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Tuesday, 28 June 2016
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PRESS RELEASE: Cape Town Airport wins Routes Africa Marketing Awards
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Cape Town Airport was announced the overall winner of the Routes Africa edition of the Routes 2016 Marketing Awards last night at a ceremony in...
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Open skies in Africa will not be fully realised next year
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Despite a long wait and numerous promises, Dr Elijah Chingosho, secretary general of African airline group, the African Airlines Association...
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Cape Town wins Routes Africa Marketing Award
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Cape Town International Airport in South Africa has been rewarded for its network development initiatives after being announced as the overall...
Monday, 27 June 2016
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WhyTenerife? consortium are building on their already successful island
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The Canary Islands are one of the largest exporters to Africa, a market worth €227.42 million in 2014. The island is only a 45 minute flight away...
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The indirect opportunity for connectivity in Africa
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The number of international passengers making indirect flights to African destinations is as big as the international markets of five of the...
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Understanding the lack of data in Africa
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Cost, quality and skills are three of the key factors ensuring the effective use of data for business success. Presenting a Routes Talk entitled...
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Victoria Falls targets tourism traffic to help build long-haul links
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Since Zimbabwe hosted delegates at Routes Africa in June 2014, what was then a building site at Victoria Falls International Airport has now turned...
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Inside the Strategy Summit - Key Quotes
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Yesterday’s Routes Africa Strategy Summit highlighted some of the most interesting aspects of aviation in Africa today. More than a dozen...
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Binter Canarias to launch domestic operations in Cape Verde
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Binter made its debut in Cape Verde in 2012 and its planned expansion will mark its first intra-African operation. The growth is being facilitated...
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PRESS RELEASE: The Basque Country’s Bilbao wins Routes Europe 2018
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The Basque Government and Basquetour have won a highly competitive bid to host the Routes Europe air service development forum in Bilbao in 2018.
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Vueling helps bring Bilbao Airport back to growth
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The airport, famous for its sleek terminal building designed by Spanish neofuturistic architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter,...
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Hosting Routes Europe 2018 could finally secure long-haul service for Bilbao
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At present, Bilbao Airport serves more than four million people a year. The airport directly provides services within Europe, but after hosting...
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Uganda gives green light to new national carrier launch
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The launch of a new national carrier for Uganda has been on the table for the last few years and was first reported by Routesonline back in July...
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Nile Air launches into Egypt’s domestic market
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Nile Air will become the first private Egyptian carrier to introduce domestic services within the country when it launches the new three times...
Sunday, 26 June 2016
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African carriers are “getting cheated” by codeshare agreements
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In a presentation during the Routes Africa Strategy Summit in Tenerife, Canary Islands on the subject of how African carriers can capitalise on...
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African Governments urged to stop using airlines as personal play things
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An open skies arrangement is unlikely to be introduced in Africa until governments on the continent see their airlines as businesses, not personal...
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Small is not beautiful for Africa's airlines
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African airlines are too small to survive alone and need to work together more if they are to continue doing business in an increasingly global...
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SibNIA pitches An-2 turboprop conversion for African missions
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The Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute, named after S. A. Chaplygin (SibNIA), believes its TVS-2MS turboprop conversion of the classic...
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Perspectives on the continent of Africa have to change
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The second panel session of the Routes Africa Strategy Summit saw esteemed professionals from the aviation industry discuss the impact of tourism...
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IATA predicts UK traffic to fall 3-5% by 2020 due to Brexit
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In a comprehensive look at the potential impact of Brexit on UK air transport by International Air Transport Association (IATA), the industry body...
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