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Carnival Luminosa opens for sale
Carnival Cruise Line announced that reservations are open for the inaugural season of its newest ship Carnival Luminosa which will debut from Brisbane, Australia Nov. 6, 2022 before repositioning for seasonal service from Seattle to Alaska next May.
When Carnival Luminosa arrives to Australia in just three short months, it will be t… read more
Silversea to transit Suez Canal six times in 2024/25, with port calls in Saudi
Silversea Cruises will offer six cruises through the Suez Canal in 2024 and 2025, with inaugral port calls to Saudi Arabia and expeditions to newly-unlocked UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Silversea’s Suez Canal cruises will be 16 to 17 days, with two of these cruises in November 2024, aboard Silver Spirit and Silver Whisper offering access … read more
Mohahlaula Airlines relies on Embraer ERJ145 aircraft for regional deployment
Mohahlaula Airlines obtained its AOC in February 2020, but its momentum was dampened by the pandemic. Based in Maseru, the fledgling carrier is now building up to take on the regional market in earnest.
New names for towns in the Eastern Cape & KwaZulu-Natal
South African Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has officially announced name changes for two towns and two villages as well as the registration of new names of a village, a road section, two human settlements, a township and two suburbs. The Minister further approved the correction of spelling for a river. The c… read more
Sustainability of African Aviation to take center stage at Aviators Africa conference JNB
Top stakeholders in African Aviation will be gathering for the 4th Aviators Africa conference and Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa with the theme: ‘Sustainability of African Aviation’.
The Conference and Awards is an annual event organised for the Aviation, Travel and Tourism sector in Africa and this year’s event … read more
BA may suspend flights to Nigeria in December because of trapped funds
It would seem that British Airways plans to suspend operations to Nigeria from December 2022 if payment of its trapped funds in the country isn’t made.
This is just as the airline has closed inventory this morning, a closure, they allege, necessary to mitigate further increase of thier trapped funds and would be issuing tic… read more
Fuel shortage: Congo Airways cancels, reduces and delays flights
In anticipation of an imminent fuel shortage in the Democratic Republic of Congo, due to delivery delays, the supplier SEP CONGO has opted for rationing throughout the country. This decision has had a negative impact on the operations of Congo Airways, the Congolese public air carrier.
Cabo Verde Airlines temporarily cancels flights to Lisbon due to operational strike
On the call of the National Union of Civil Aviation Workers (SINTAC), employees of PORTWAY, the main ground handling company in Portugal, will be on strike between 26 and 28 August 2022. This situation will disrupt the flights of several airlines, including Cabo Verde Airlines.
Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) flights sched… read more
This street in Cape Town is one of the 33 coolest streets in the world
Global culture, entertainment and events magazine Time Out recently published the results of its annual Time Out Index. As part of the global survey, Time Out askeds ome 20,000 city-dwellers which specific streets they think are the coolest i… read more
Namibia scraps vaccination proof, PCR test results entry requirement
Guests visiting Namibia will no longer be required to produce a vaccination certificate or a negative PCR test result at the ports of entry, the Ministry of Health and Social Services announced on Thursday.
pete"The current epidemiological situation no longer supports the retention of this requirement," the ministry announced on Thu… read more
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