The removal of eleven African countries from the United Kingdom’s Red List is resulting in a return of air travel by many Africans, particularly from Nigeria and Southern Africa. UK carriers British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have reestablished services and…
A huge reprieve came the way of African airlines following the removal of many of the countries from the United Kingdom’s red list. Nigeria, South Africa, Eswatini, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe had found themselves on the…
As a growing number of countries impose flight bans on Southern African nations due to concerns over the new Omicron variant, World Health Organisation (WHO) urges countries to follow science and the International Health Organisation Health Regulations (2015). Latest travel…
UPDATE – A growing number of countries have imposed travel bans or restrictions from flights to South Africa and other countries in the region, following the warning of a new mutation of the Covid-19 virus in South Africa. The US…
A recent trip by your correspondent confirmed (anecdotally) that there are a LOT of US domestic air travelers and the talk of "pent up demand" is no myth. US airports are busy - very busy.
For some months now we have been tracking the air travel recoveries in selected markets. The chart below is our work in progress. Subscriber content – Sign in Subscribe