Travel news overview

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 06:30

Green Africa airline partner FCMB for revenue collection, $31m access, loan for pilot training, othe

Green Africa, Nigeria’s Lagos-based value airline, has formed a strategic partnership with First City Monument Bank (FCMB), a leading financial institution in Nigeria. Revenue collected from all Green Africa customer sales transactions will be exclusively domiciled at Green Africa’s operating account with FCMB.

Upon commencem… read more

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 06:23

IATA downgrades air traffic forecast after dismal summer

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery, as evidenced by a dismal end to the summer … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 30/09/2020 06:20

Some good news for South Africa’s cheetahs

South Africa is home to around 1,300 of the world’s roughly 7,100 remaining cheetahs. It’s also the only country in the world with significant cheetah population growth, thanks largely to a nongovernmental conservation project that depends on careful and intensive human management of small, fenced-in cheetah popu… read more

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 02:28

Resumption of Camair-Co flights after the lease of a Ukrainian Boeing 737

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 02:25

Air Mauritius: employees refuse unpaid leave and part-time work

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 02:20

Air Seychelles delays International regular service resumption to late-Oct 2020

Air Seychelles in recent schedule update further revised planned International service resumption. The airline now plans to resume regular International service as early as 26OCT20, instead of 30SEP20.

Following operation is scheduled for the month of November 2020. Further changes remain likely.

Mahe Island – Joh… read more

• Destinations
• 30/09/2020 02:20

New Terminal Set to Boost Tourism in Z'bar

ZANZIBAR President Ali Mohamed Shein yesterday officially opened a new terminal III at the 'Abeid Amani Karume International Airport', saying the facility will help boost tourism. President Shein insisted on maintenance of the state-of-the art facility to enable the isles to attract more tourists and open up business with the outside worl… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 30/09/2020 02:16

Qatar Airways to operate Honeywell’s Ultraviolet Cabin Cleaning Technology

Qatar Airways becomes the first global carrier to operate Honeywell’s Ultraviolet (UV) Cabin System, further advancing its hygiene measures onboard. In clinical tests, UV light has been shown to be capable of inactivating various viruses and bacteria when properly applied.

Approximately the size of a beverage cart, the… read more

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 02:16

EgyptAir restarting services to JNB, EBB, KGL

EgyptAir is gradually restarting its African network as it starts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among a cluster of new routes being revived over the next few weeks, initially with low frequencies, the airline will restart services between its Cairo (CAI) base and Johannesburg(JNB) on Oct. 8 with a 2X-weekly s… read more

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 02:13

Air France Oct 2020 Intercontinental network

Air France during the month of October 2020 plans to operate following Intercontinental service, from 01OCT20 to 24OCT20. Planned operation as of 25SEP20 as follows. Last minute changes remain highly possible, due to various travel restrictions.

Paris CDG – Abidjan 1 daily 777-300ER
Paris CDG – Abuja – N’Dja… read more