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Zambia has not had a national airline for 26 years following the liquidation of the defunct Zambia Airways. For the past three years, the landlocked southern African nation has been working to revive its national flag in parallel with the modernisation of its airport infrastructure. By joining forces with the behemoth Ethiopian Airlines, it has set the tone for its ambitions.
Radisson Hotel Group(www. RadissonHotelGroup.com) is proud to announce the signing of Radisson Hotel Middelburg as part of the Group's ambitious expansion plan in South Africa. Set to open at the end of 2023, the hotel boosts the Group's South African portfolio to 16 hotels in operation and under development. It also places the Group firm… read more
The airline carried one million passengers in H1 2021, with an average seat load factor of 24.9%. This represents an average 10% month-on-month growth in passenger volumes since Etihad restarted passenger operations in July 2020.
Network capacity in the first half of 2021 came in at 16.4 billion ASKs, and has grown steadily since the start… read more
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has named veteran politician
Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu as the rainbow nation’s new Minister of Tourism.
She replaces Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane who has been re-assigned as minister for Human Settlement.
Ms. Sisulu who until this latest announcement was the minister of Human Settlements, Water &… read more
The United Arab Emirates, UAE, today, announced that with effect from
Thursday passengers on transit flights from Nigeria, India, Pakistan,
Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Uganda can now enter UAE.
However, direct flights from Nigeria and these other countries are still banned until further notice.
The lifting of the ban on transit fli… read more
Eurowings Discover,Lufthansa Group's news leisure airline, has begun operations in Windhoek, … read more
Buoyed by new partnerships, Qatar Airways has boosted its U.S. service during the pandemic, defying industry trends.
Even as international travel to and from the U.S. languishes well below pre-pandemic highs, Qatar is scheduled to fly a combined 528 frequencies to 12 U.S. destinations this August, up from a combined 333 frequencies … read more
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) expressed concern over rapidly rising cases of COVID-19 on the continent, warning that the rise in infection rates could see African nations slam the brakes on any relaxation of restrictions on commercial aviation.
The organization, which boasts 46 mem… read more
South African domestic and regional carrier CemAir has announced the suspension of all flights from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in … read more
The largest airline of the United Arab Emirates and the flag carrier of the Emirate of Dubai, Emirates, has released an update about passengers travelling from … read more
Zambia Airways, Ethiopian Airlines' fifth African joint venture, will take to the skies in September
Radisson Hotel Middelburg
Etihad Airways on path to recovery as operations grow
South Africa: Lindiwe Sisulu replaces Mmamoloko as Tourism Minister
Lufthansa Group's brand new airline "Eurowings Discover" connects Frankfurt & Windhoek
Qatar Airways goes its own way with aggressive Covid-19 strategy
AFRAA: 'Out of control' COVID-19 threatens African rebound
CemAir suspends all services to Plettenberg Bay due to airport downgrading
Emirates: Negative PCR test required for transit in Dubai for South Africans
