Travel news overview

• 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

• Destinations
• 30/09/2020 02:13

Ethiopia fully teopens to tourists

The Ministry of Culture & Tourism has announced the beginning of October as the official full reopening date for the country's tourism sector, which has been interrupted for the past six months due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The re-opening date, informed through a letter to all industry operators, comes pending a sa… read more

• Cruise
• 30/09/2020 02:12

Carnival’s new LNG mega ship Mardi Gras takes to the seas for first set of sea trials

Mardi Gras, the new 180,000-grosston mega ship under construction for Carnival Cruise Line has finally taken to sea, for the first set of sea trials in the Baltic. The 10-day sea trials will see every mechanical systems aboard the new ship pushed to its limit and closely monitored by engineers and contractors from the… read more

• Flights
• 29/09/2020 04:08

Arik Air back into Enugu Oct 6

Arik Air is resuming services from Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos to Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu effective October 6, 2020.

Flights between Lagos and Enugu will operate thrice weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in the first instance.

Arik Air suspended flights to Enugu last year when the… read more