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  SITA ,  FRAPORT ENABLE A CONTACTLESS TRAVEL EXPERIENCE   SITA and Fraport are enabling all airlines at Frankfurt Airport to jointly use face biometrics as identification from check-in to boarding the aircraft. Frankfurt is the first airport in Europe to offer biometric touchpoints to all airline passengers, enabling streamlined, frictionless passage throughout the airport. Using SITA’s Smart Path biometric solution, powered by NEC, your face becomes your boarding pass. Passengers can securely register in advance on their mobile device through the Star Alliance biometric app or directly at the check-in kiosk with their biometric-enabled passports. The whole registration process only takes a few seconds. Once registered, passengers pass through the facial recognition-equipped checkpoints without showing any physical documents. The new technology is already in use by more than 12,000 passengers at check-in, boarding pass control, and boarding gates.  Dr. Pierre Domini...

  BRITISH AIRWAYS BRINGS AFROBEATS TO FLYERS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH DJ CUPPY British Airways is bringing Nigerian-born musician Cuppy's Afrobeats to flyers, with an exclusive playlist available onboard from November 1. Londoner Cuppy, whose DJ skills have taken her to over 30 countries across the globe, has curated her top tracks for the airline’s inflight entertainment system. To celebrate the increase in the number of flights between Africa and London with the launch of British Airways’ new route from Accra to London Gatwick - in addition to its daily services to London Heathrow - Cuppy has created a playlist that transports travellers to a far-away paradise before their flight has even touched down. Customers across British Airways’ entire long-haul network will be able to enjoy tracks including “Jollof On The Jet” and “Feel Good”, blending spicy African beats with hip hop and reggae. Musician, frequent flyer and philanthropist, DJ Cuppy, said: “Like British Airways, music has...

  Emirates now offering Inflight Meal Pre - ordering Service across 92 destinations Emirates Inflight Meal Preordering Service is now live across 92 routes globally, with 30 new routes including Riyadh, Jeddah, Delhi, Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur offering the service from today. More than 10,000 preorders have already been delivered on over 3,000 flights, and more than 600 meal preorders are made by Emirates customers daily. The new service allows passengers in Business Class to preselect their main course between 14 days and 24 hours in advance of their flight departure, ensuring they get their preferred choice every time as well as helping to reduce food wastage. The most popular preorder dishes so far are pan-fried beef tenderloin with thyme jus, roasted new potato wedges and steamed asparagus, as well as the grilled beef tenderloin with creamy wild mushroom sauce, Kenya beans and potato gratin, and finally Suffolk roasted chicken with black garlic and potato fondant. The most popula...

  Ethiopian Airlines is waiting for Nigerian Government Decision on Nigerian Air L-R: Retta Melaku, COO; Mr. Daniel Abebe, VP Strategic Alliance; Mr. Mesfin Tasew, Group CEO; Mr. Genanaw Assefa, VP Legal The Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Mesfin Tasew has said that the East African carrier never had any plan to set up an airline in Nigeria but was invited by the federal government to partner with it to establish a national carrier, Nigeria Air. Tasew who spoke to selected journalists from Nigeria in Addis Ababa yesterday disclosed that because of the pedigree of Ethiopian Airlines it was invited by the federal government to help it set up a national carrier in a partnership arrangement and because of the airline’s engagements it at first resisted the invitation but later agreed due to long relationship it has with Nigeria. But while Ethiopian Airlines and the Nigeran government were preparing the shareholding, it received message that some companies and ai...

  Qatar Airways Group Announces Appointment of New Group Chief Executive Qatar Airways Group confirms after 27 years of remarkable service, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive - His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, will be stepping down from his current position as Group Chief Executive effective 5 November 2023, and will be succeeded by Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer as Group Chief Executive for Qatar Airways.     Under H.E. Mr. Akbar Al Baker's leadership, Qatar Airways has grown to become one of the most recognisable and trusted brands globally, synonymous with customer service quality and the highest of standards. The national carrier of the State of Qatar has achieved an unprecedented seven-times win of the “World's Best Airline” award, and its state-of-the-art Hamad International Airport, which is under its management and operation, has also been recognised as the "World's Best Airport".   The Qatar Airways Group’s contribution to helping deliver the best ever FI...

 Business experts inspire sales professionals to break limits at Sales Pro Conference A rich collection of sales frontliners and thought leaders have tasked sales professionals to never stop reaching for their targets, as their opportunities were limitless. The experts said this, among others, at the inaugural Sales Pro Conference in Lagos State, which brought together a diverse community of sales professionals who gathered to chart a new course for their professional growth through knowledge sharing. The conference, which held recently in Alimosho, was a testament to the resilience of the sales community in Nigeria, hosting a hybrid attendance which recorded in-person and virtual participants of over 500 persons. The host of the event and co-founder of Pertinence Group, Dr Sunday Olorunsheyi, adjudged as a revered name in the world of sales, set the tone for the event by delivering a keynote address centered around his 5-Ps principle, including: Product, Planning, Promotion, Passi...

Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Four Weekly Services to Madrid Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest-growing global airline brand and the continent’s largest airline, is pleased to announce that it will resume four weekly passenger services to Madrid, Spain's capital and a city of elegant boulevards and extensive, starting from December 9, 2023. The four-time weekly services will be operated per the below schedule on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Regarding the resumption of the flight, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. Mesfin Tasew said, “We are delighted to reinstate our Madrid flights. The new services will continue to be vital in linking Africa with Spain’s arts and financial center creating a critical link to the socio-economic relationships between Madrid and more than 60 African cities where Ethiopian Airlines flies to. Once again, we are glad to offer this connection between the two regions. Ethiopian Airlines suspended its Madrid flights back in 2020 due to the pandem...