Travel news overview

• Flights
• 09/03/2021 20:05

Suspension Of International Flights At Kano Airport Affecting Our Revenue, But,…-…

Senator Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation has once again reiterated the desire of the ministry to reopen the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, for international flight operations, insisting that the continued suspension of international flights to and from the airport was denying the Ministry and its agencies a lot of revenue… read more

• Destinations
• 09/03/2021 19:14 updated

Mauritius Halts Inbound Flights

UPDATE: Just in: Mauritius announces full lockdown until 25th of March.

Mauritius has stopped inbound commercial flights, effective midnight Saturday until further notice, after six local Covid-19 cases were detected over two days, Health Minister Kailesh Jagutpal said. The objective of the move is to free up space for people… read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2021 19:06

Emirates boosts services to Maldives and Seychelles

Emirates has announced it will increase services to popular holiday destinations, Maldives and Seychelles, ahead of the Easter break. Starting 28 March, the airline will offer customers 28 weekly flights to Male, and seven weekly flights to Mahe. The added services will meet market demand and offer customers greater f… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 09/03/2021 17:16

Etihad Airways accelerates transformation plan

Etihad Airways has announced its financial and operating results for 2020, recording a 76% fall in passengers carried throughout the year (4.2 million, compared to 17.5 million in 2019) as a result of lower demand and reduced flight capacity caused by the unparalleled global downturn in commercial aviation.

As a consequence o… read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2021 17:14

Aeroflot makes the Seychelles its 2nd destination in Africa

Aeroflot is one of the oldest airlines in the world still in operation. Ranked among the top performers, the Russian public company has so far shown little interest in the African market. Now the situation is changing.

Aeroflot will launch regular flights between Moscow and Mahe Island from April 2. In a press re… read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2021 17:14

Airlines try to fill the gap left by Air naminia collapse

Following on from the collapse of Namibian national flag carrier Air Namibia last month, state-owned Namibia’s Airport Company (NAC) has welcomed the increased frequency of flights to Namibia by Airlink and FlyWestair. After years of struggle and reliance on handouts from the Namibian government to keep flying, Air Namibia announce… read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2021 17:11

Emirates: Passenger flights from South Africa to Dubai remain suspended

The largest airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the flag carrier of the Emirate of Dubai, Emirates, has announced that passenger flights from … read more

• Destinations
• 09/03/2021 08:54

Again: Chinese-flagged vessel runs aground off Mauritius

A Chinese-flagged fishing vessel with 16 crew members carrying 130 tonnes of oil has run aground off Mauritius, causing a minor spill, a minister said on Monday.

“Nothing to be worried about,” Sudheer Maudhoo, whose Blue Economy Ministry looks after maritime affairs, told Reuters, saying 310 metres of floating booms were cont… read more

• Destinations
• 09/03/2021 06:56

Mauritius closes borders and suspends all incoming flights for one week

Mauritius has suspended all incoming flights for a period of one week.

Effective from midnight this past  Saturday,  no passengers are allowed entry or to transit through the Republic of Mauritius or its outer island of Rodrigues. The decision came after a meeting of the country’s National Covid-19 High Powered Committee and was … read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2021 06:30

FlyWestair to introduce new domestic routes

Namibian privately-owned passenger airline FlyWestair is planning to introduce scheduled operations between Eros Airport (ERS) in Windhoek and Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) in … read more