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Brussels Airlines Announces Accra Service but Ends Nairobi Flights

Airlines Airports June 10, 2015

Accra, which Brussels Airlines will serve four times a week from its Brussels Airport hub with its fleet of Airbus A330s, will become the carrier’s 16th destination in West Africa. However, the carrier will stop serving Kenya’s capital Nairobi at the end of October.

SAA to Launch Washington-Accra-Johannesburg Service This Summer

Airlines Airports May 27, 2015

South African Airways will launch non-stop service between Washington Dulles International Airport and Accra’s Kotoka International Airport on August 3. The new service will be the only non-stop flight between Washington D.C. and Ghana.

Arik Air Configures CRJ1000 NextGen for Three-Abreast Business Seating

Aircraft Airlines March 30, 2015

Nigerian carrier Arik Air has placed the first dual-class Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen configured with three-abreast business-class seating into service in West Africa. Arik Air will use the CRJ1000 NextGen to increase service on its most popular business routes in West Africa.

Singapore Airlines and Ethiopian Expand Their Codeshare Agreement

Airlines November 25, 2013

Star Alliance carriers Singapore Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines are expanding their existing codeshare agreement with effect from December 3.

Gambia Bird Set to Begin Commercial Service on October 22

Airlines October 18, 2012

Gambia Bird’s schedule will begin with flights to Accra in Ghana, Monrovia in Liberia, Dakar in Senegal, Freetown in Sierra Leone, Conakry in Guinea, London and Barcelona – all coordinated from its headquarters at Banjul Yundum International Airport.

Delta Marks Five Years of Service to Africa

Airlines December 2, 2011

The carrier launched its first flight between Atlanta and Johannesburg, South Africa, via Dakar, Senegal, on December 4, 2006. A week later, Delta began serving Accra, Ghana, from its hub at New York JFK.

United Announces Schedule for Washington-Accra-Lagos Service

Airlines Airports November 21, 2010

United Airlines has announced its schedule for the airline’s new service between Washington and Lagos, Nigeria, which begins on December 12.

Best Western Reveals Extensive Global Hotel-Development Effort

Hotels September 22, 2010

Best Western International reveals it has more than 40 new hotels in Asia and the Middle East in various stages of development. Additionally, Best Western has major hotel-development efforts underway in Africa, South America, the Commonwealth of Independent States and New Zealand.

Delta to Expand Africa Network with Atlanta-Monrovia Service

Airlines Airports May 25, 2010

Delta Air Lines is launching a new service between Atlanta and Monrovia, Liberia, expanding the airline’s position as the leading U.S. carrier operating flights to Africa.

United to Offer New Flights to Africa, Bahrain and Brussels in 2010

Airlines Airports November 5, 2009

United Airlines will inaugurate its first-ever service to Africa in 2010, as well as extending its existing daily Washington Dulles-Kuwait flight to include Bahrain and offering a new non-stop flight between Chicago and Brussels.