Month: September 2020

Ethiopian Airlines several weeks ago officially completed a 86,000-square-meter terminal expansion at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport. With the capacity to serve 22 million passengers a year, Africa’s main transit hub is now home to the continent’s second largest capacity airport after South Africa’s O.R. Tambo International.

But this is no ordinary terminal project: the $300 million Terminal 2 has the distinction of being the world’s first completed amid the pandemic and designed with an eye towards biosafety. Read More

The much-anticipated Dubai Expo 2020 will now run from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 due to the impact of the Coronavirus.

The expo had been scheduled to run from October 20, 2020 to April 10, 2021 but was moved to a later date due to the highly contagious virus that has disrupted lives and negatively impacted the economy globally.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State for International Cooperation Director General and Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau Ms Reem Al Hashimy said, “At the Expo we know we need to deliver better than what was planned before. We have the chance to respond to how our world has changed. And so, we must seek new definitions of success. We must create an opportunity for the world to come together, not just physically but also virtually. We must achieve tangible positive outcomes. We must inform wisely and inspire utterly, a world that deserves better than it has today.” Read More

Travel Associations have called upon the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to formulate a policy that will guarantee a refund for cancelled travel during the COVID-19 period.

Travel Associations worldwide who attended a virtual forum organised by the United Federation of Travel Agents (UFTAA) agreed that the refund policies by airlines have been a challenge for passengers and travel agents.

The Kenya Association of Travel Agents (KATA) has been very vocal in demanding for refunds from airlines. The calls headed by KATA Chairman Mr. Mohammed Wanyoike and CEO Ms Agnes Mucuha have been relentless especially due to the negative effects to the economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Emirates has resumed flights to Bangkok today, September 1.

The Dubai airline is now operating daily passenger flights to the Thai capital from the UAE.

However, only a very limited number of people can actually travel on Emirates’s newly announced flights as the resumption of service comes after Thai authorities extended a ban on international flights to the country until September 30. Plus, Thai consulate in Dubai has said that Thai citizens cannot take these flights.

Fares from Dubai to Bangkok start from just Dh2,745 return, but before you go planning your next holiday you’ll have to check if you fit into the restricted list of passengers who are currently allowed to enter Thailand. Read More