Beira is the fourth largest and one of the main commercial cities in Mozambique and will serve as a gateway to most of the countries in Central Africa with potential tourist attractions. 

The flight schedule to Beira is as per the below:

Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam, remarked, “Covering the largest network in Africa and connecting major world trading cities across our global network, we have been filling the connectivity vacuum in the continent not only with primary cities in countries but also with secondary and tertiary cities and towns. Our customers in these smaller cities will get special opportunity to connect to our global network of more than 120 international destinations in five continents with direct flights and fewer stops. Supporting our main hub in Maputo, Beira will serve as our hub in central Mozambique directly connecting passengers to our global hub in Addis Ababa for further connections to various parts of the world.”

Based in Maputo, Mozambique’s capital, Ethiopian Mozambique Airlines serves 8 domestic points in Mozambique including the capital Maputo, Nampula, Tete, Pemba, Beira, Nacala, Quelimane, Vilankulos and Chimoio.

The commencement of this direct international flight to/from Beira and Addis Ababa will enable international passengers from Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia to enjoy seamless connections to/from Pemba, Nampula, Nacala and Tete with Ethiopian Mozambique Airline’s domestic service.  

The Lufthansa Group airlines had already successfully aligned their sales structures for corporate customers and travel agencies in many markets worldwide. Now the integration will be continued in Africa, as another important milestone towards having “one face to the customer” and offering harmonized products and services across the globe.

Brussels Airlines has a strong presence and expertise in Africa, with a dense network of 23 destinations, especially in West and Central Africa. To share this experience and in order to support the integration and leverage synergies and efficiencies within the Lufthansa Group, the headquarters for all sales activities in sub-Saharan Africa will be located in Brussels at the Brussels Airlines headquarters.

“With our long-standing experience in the African market and our very engaged employees, we perfectly complement the Lufthansa Group sales presence in Africa and especially in the Sub-Saharan part of the continent. Our joint customers will now benefit from an increased flexibility thanks to a global offer, covering the entire Lufthansa Group Africa network”, adds Christina Foerster, CEO of Brussels Airlines.

With this joint commercial set-up, the existing local sales teams in Africa will take over responsibilities for all airline brands of the Group. “Customers will benefit from a single point of contact and a continued local presence. This enables us to be close to our markets and customers, to serve their specific needs and to develop harmonized offerings in the future” says Dr. Stefan Kreuzpaintner, Vice President Sales EMEA of the Lufthansa Group. “Our sales colleagues can now offer all our brands, with joint products and packages”.

Lufthansa Group focuses on Africa

Africa is a strategic growth area for the Lufthansa Group as all carriers operate to and from this continent. With the full acquisition of Brussels Airlines in January 2017 the Lufthansa Group extended its route network in Africa from 21 to 44 destinations. Brussels Airlines fits perfectly into the existing Group network due to its strong focus on Africa.

Today, the Lufthansa Group is the second biggest European airline group in Africa, offering a total of 311 weekly departures between Europe and Africa.

Starting in the upcoming 2018/19 winter schedule, the Lufthansa Group will increase its offering in Africa:

Austrian Airlines will open new Vienna – Cape Town (South Africa) route, offering two flights per week.
Lufthansa will change its Frankfurt – Addis Ababa connection to a non-stop service, with a reduced flight time by more than two hours.

Kwita Izina is an event that is inspired by ancient Rwandan culture. This year, nineteen baby gorillas from the Volcanoes National Park are expected to be named in the Kwita Izina ceremony that is to be held this September.

Kwita Izina was first launched in 2005 and it has turned out to be a Unique Rwandan Event. In the last 11 years since the event was established, 216 mountain gorilla babies have been named. Each year, the event gathers a lot of tourists, conservationists and dignitaries who come to celebrate nature together with the local communities who protect the majestic mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park.

Some notable visitors to attend the 2018 Kwita Izina include President Paul Kagame, Dr. Allan Karlsson, senior conservation advisor at the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF);Amy Vedder, a pioneer of conservation work with mountain gorillas and Yale University Professor;the manager of Phinda Reserve that donated lions to Akagera National Park, Simon Naylor; senior fellow for Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas at the U.S. Department of State, Dr. Janaki Alavalapati; the founder and CEO of the African Leadership Group, Fred Swaniker, the managing director of Best Western Plus Lusaka Grand Hotel, Dr. Hans J. Heuer; and the son of the founder of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project in Rwanda, Frank Keesling, among others.

The new facility valued at around US$300 million is among several major projects that the Rwandan government initiated to aid in boosting and growing the country’s tourism industry.

Once opened, the centre comprises a conference hall that can host up to 2 600 people seated and 4 600 people standing. Other facilities include exhibition foyers, 18 meeting rooms and a large conference room accommodating up to 800 people that can also be divided into six rooms.

The convention centre has 36 800 square-metre floor area.

The convention centre also includes a 292-roomed five-star Radisson Blu Hotel, three restaurants, cafes and bars.