Travel news overview

• Flights
• 18/01/2021 16:29

Emirates to inrease flights to Zambia and Zimbabwe

The largest airline of the United Arab Emirates and the flag carrier of the Emirate of Dubai, Emirates, has announced that it will increase its flights between Dubai International Airport (DXB) in … read more

• Cruise
• 18/01/2021 14:27

Celebrity Cruises announces return to Mexican Riviera in Fall 2022

Following an eight-year absence, Celebrity Cruises announced its return to the Mexican Riviera with a variety of 7-night and 8-night sailings. Departing from the Port of Los Angeles, Celebrity Millennium will offer twelve sailings from late September through mid-December, before embarking on a special 15-night bucket-list Panama Canal crossing o… read more

• Flights
• 18/01/2021 14:26

Royal Air Maroc to connect Paris and Dakhla

As of February 12, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will begin a new route connecting Dakhla and Paris. Connecting continental Europe with Dakhla, the new flight route will be the first of its kind.

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 18/01/2021 14:25

Namibia: The Roads Authority has released an update on the conditions of roads countrywide!

Namibia's Road Authority (RA), whose core business is to construct and maintain the country's road sector, has released an update on the stat… read more

• Flights
• 17/01/2021 17:27

Airlink now Africa's second largest airline

South Africa’s Airlink became an independent carrier in late 2020 as its tie with South African Airways was severed. The regional airline now has almost 1.2 million seats this winter with three-quarters deployed domestically, OAG schedules data shows.

Airlink is now the third-largest carrier within  Africa by s… read more

• Flights
• 17/01/2021 17:23

EK suspends flights to Australia

Emirates have confirmed the suspension of many of their international flights into and out of Australia. The Dubai-based carrier announced flights to and from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne will stop "until further notice" citing "operational reasons".

Although, their twice-a-week services to Perth will remain in operation… read more

• Flights
• 17/01/2021 16:12

Dana Air with flexible "no change fee policy"

Dana Air has introduced a flexible No Change Fee policy as part of its promise to serve its customers better and offer innovative products to support their ever-changing travel desires.

According to the airline’s Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa,”Dana Air  understands that the exigencies of daily activities can make plan… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 17/01/2021 15:59

Kenya Airways plans more pay cuts due to Covid-19 pandemic

Kenya Airways plans further pay cuts for employees of as much as 30 per cent after the airline was hit by the coronavirus pandemic that has caused a slump in air travel, said an internal memo. The cuts follow those made in March last year following Kenya's first confirmed Covid-19 case, which prompted the government to suspend domestic an… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 17/01/2021 06:04

Africa is set to roll out its Single Passport this year

Single passport for all African nations is set to be introduced this year as the continent is forging its way to easing movements of people and goods within its internal boundaries. Single passport for Africans is a declaration of the Africa Union Agenda 2063 seeking to integrate the continent’s business and politics based on Pan-Africani… read more

• Flights
• 16/01/2021 05:47

Green Africa seeks AOC

A budding local carrier, Green Africa, has applied for an Air Operating Certificate (AOC) ahead of entry into the domestic market space. The Guardian learnt that the airline, owned by Babawande Afolabi, has submitted applications to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), as part of preparations for launch.

The airline … read more