Travel news overview

• Flights
• 30/07/2020 07:20

Congo Airways to restart on August 15

• Flights
• 30/07/2020 06:37

Kenya Airways changes baggage policy ahead of operations relaunch

Ahead of the relaunch of regional and international flights on the 01st of August has Kenya Airways announced a key change vis a vis their more recent baggage policy.

In order to maximise auxiliary revenues had the airline some time ago limited checked baggage on regional flights to just one piece while key competitors,… read more

• Flights
• 30/07/2020 06:37

Emirates back into Clark

Emirates (EK) has announced plans to launch flights to Clark with operations starting from August 1. This sees the carrier boost its global network to 68 destinations for the month.

The launch also allows EK to connect its customers to Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. The resumption of flights … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 30/07/2020 06:37

Boeing to end production of B747

Today, when announcing its 2nd quarter results, Boeing has confirmed it would delay the delivery of its first 777X until 2022. Also, Boeing has confirmed that 747 production would end in 2022.

The 787 production rate will be reduced to 6 per month in 2021. The 777/777X combined production rate will be gradually reduced to 2 p… read more

• Flights
• 30/07/2020 06:37

Victoria Falls Pins Hopes On Domestic Tourism

The country's premier tourist destination - Victoria Falls - is pinning its hopes of reviving its fortunes on the resumption of domestic tourism.

Tourism, an industry that largely relies on travel both internationally and nationally, has been hard hit by Covid-19 mitigatory measures aimed at avoiding travelling and crowds. Governmen… read more

• Flights
• 30/07/2020 06:37

Egyptair: 7th Airbus A320neo received

EgyptAir said Friday 24/07/2020 it has received its seventh Airbus A320Neo from France, out of a total eight A320Neo jets contracted by EgyptAir, as well as seven other A321Neo jets set to join the carrier's fleet later.

Bringing all the standards of comfort and incorporating new engine choices, aerodynamic improvements, and … read more

• Opinion
• 30/07/2020 06:32

WTTC: Governments must implement comprehensive testing facilities at airports

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called upon world’s governments to establish comprehensive COVID-19 testing facilities at the international airports.

Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO said: “WTTC is calling upon Governments around the world to begin a substantial program of investment to ensure comprehensive… read more

• Flights
• 30/07/2020 06:29

MEA & TK aircraft collision at Lagos Airport

A wing tip incident involving Middle East Airlines and Turkish Airlines aircraft on Wednesday occurred at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

The incident, which occurred at night, a source close to the place of the incident confided in our correspondent led to the grounding of the two a… read more

• Destinations
• 30/07/2020 06:27

Nigeria clears Benin, Jos, Sokoto airports for flight operations

The Federal Government has cleared another four airports to resume commercial flight operations in line with the COVID-19 safety and security protocols. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made the disclosure, saying ministerial approvals in and out of the airports would no longer be required.

The new entrants are: Sultan Abub… read more

• Destinations
• 30/07/2020 06:26

Seychelles geting ready arrival of passenger flights

President Danny Faure chaired a meeting this morning with Government officials and private sector representatives to review final preparations prior to the re-opening of Seychelles International Airport to commercial flights on 1 August 2020.

The focus of the meeting was setting up a designated establishment within the touris… read more