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FlySafair to add new routes across Africa
South African airline FlySafair plans to add at least 10 new routes across sub-Saharan Africa to take advantage of a gap in the market left by the collapse of domestic rival Comair Ltd.
The closely held carrier will fly to capital cities such as Nairobi, Lusaka and Maputo alongside holiday destinations including Victoria F… read more
Qantas adds Johannesburg
Australia’s Qantas is expanding its international network from Perth with new routes to Johannesburg and Jakarta, Indonesia, but will make further cuts to its domestic flying schedule in response to rising fuel prices.
Flights from Perth (PER) to Johannesburg (… read more
Air Tanzania to return to China
Air Tanzania inaugurated its service to Guangzhou in China in May 2021 after two initial postponements. Restrictions due to the Covid 19 pandemic led to the suspension of this route. The implementation of a number of health measures by Dar Es Salaam was one of the conditions required by Beijing for the restoration of the route.
A… read more
Akwaaba African Travel Market 2022 to focus on Medical Tourism
THE organisers of the biggest travel and tourism expo in West Africa, AKWAABA African Travel Market says that the 18th Edition of the event will focus more attention on Medical Tourism.
The organisers said this while announcing the date for the 2022 edition of the annual event which is billed to hold at the Convention Cent… read more
South African Airways (SAA) increases flights to Mauritius
Mauritius is a very popular destination for South Africans. It is expected that demand will continue to increase during the summer holidays. South African Airways (SAA) has been authorised to operate on Mauritian soil again on 1 March 2022, after travel restrictions were eased.
From next month, South African Airways (SAA) … read more
Airlink increases flights to Angola
Airlink inaugurated its service to Luanda in October 2021. At its launch, the South African carrier aimed to capitalise on the growing business and leisure tourism sector between Angola and South Africa.
From 15 July, the carrier will introduce a fourth weekly flight. The additional service will be operated o… read more
Emirates arrives in Tel Aviv, its newest destination
Emirates touched down in Tel Aviv today on its first ever service into Israel, operated with its latest Boeing 777 ‘game-changer’ aircraft.
Reflecting the importance of this new air transport link, the high-profile delegation onboard the inaugural flight included: His Excellency Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Min… read more
Emirates restarts A380 flights to Brisbane
Emirates said it has resumed service to Brisbane (BNE) in Australia.
The carrier is serving BNE daily from Dubai (DXB) using an Airbus A380 aircraft.
Emirates said in a statement that it has partnered with the Brisbane Economic Development Agency “to promote the city and its ex… read more
Kuwait Airways adds third flight to Casablanca
On 1 June, Kuwait Airways inaugurated its new route to Casablanca in Morocco. Just launched, the Kuwaiti flag carrier is already thinking of increasing its offer on this very promising corridor.
From 31 October 2022, Kuwait Airways will add a third weekly flight on its route between Kuwait and Morocco.
The new rot… read more
Africastay’s ZNZ flights are back!
Africastay has just announced that after much effort it has managed to come up with a solution for the cancellation of its direct charter flights to Zanzibar, which was announced Monday June 20. The direct charter flights have a flying time of 3,5 hours, compared with around seven hours on indirect flights.
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