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Air Seychelles Oct 2020 International operations
Air Seychelles at the end of September 2020 intends to resume scheduled International operation. Based on current listing, the airline plans to resume Mahe Island – Tel Aviv route, as early as 30SEP20. Between 30SEP20 and 24OCT20, the airline schedules twice weekly flights, with Airbus A320neo aircraft.
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Qatar Airways accelerates Accra launch to late-Sep 2020
Qatar Airways has accelerated planned service launch to Accra in Ghana, where the airline schedules Doha – Lagos – Accra route. From 29SEP20, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner will operate this route 4 times weekly. The oneWorld member previously scheduled Accra launch from 09DEC20.
QR1415 DOH0030 – 0730LOS0800 – 0… read more
Emirates Airbus A380 Nov 2020 operations as of 16SEP20
Emirates this week filed aircraft changes and additional frequency changes for the month of November 2020. Regarding Airbus A380 operation, planned operation for the period of 25OCT20 – 30NOV20, as of 16SEP20, as follows. Additional changes remain possible.
Dubai – Cairo 4 weekly
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Mauritania Airlines Sep 2020 operations as of 16SEP20
Mauritania Airlines last week resumed scheduled operation, initially operating 3 routes to 7 destinations. Planned operation for the month of September 2020 as follows.
Nouakchott – Bamako – Cotonou – Pointe Noire – Brazzavilleeff 11SEP202 weekly
Nouakchott – Dakar – Bamako – Cotonou … read more
ET plans South Africa service resumption in Oct 2020
Ethiopian Airlines in October 2020 plans to resume service to South Africa, where it will once again operate Johannesburg and Cape Town service.
Additional changes remain highly possible.
Addis Ababa – Cape Towneff 01OCT201 daily A350-900XWB
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Serena Hotels reveils details about their new hotel in Goma
Travelers generally visit Goma en-route to tracking mountain gorillas, climbing Nyiragongo or trekking in the Rwenzori Mountains. The city itself has no proper attractions, but it’s a great pre- and post-Virunga hang-out, with some decent accommodation and dining options. And now, for the first time ever, Goma is about to have the only 5-… read more
Carnival Cruise Line with modifications to fleet and sailing plans
Carnival Cruise Line announced the sale of Carnival Fascination and Carnival Imagination, which had previously been put on long-term lay-up status and removed from published itineraries.
The sale of Carnival Fascination, launched in 1994, and Carnival Imagination, introduced in 1995, is in line with Carnival Corporatio… read more
South Africa to welcome international travellers again from 01 October 2020!
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa just announced during a televised address to the nation that South Africa will reopen its borders with effect from 01 October 2020. The country’s two main airports, OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, will reopen for international ai… read more
Kenya Airways to resume Tanzania flights after lifting of Covid-19 ban
Kenya Airways (KQ) will resume flights to Tanzania on Monday bringing to an end a dispute that has lasted nearly two months over the management of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The national carrier announced it would make its first flight to Tanzania’s commercial city of Dar es Salaam next week since it was suspended from flyin… read more
Seychelles unveils new travel authorization technology
Seychelles has launched a new technology to facilitate the collection and analysis of traveler information ahead of their trip to the Indian Ocean islands, to ensure the re-opening of the borders in the safest manner.
The new technology – launched in collaboration with Swiss Company Travizory – allows the Seychelles health authoriti… read more
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