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• Destinations
• 23/06/2020 05:33

Namibia with COVIT-19 improvements

Namibia’s President Dr. Hage G. Geingob (22 June 2020) announced that 13 of the 14 regions of Namibia will migrate from stage three to stage four of the country’s four-stage strategy to exit the coronavirus lockdown at midnight on 29 June 2020. The Erongo Region, which is currently in stage one lockdown, will migrate to stage three at midnight t… read more

• Beyond Africa
• Destinations
• 23/06/2020 05:32 updated

Dubai’s Reopening starts in July

Yesterday, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman and CEO of Emirates Airlines (EK) and Group, and Chairman of flydubai (FZ) Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum announced that Dubai would once again welcome tourists starting July 7.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that caused the shutdown of touri… read more

• Flights
• Beyond Africa
• 23/06/2020 05:31

Brussels Airlines-Lufthansa Relationship Nearing End

According to La Libre Belgian newspaper, the partnership between Brussels Airlines (SN) and the Lufthansa Group is reaching the end. The partnership could end shortly where Lufthansa Group would put 55% of its shareholding up for sale or in the worst case scenario SN would go bankrupt. The Lufthansa Group, following the wors… read more

• Flights
• 23/06/2020 05:30

Air Belgium launches flights to Mauritius in December

Starting mid-December, Air Belgium will launch a direct flight between Brussels Airport, Belgium and Mauritius, the airline announced during a press event on Monday. Air Belgium announced the launch of a new destination, Mauritius, in mid-December 2020, from Brussels Airport with 2 weekly flights.

From 15… read more

• Flights
• 23/06/2020 05:29

Unions oppose against South African Airways Rescue Deal

In a move supported by several unions, regional airline Airlink has filed a court application today to prevent administrators from discussing a rescue package for national carrier South African Airways (SAA). The national carrier has been in a form of bankruptcy protection since December 2019 and has received several loans to keep it afloat.

• Flights
• 22/06/2020 07:06

Delta Air Lines South Africa service changes from late-Oct 2020; New service to Cape Town

Delta Air Lines during the weekend of 21JUN20’s schedule update further adjusted service to South Africa. From 24OCT20, the Skyteam member will operate Atlanta – Johannesburg – Cape Town – Atlanta triangle routing, on board Airbus A350-900XWB aircraft.

This will replace existing Atlanta – Johannesburg vv sector … read more

• Flights
• 22/06/2020 07:04

Nigeria: FAAN to get ICAO codes for Murtala Muhammed Airport terminals

• Flights
• 22/06/2020 05:14

MMA2 and Nigerian airlines meet requirements for domestic flights re-start, says aviation agency

The planned reopening of airports for the commencement of commercial flight operations in Nigeria’s aviation industry may take longer than expected as most of the planned guidelines set by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), are yet to be complied with by some service providers in the sector.

This is just as the agency rat… read more

• Accomodation
• Destinations
• 21/06/2020 07:59

South Africa: Radisson Blu Gautrain re-opens its doors

With South Africa currently on level 3 of the nationwide lockdown, business travel has commenced and as a result, Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton is scheduled to reopen their doors on 22 June 2020.

Last month, the hotel provided assistance with South African citizen repatriation, with extensive measures and efforts in pl… read more

• Flights
• 21/06/2020 06:37

South African Airways Rescue Plan shows 26 Aircraft Fleet By 2021

South African Airways has set out the details of its Business Rescue Plan after entering bankruptcy protection in December 2019. The airline shared plans on June 16th to streamline its route network and increase its fleet to 26 aircraft by the end of 2021.

The week has been pivotal for the future of South African Airways. Bac… read more