RwandAir and Uganda Airlines have all conceded to a challenging business environment that has seen a rise in costs, cutbacks in capacity and a revision of business projections to adjust to the new market realities. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that while the transition from cash-burn to cash-generation was in sight, the next six months would be difficult for airlines. IATA chief executive Alexandre de Juniac has warned that a failure to manage a balanced approach to the risks of Covid-19 would see the travel and tourism economy continue to suffer and incur job losses.
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East Africa:
Covid-19 Worsens Turbulence Facing Region's Airlines
East African, 25 January 2021
It is back to the drawing board for airlines in East Africa as a resurgence of Covid-19 further disrupts global travel amid the need to save jobs while turning cash positive. Read more »
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Kenya:
Digital Health Screening Speeds Up Passenger Clearance at Kenya Airport
East African, 25 January 2021
At the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Kenya's capital Nairobi, passengers disembark from their planes and head straight to the Covid-19 screening bay. Read more »
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Kenya:
Covid-19 - KQ Suspends Flights to France and the Netherlands
Nation, 23 January 2021
Kenya Airways has suspended flights to France and the Netherlands due to the new Covid-19 regulations in Europe that have resulted in a depressed passenger demand. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Covid-19 - Aviation Roundtable Urges Domestic Operators to Consider Merger
Vanguard, 18 January 2021
Dr Gabriel Olowo, President, Aviation Roundtable (ART) has urged domestic airlines to consider merger due to the present rise in the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Read more »
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Angola:
National Airline Suspends Flights to South Africa
ANGOP, 26 December 2020
Angola's Airlines TAA suspends as from Saturday, 26th December, its flights to Johannesburg and Cape town (South Africa) due to the emergence of a variant of the SARSC-CoV-2 virus,… Read more »
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InFocus
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Despite the financial loss between January and April , Tewolde Gebremariam the company's CEO remains confident that Africa's biggest airline can keep flying, in part by increasing ... Read more »
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As a key measure to curb cross border transmissions of COVID-19, transit cargo destined for Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan from Kenya will be transported by Standard Gauge Railway ... Read more »
A Kenya Airways steward (file photo).
