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SANParks has released an update on Cyclone Eloise
South African National Parks (SANParks) has released an update on the weather conditions currently experienced in … read more
USA: Ban on travellers from South Africa
United States President Joe Biden is set to ban most non-U. S. citizens who have recently been in South Africa from entering the country, in a bid to contain the spread of a new variant of Covid-19, a senior U. S. public health official has told the Reuters news agency.
The agency reports that Biden will also reimpose an entr… read more
The Hiccup Effect: Australia points 2021 direction for int'l aviation & travel
Australia’s leading health official on 18-Jan-2021 announced his belief that national border restrictions on international travel were likely to remain in place for the duration of 2021.
On 17- and 18-Jan-2021, Australia recorded no new locally acquired cases of coronavirus, the first time in many months, with constant monitori… read more
Arusha Airport Facelift gathers pace
Plans are underway to relocate the Arusha-Minjingu highway to facilitate Arusha Airport operations. Part of the stretch will now feature in the envisioned Kisongo-four way lane, Arusha Airport Manager Elipid Tesha said on Saturday. In a telephone interview with this paper, Mr Tesha said the regional airport had currently undergone massive… read more
Seychelles President suggests Air Seychelles could operate domestic only
The President of the Republic of Seychelles has signalled that changes could be inbound for its national airline. In his first State of the Nation address, Wavel Ramkalawan advised that Air Seychelles maintains a solely domestic focus. The airline is debt-laden by millions of dollars worth of loans.
Last October, Wavel Ramkalawan ac… read more
Trans Air Congo (TAC) relaunches its regional flights
TAC is gradually rebuilding its regional network after being severely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The challenge now will be to ensure consistency.
On January 18, the Congolese private carrier relaunched the routes between its Pointe-Noire base and Douala in Cameroon. For now, the company off… read more
Uganda Airlines: second A330 late because of internet shutdown
The recent Internet shutdown outside the presidential elections in Uganda has not only tainted the electoral game. The national carrier Uganda Airlines was also victim. Result: the delivery of its 2nd A330neo suffered a date slippage.
The arrival of the second Airbus A330-800neo from Uganda Airlines was initial… read more
Domestic tourism drive in Nigeria Bayelsa State
Bayelsa Tourism Stakeholders Inaugurate Five-man Interim Executive to Drive Domestic Tourism. Bayelsa is a southern State in Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State. Its capital is Yenagoa.
Realizing that successful tourism development depends greatly on excellent cooperation and communication am… read more
Tanzania Railways continues with next phase of SGR
Isaka – Mwanza which is 341 km long, is the fifth phase of the SRG project.
The United Republic of Tanzania through Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) and a joint venture with two Chinese companies 'China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation' (CCECC) and 'China Railway Construction Corporation' (CRCC) have signed a con… read more
Lufthansa Group adjusts mask requirement: medical mask mandatory from 1 February
From February 1, all passengers and crew members must wear a medical mask. The new regulation applies to all Lufthansa Group airlines on flights to and from Germany.
Lufthansa Group airlines are introducing a requirement to wear a medical protective mask on their flights to and from Germany. The regulation comes into force on Februa… read more
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