This week, we bring you a recap on the Top Ten (10) most important things in Uganda’s Tourism, the world of Aviation and Travel that have made rounds especially in this COVID-19 Era. As always, we will be giving you highlights that have made News rounds all through from start of the week till the End. Below are the highlights in precision.
01. KLM will fly again to Hangzhou, a second destination in China – As of August 27, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will fly again to the Chinese city of Hangzhou. For the time being, it concerns 1 passenger flight per week, which will be operated via Seoul Incheon (South Korea) with a Boeing 777-200. KLM is making every effort to add a second frequency as soon as possible. Read more https://bit.ly/2EzpzGv
02. Traveling With Children And Masks – What You Ought To Know? – As the world opens up again, you might be getting ready to travel with your family. What are the rules on mask-wearing, and how can you prepare your children for their next trip? Read more https://bit.ly/32NyyMz
03. An-26 Cargo Plane Crashes After Takeoff In South Sudan – A South West Aviation Antonov An-26 cargo plane crashed after taking off from Juba on Saturday. The freighter aircraft was operating a charter service between Juba and Aweil in South Sudan. Initial reports, which can’t be confirmed yet, have stated that as many as 17 people lost their lives in the crash. However, one person on board is said to have survived the crash and was in a critical condition. Eyewitness accounts suggest that the aircraft lost height shortly after departure and fell in a farm near the suburbs of the country’s capital. Read more https://bit.ly/32w3occ
04. New South African National Airline Could Launch In January – A new South African airline could start operations as soon as January of next year, according to the South African financial website BusinessTech. While quoting the South African Sunday Times, BusinessTech says that the South African government is working with private investors and has already received more than ten offers. The paper claims that the private firms looking to invest in the new SAA is also exploring the integration of some of the airline’s subsidiaries, including Mango and SAA Technical. Mango Airlines is SAA’s low-cost subsidiary based at OR Tambo International Airport (JNB). SAA Technical meanwhile provides aircraft maintenance services for many of the continent’s airlines. Read more https://bit.ly/2Eq3nyH
05. IATA unveils ‘airline self-assessment health checklist’ – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released an airline self-assessment health checklist to support the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Take-off: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis. The Take-off guidance is the global standard framework of risk-based temporary measures for governments and the air transport value chain for safe operations during the COVID-19 crisis. Read more https://bit.ly/2Qw5vae
06. Ethiopian Airlines opens new terminal at its Addis Ababa hub – Ethiopian Airlines expands its global hub Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and unveils its new Aviation Infrastructure blending Modernity with Bio Safety. Ethiopian Airlines Group has successfully completed a new passenger terminal at its hub Addis Ababa Bole International Airport with emphasis on Bio Security and Bio-Safety measures. Read more https://bit.ly/3jkon8E
07. Other Kenyan Airlines banned from Tanzania’s Airspace over Corona disease standoff – The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) has barred three more Kenyan airlines from flying into the country’s airspace in retaliation for Kenya subjecting passengers from Tanzania to a mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine on arrival. As by late April, this year, Tanzania reported 509 COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths before the country stopped publishing the pandemic’s tally. Later on the President of Tanzania John Magufuli declared that the country was corona free and there were no patients within, ordering social and economic activities to resume. Read more https://bit.ly/3lrYEgA
08. Africa’s second deepest lake on way to become Ramsar site – Due to fears of destruction and possible depletion, efforts by local leaders and concerned citizens are in high gear to see Lake Bunyonyi, Africa’s second deepest lake graduate to be considered a Ramsar site by the Ramsar Convention. A Ramsar is a wetland site selected to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention that was established in 1971 during an intergovernmental environmental treaty by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Read more https://bit.ly/2EJRmUe
09. Travellers face penalties for refusing to wear face coverings – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is appealing to all travellers to wear a face covering during their journey and said that failure to comply means that a passenger faces the risk of being offloaded from their flight. Wearing face coverings is a key recommendation of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) guidance for safe operations during the pandemic, as developed jointly with the World Health Organization and governments. Read more https://bit.ly/2D7pM33
10. Preparations underway as Entebbe airport awaits re opening – As other sectors of Uganda’s economy slowly move on from the earlier lockdown, things haven’t been the same with the aviation sector where domestic and international flights continue to be under lockdown. However, the airport authorities have not been off duty or even out of business entirely. A number of repatriation flights were earlier being handled until 25th this month when the government put a halt on all repatriation flights in a bid to decongest quarantine centers. Read more https://bit.ly/34GPXZO
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