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From June 28th 2021 until March 28th 2022, Cabo Verde Airlines will make four weekly flights between Praia/Sal and Lisbon on Fridays and Mondays; a weekly flight to and from Sal/Praia/Boston on Tuesdays with return on Wednesdays and a weekly flight to and from Sal/São Vicente/Paris on Saturdays with return on S… read more
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has opened its first Regional
Office for the Middle East, bringing the United Nations specialized
agency closer to its Members and advancing on its commitment to guiding
the development of tourism in every global region.
At a ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, UNWTO Secreta… read more
Qatar Airways’ resumption of four-weekly Atlanta flights on 1 June marks the full return of the airline’s pre-pandemic U.S. network increasing its gateways to 12, two more than it operated before COVID-19. The airline will also be increasing frequencies to Boston, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle… read more
Qatar Airways and Oman Air have agreed to further expand their existing codeshare partnership, six months after announcing plans to strengthen str… read more
The Namibia Tourism Board is depleting its cash reserves as the industry continues to suffer blows with the ever changing travel restrictions, said chief executive officer Digu //Naobeb.
//Naobeb, who was speaking at a press briefing on Saturday, said they have been self-sustainable since 2016 with tourism booming, however, these gl… read more
RwandAir has become the first African airline to be awarded the top Diamond status rating for Covid-19 prevention measures. The rating is the highest attainable level. The award from APEX Health Safety and powered by SimpliFlying honours the airline’s sustained work to ensure the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitisation fo… read more
Air Peace has deployed its two brand new 195-E2 aircraft for operating test flights in preparation for service. Stanley Olisa, Spokesperson for the airline, in a statement, said that one of the two aircraft was flown empty from Lagos to Owerri, Abuja and Port Harcourt for familiarisation at the weekend.
The statement hinted t… read more
With Egyptair set to take over covert subsidiary Air Sinai’s Tel Aviv routes, its two Airbus A220-300s were looking for a new home. Now, it seems they will be heading to the west coast of Africa to join the fleet of fast-growing Ibom Air. These will be the largest aircraft Ibom has operated since its launch in 2019.
Air Sinai’s A220s fi… read more
MSC Cruises new World-class cruise ship, MSC World Europa, will homeport in Dubai for the winter 2022/23 cruise season, sailing roundtrip in the Arabian Gulf. Five times the size of Titanic and carrying three times as many passengers, MSC World Europa will be the largest cruise ship ever to spend a season in the Middle East.… read more
Air Seychelles will resume direct services from Johannesburg to
the Seychelles and Maldives this June, offering trave… read more
Cabo Verde Airlines will officially resume flights from June 18
UNWTO to open first regional office in the Middle East
Qatar Airways expands U.S. network to 12 destinations and over 85 weekly flights
Qatar Airways and Oman Air extend codeshare
Tourism Board Depletes Cash Reserves
Is RwandAir the safest airline in Africa?
Air Peace’s E195-E2 Aircraft Operate Test Flights
Air Sinai’s Airbus A220s set to operate for Nigeria’s Ibom Air
Second-largest class of cruise ship in the world to homeport in Dubai in 2022
Air Seychelles to resume flights to SA and Maldives in June
