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Trans Air Congo (TAC) leases a classic 737 from South Africa to resume operations
Trans Air Congo (TAC) is an all-Boeing operator whose operations are regularly discontinued throughout the year. This is due to the availability of its fleet, which is over 30 years old.
Chadia Airlines, a subsidiary of Ethiopian Airlines, dissolved and put into liquidation
Born from the ashes of the defunct Toumaï Air Tchad, Tchadia Airlines, launched in October 2018 in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines, intended to become a leading airline in Central Africa. Three years later, it is a loss-making and indebted carrier that has made the painful choice to file for bankruptcy.
Camair-Co reactivates a Boeing 737, on the ground for over a year
Camair-Co has been operating with reduced capacity for over a year. The unavailability of its two Boeing 737-700s, for maintenance reasons, had led to the compression of its regional network. One of Camair-Co's two Boeing 737-700s is expected to return to service soon. The aircraft (TJQCA, MSN 34480) arrived in Douala y… read more
Air Montenegro operates into Northern Africa
Air Montenegro officially launched its operations in June 2021, replacing the defunct Montenegro Airlines. From its hub in Podgorica, the young startup is gradually building its network with an eye on the North African tourist markets.
Air Montenegro now serves Africa. Montenegro's flagship airline started regular char… read more
MSC Cruises drops COVID vaccination requirements for 2022/23 SA season
MSC Cruises has confirmed that it will no longer be mandating vaccination for passengers during the coming 2022/23 cruise season in South Africa. In a letter sent to guests, MSC Cruises said the move was being made in response to the shoreside evolution of the pandemic and the relaxing of government regulations.
Some ele… read more
Ethiopian partners with GetYourGuide to launch Tour and Activities services
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, said it has partnered with the globally leading online booking platform GetYourGuide, to offer passengers an unforgettable travel experience. This partnership provides Ethiopian Airlines’ customers easy access to book travel activities alongside their flight.
Passengers will … read more
Accra beaches record low patronage
The beaches of Accra recorded low patronage as revellers failed to troop there in their numbers to have fun and relax as usually done on public holidays. Many of the beaches The Ghanaian Times visited on the occasion of Founders' Day had a handful of people swimming in the sea and others on the shore having a good time.
The lar… read more
Frankfurt-Kruger Park flights will be year-round
Lufthansa has announced that its Frankfurt-Mbombela Kruger National Park (KNP) service, initially envisaged as a purely seasonal route, is to be a year-round service for 2023. The route is operated by Eurowings Discover, a Lufthansa brand with a strong Africa leisure focus.
“The demand for air travel has seen airlines and air… read more
Namibia to host Africa Tourism Innovation Hub
he 4th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation summit concluded over the weekend in Namibia with an epoch announcement by organizers to set up an African Tourism incubation centre in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek.
The leading Pan African Tourism startup summit last week assembled experts, African start-ups, young entrepreneurs, and key stakeholde… read more
Ghana counts 400,000 Tourist arrivals in 1st Quarter 2022
Ghana has recorded over 400,000 international arrivals for the first half of this year, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has said.
This he said it is against the target of one million tourists expected for the whole of 2022.
The Minister disclosed this during the launch of this year's… read more
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