#Rwandair to start flights to Abuja January 2018
Another edition of #ATQNews from #Nigeria and beyond ATQnews.com a member of Travel Media Group. This is the online platform for African Travel Quarterly (ATQ), the first Travel magazine in West Africa which solely focuses on travel and tourism issues. It started publishing offline about 10 years ago. ATQnews.com features reports that cover a wide […]
RwandAir – where innovation is at the heart of things
TOP DOGS IN AFRICAN #AVIATION TAUGHT NEW TRICKS BY #RWANDAIR (Posted 19th November 2017) (Interior of the new business class bus service to and from the aircraft, an African first for RwandAir) Ten years ago, when the airline was still called Rwandair Express, did the company not own a single plane and their leased aircraft […]
#RwandAir was a phantastic host as the #AFRAA #AGA49 comes to an end
ROYAL AIR MAROC TO ASSUME AFRAA PRESIDENCY AND HOST #AGA50 IN 2018 (Posted 17th November 2017) The African Airlines Association concluded its 49 th Annual General Assembly and Summit in Kigali, Rwanda at the Kigali Convention Centre, with a call for African Governments and stakeholders to enable airlines to improve intra-Africa connectivity by unlocking the […]
#RwandAir ready to host #AFRAA’s 49th General Assembly
#AGA49 JUST A WEEK AWAY AS AFRAA PUTS FINAL TOUCHES ON CONFERENCE PREPARATIONS (Posted 05th November 2017) The outline of the programme and agenda for AFRAA’s 49th annual general assembly has now been released and #Rwanda is ready to host this continental aviation showcase event. RwandAir, the host airline also holding the presidency of AFRAA […]
#UnitedKingdom Visa requirements prompt change in #RwandAir routing
UK’S INSISTENCE ON TRANSIT VISA FORCES RWANDAIR TO CHANGE ROUTING OF #BRUSSELS #GATWICK FLIGHTS (Posted 15th October 2017) As previously reported has the United Kingdom continued to show indifference if not outright contempt towards Rwanda’s national airline RwandAir to operate a regular service to London Gatwick via Brussels, as British immigration still demands transit Visa […]
#RwandAir will host the 49th #AFRAA AGA next month in #Kigali
#KIGALI TO BE THE VENUE FOR #AFRAA’S NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Posted 19th September 2017) RwandAir will be the host airline of the 49th Annual General Assembly (AGA) and Summit of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) scheduled to take place at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda from 12th to the 14th November 2017. This important […]
RwandAir ramps up operations from its new Cotonou hub
RWANDAIR ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS OUT OF COTONOU TO DAKAR AND BAMAKO (Posted 23rd August 2017) RWANDAIR UPS DESTINATIONS TO 26 COME SEPTEMBER RwandAir has just announced that effective 30th of September it will commence three weekly operations to Conakry (Guinea), Bamako (Mali) and Dakar (Senegal) from its new second hub in Cotonou (Benin). These flights […]
RwandAir confirms Brussels station is now boarding passengers
BRUSSELS AT LAST THOUGH HURDLES REMAIN IN PLACE AS UK INSISTS ON TRANSIT VISA (Posted 12th August 2017) RwandAir earlier today confirmed that, at last, their Brussels service can now board passengers for the return flight to Kigali. The routing however, via London Gatwick, still means that many passengers will require transit Visa even though […]
RwandAir enters African big league with launch of second hub in Cotonou
RWANDAIR ESTABLISHES A SECOND HUB IN COTONOU TO LAUNCH AIR SERVICES FROM BENIN (Posted 02nd August 2017) RwandAir the national airline of the Republic of Rwanda just announced that it has been granted the seventh freedom rights by the Government of Benin. The seventh freedom rights allow an airline to base its operations outside its […]
RwandAir launches Cotonou flights
COTONOU MAKES IT 23 DESTINATIONS FOR RWANDAIR (Posted 01st August 2017) RwandAir is shortly launching their inaugural flight from Kigali to Cotonou, the capital city of Benin. This will be the 23rd destination of the airline and the 7th in West Africa, expanding the network of Africa’s fastest growing airline even further. The aircraft regularly […]
Britain spoils RwandAir’s inaugural to Brussels
BRITAIN UNDER FIRE FOR CREATING OBSTRUCTIONS TO RWANDAIR’S TRIANGULAR EUROPE FLIGHTS (Posted 14th July 2017) Britain spoiled the inaugural flight celebrations for RwandAir, which was launching commercial operations earlier today with the addition of their second European destination, Brussels. It is understood from sources in the Belgian capital and from Brussels Airport that British authorities […]
RwandAir now connects to the European capital Brussels
BRUSSELS BECOMES RWANDAIR’S SECOND EUROPEAN DESTINATION (Posted 14th July 2017) Destination 23 is launching this morning when RwandAir will commence a three times a week service from Kigali to Brussels. The daylight flights leave at 10:30 hours Kigali local time, landing at Brussels at 19:00 hours. At 20:10 hours the flight then continues to London […]
RwandAir: Brussels joins their growing Network
Rwandair counting down to Brussels launch rwandair.com Flight Schedule DAY FLIGHT FROM TO DEP. ARR. AIRCRAFT TUESDAY WB700 KGL BRU 10:05 18:35 A330 BRU LGW 19:45 20:00 LGW KGL 21:30 07:30 THURSDAY WB700 KGL BRU 10:15 18:45 A330 BRU LGW 20:00 20:15 LGW KGL 21:45 07:45 FRIDAY WB700 KGL BRU 10:30 19:00 A330 BRU LGW […]
RwandAir widens credit card use for ticket and other purchases
RWANDAIR NOW ACCEPTS MORE CREDIT CARDS REFLECTING ON GROWING INTERNATIONAL NETWORK (Posted 27th June 2017) RwandAir today announced that it has enabled Maestro, Discover, Diners and JCB credit cards for online tickets payments. The four payment methods are adding up to the existing SmartCash, VISA and Master cards. The airline’s Internet Booking Engine (IBE) also […]
Taking a look at RwandAir’s Kenya operations
KIGALI TO NAIROBI, MOMBASA AND BEYOND … (Posted 20th June 2017) Given the choice of airlines how to get to Nairobi earlier in the month to attend the 3rd Green Tourism Summit, did I opt for RwandAir which flies under fifth freedom rights from Kigali via Entebbe to Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. A quick look […]
RwandAir to route their London flights via Brussels from July onwards
BRUSSELS SET TO BECOME RWANDAIR’S 23RD DESTINATION (Posted 14th June 2017) RwandAir has just confirmed that the airline plans to add Brussels to their network come July, with three flights per week from Kigali and then on to London. The return service from London to Kigali will be nonstop. The airline will use their three […]
4.000 attend Rwanda Day in Belgium – RwandAir’s next code shared destination
CODESHARE WITH BRUSSELS AIRLINES GIVES RWANDAIR ACCESS TO EUROPE’S CAPITAL (Posted 10th June 2017) Thousands of Rwandans living in Belgium and other countries in Europe attended ‘Rwanda Day‘ which was held in the city of Ghent on Saturday. The Rwandan government was represented by none other than President Paul Kagame but also by Foreign Minister Louise […]
Momentous days for RwandAir
RWANDAIR’S WEEK OF FAME (Posted 27th May 2017) RwandAir this week celebrates two major milestone events which concludes a major growth phase in destinations and fleet. First did RwandAir yesterday commence flights to London Gatwick, which will be served three times a week, nonstop from Kigali. With their entry into the long haul business has […]
RwandAir’s fleet grows to a dozen
27TH MAY SET FOR DELIVERY OF RWANDAIR’S FOURTH BOEING B737-800NG (Posted 19th May 2017) In just over a week will RwandAir take delivery of their fourth brand new Boeing B787-800NG, completing the outstanding order of two additional such aircraft this year. Configured in a two class cabin layout does the new aircraft, novel in Africa […]
RwandAir: London Is Next
RWANDAIR JUST A WEEK FROM LAUNCHING LONDON FLIGHTS (Posted 18th May 2017) RwandAir, Rwanda’s national airline, is now just days away from launching their first ever European destination. London Gatwick is next on the fast expanding airline’s horizon, after in early April already launching Mumbai / India, the first time RwandAir began flights […]
No change in direction for RwandAir as new management settles in
RWANDAIR CONTINUES GROWTH PATH UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT (Posted 15th April 2017) After launching the airline’s last two destinations to Harare and Mumbai in the final days of John Mirenge’s stewardship of Rwanda’s national airline is now London in the cross hairs of RwandAir. The new management team is settling into their daily routine it is […]
Changes at the helm of RwandAir
JOHN MIRENGE BOWS OUT AFTER SUCCESSFUL SPELL AT RWANDAIR (Posted 06th April 2017) When John Mirenge took on the responsibility as CEO of RwandAir was the airline little more than a virtual carrier, with not one plane owned and few routes to impress the market in Eastern Africa. During his spell as CEO however he […]
RwandAir’s reach now extends to Mumbai
RWANDAIR NOW CONNECTS TO INDIA (Posted 06th April 2017) (It is thumbs up from the Captain of RwandAir’s B737-800NG named Kalisimbi before taking off on the inaugural flight to Mumbai) RwandAir’s expansion out of Africa has taken root when the airline two days ago launched their service to India’s main commercial hub, Mumbai. The aircraft […]
London becomes RwandAir’s second intercontinental destination
RWANDAIR CONFIRMS LONDON GATWICK LAUNCH DATE (Posted 28th March 2017) Following the earlier announcement of flights from Kigali to Harare on the 01st of April and to Mumbai / India on the 03rd of April has RwandAir just confirmed that London Gatwick services will commence on the 26th of May. London will be RwandAir’s second […]
Rwandair gets 5th freedom rights to Accra and Air Peace increases Frequency
More ATQ News from Nigeria and beyond Crisis may Return to LAGOS ACCRA route as Rwandair gets 5th freedom rights and Air Peace increases frequency Why can’t South Africans love Nigerians in return? Nigerian airlines groan over 34 Aviation levies and taxes African ICT: Nigerian firm gets South African govt. sponsorship Ethiopian Airlines to Launch […]
RwandAir main beneficiary of Kenya Airways cut in baggage allowance
KENYA AIRWAYS CUT IN BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE THOUGHT TO BENEFIT RWANDAIR ON REGIONAL ROUTES (Posted 24th March 2017) Kenya Airways’ decision to reduce the baggage allowance on regional flights from two pieces of checked luggage to only one has swiftly brought about complaints by regular readers of this publication but also from travel agents. Until now […]
RwandAir opens bookings for new Lagos – Accra – Lagos services
RWANDAIR’S EXPANSION ON COURSE (Posted 23rd March 2017) Bookings are now open in global reservation systems for RwandAir’s flights WB200 sectors between Lagos and Accra, for which the airline has received approvals for fifth freedom right flights, to a good part prompted by Nigeria’s ongoing aviation crisis which has seen services suspended or cancelled with […]
RwandAir uses fifth freedom rights to better connect West Africa
RWANDAIR CONNECTS LIBREVILLE VIA DOUALA TO ABIDJAN (Posted 08th March 2017) RwandAir, Africa’s fastest growing airline, has confirmed that they are now, under fifth freedom rights, connecting Libreville with Abidjan, via Douala. This added connection has vastly improved connectivity between these three major West African cities without having to fly half way across the continent […]
New aviation deal gives RwandAir fifth freedom rights in and out of Mali
RWANDAIR SET TO BENEFIT FROM NEW RWANDA – MALI BILATERAL AIR SERVICES DEAL (Posted 14th February 2017) The stage has been set for RwandAir to further spread their wings into West Africa, after Rwanda’s State Minister for Transport, Dr. Alexis Nzahabwanimana, signed a new air services deal with his Malian counterpart. the Minister of Equipment, […]
RwandAir confirms launch dates for Mumbai and Harare
RWANDAIR SET FOR ALMOST SIMULTANEOUS LAUNCH OF MUMBAI AND HARARE (Posted 03rd February 2017) RwandAir just confirmed that two new destinations will be added in April this year, first Harare on the 01st of April with daily flights and then Mumbai on the 03rd of April with four flights a week. The two cities will […]
