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Emirates increases flights to Harare and Lusaka

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ZIMBABWE – United Arab Emirates largest airline and flag carrier Emirates says it is increasing flights between Zimbabwe, Zambia and Dubai beginning next month as efforts to increase connectivity bringing the number of flights to four times a week. “Emirates will increase its flights between Harare Lusaka and Dubai to four times a week from February 6 and the expanded schedule of services will offer better connectivity for customers in Zimbabwe and Zambia to Emirates’ growing destination network via Dubai of more than 100 destinations,” said Emirates in a statement.…

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Emirates Airlines adds two more flights on Durban route

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SOUTH AFRICA – Emirates Airline will add two more flights into Durban rout from February 1 which essentially means that the United Arab Emirates national carrier airline will now fly a daily scheduled air service between Durban and Dubai. “This is an absolute vote of confidence in Durban as a global player in the aviation space. It demonstrates the resilience of our systems even in the face of an unprecedented global crisis that the aviation industry is faced with at the moment” Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC, Ravi…

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Emirates introduces Covid-19 insurance cover as it eyes increase in passenger volumes

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AFRICA – Emirates airline has introduced incentives to help increase passenger volumes, including Covid-19 insurance cover, as the global airline grapples with the effects of the second wave of the pandemic. “Bookings have to be made between 11 and 25 January 2021, for travel between 11 January and 15 June 2021,” Emirates said in a statement this week. In addition to Covid-19 insurance cover, the package has provisions for personal accidents during travel, winter sports cover, loss of personal belongings, and trip disruptions due to unexpected air space closure, travel…

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Emirates appoints Christophe Leloup as Kenya country manager

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KENYA – United Arab Emirates airline and flag carrier Emirates Airline has announced the appointment of Christophe Leloup as the new Country Manager for Kenya. According to the company, the role, which is effective from 1 January 2021, will see Leloup leading the airline’s operations, customer sales and promotions, cargo and airport operations as well as overseeing key stakeholder relations in Kenya. He will also be tasked to maximise revenue opportunities and help further grow Emirates’ leadership position through meeting and exceeding customer expectations across various in-market touchpoints. “This appointment is expected…

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Emirates strengthens Africa commercial team with key management appointments

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AFRICA – Emirates has announced several key movements and rotations to its commercial team, both in its Dubai hub and across key markets in the Far East, West Asia, and Africa for UAE Nationals. In addition to these rotations, several commercial managers in Africa and South East Asia will also be taking on new or enhanced roles. Afzal Parambil, currently regional manager West Africa, will take on the role of regional manager South Africa while Paulos Legesse, currently manager Ivory Coast, will become manager Nigeria. Similarly, Christophe Leloup, currently manager…

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Emirates SkyCargo to set up world’s largest air cargo hub for global distribution of COVID-19 vaccine

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GLOBAL – Emirates Skycargo, the world’s largest cargo airline, is in the process of setting up a vaccine hub in Dubai which according to the company will be the largest dedicated airside facility in the world for COVID-19 vaccines. The hub which will be located at the Emirates SkyCentral DWC cargo terminal will allow the air cargo carrier to fly in vaccines from manufacturing sites globally, store and prepare shipments for regional and global distribution. The cargo airline which is the freight division of Emirates has also set up a…

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Emirates to resume flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Harare and Mauritius

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AFRICA – United Arab Emirates carrier Emirates has announced resumption of flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town starting October 1, Durban on October 4, Harare in Zimbabwe 1st October while flights to Mauritius on 3rd October. The addition of the five points will expand the Emirates’ global network to 92 destinations as the airline gradually resumes its operations while prioritising the safety of its customers, crew and the communities it serves around the world. Emirates’ African network will also now extend to 19 cities. Customers flying in and out of Emirates’…

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Qatar Airways increases African routes as Emirates restarts flights to Luanda

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AFRICA – Qatar Airways is to resume services to Entebbe, Seychelles and Windhoek as well as many more global destinations. Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “We are proud to be the leading global airline connecting passengers with the world, helping take people safely and sustainably to where they need to be. Having one of the youngest, most fuel-efficient fleets enables us to be agile and respond quickly to passenger demand. Our focus throughout the rebuild of our network is not only on restarting destinations but also…

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UAE Flag carrier Emirates to resume flights to Casablanca

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MOROCCO – Emirates, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced that it will resume passenger services to Casablanca, Morocco. The flights which will resume as from September 18 will bring the total number of routes that the airline currently operates in Africa to 14. The resumption of flies to Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city, comes even as the airline safely and gradually restores its network on the continent and across the globe to meet the travel needs of its customers. Emirates revealed that flights to Casablanca will…

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