Airline says charge will speed up boarding but consumer groups fear insurance problems Ryanair giveth and Michael O’Leary taketh away. A little over four years since the Irish airline allowed passengers to carry a second bag on board, passengers were on Monday getting to grips with new rules that meant they either had
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Plane dangles off cliff after skidding off runway in Turkey
Dar, Kigali Agree On SGR Project
Dar es Salaam (Daily News) - Tanzania and Rwanda have agreed to construct a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) network connecting Isaka in Shinyanga to Kigali, with the key goal of linking the landlocked country to the port of Dar es Salaam. President John Magufuli revealed the agreement in the city yesterday after
Air France denies involvement in bid to take over Alitalia
An Air France Boeing 787-9 scale model is seen in Paris, France January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Paris (Reuters) - Air France on Saturday denied that it had made an offer to buy the struggling airline Alitalia, a day after an Italian government minister said the French flag carrier had made a
Volkswagen plans to double output from Kenya plant, Kenyan presidency says
Technicians work on a Polo Vivo at the assembly plant in Kenya's Thika industrial area Nairobi (Reuters) - German automaker Volkswagen (VW) plans to double output at its Kenyan assembly plant and could build a second model there, Kenya’s presidential office said without giving a timeline. VW set up the vehicle assembly plant
Kenya Airways CEO sees 10 percent revenue bump from direct U.S. flights
Air Namibia Achieves Average Load Factor of 73 Percent During Festive Season
Windhoek (New Era) — An expected slowdown in corporate travellers during the festive season still saw Air Namibia achieve an average load factor of 73 percent on all its flights, domestically, regionally and internationally, which the national carrier describes as a satisfactory performance. Air Namibia's most popular domestic destinations during the
Errant Bus Drivers Face Sanctions in Tanzania
The Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (Sumatra) on Monday started a special operation to punish commuter bus operators who ignore hygienic issues as per the authority's directives. The directives include appearing in proper uniforms and shoes which drivers must wear in order to control motor vehicles properly, said the Authority's
Air Cargo: Ethiopian Airlines to lease first 2 AEI 737-800 P2F freighters from GECAS
Ethiopian Airlines' 737-800 freighter Ethiopian Cargo, the cargo division of the Ethiopian Airlines Group, will lease the first two 737-800 freighters converted by Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI), from aviation leasing and financing company GECAS. The first delivery is set for June 2018, followed by a second in January 2019. The initial two
Kenya’s Night Bus Travel Ban Explained
PHOTO - Some stranded waiting helplessly as night travel ban bites Dar es Salaam - The move by Kenyan Transport Authorities to restrict passenger motor vehicles from travelling after dusk is causing an uproar on the Tanzania side of the border. However, Tanzanian operators whose buses go to Kenya, say they are