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American Airlines and Boom Supersonic announced the airline’s agreement to purchase up to 20 Overture aircraft, with an option for an additional 40. American has paid a non-refundable deposit on the initial 20 aircraft. Overture is expected to carry passengers at twice the speed of today’s fastest commercial aircraft.
Boom Supersoni… read more
The number of foreign tourists that visited
Tanzania from January to July this year rose by 62.7 percent year on
year, the east African nation's statistics watchdog said on Wednesday.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) director for economic
statistics, Daniel Masolwa, said 742,133 foreign tourists visited
Tanzania during … read more
Princess Cruises passengers can now bid on stateroom upgrades as part of the cruise line’s newly introduced Princess Upgrade program.
The new Upgrade System allows guests to bid on a range of stateroom categories and has initially been rolled out aboard five of the line’s North America-based ships.
The Upgrade Sy… read more
The number of direct flights between the UK and South Africa is set to exceed pre-pandemic levels from November.
British Airways will resume its Gatwick service to Cape Town three times a week from November, as well as its twice daily flights from Heathrow to the South African capital.
Meanwhile Virgin At… read more
THE International Air Transportation Association (IATA) is downbeat and says foreign airlines’ funds being blocked in Nigeria increased to $464million in July from $450 million in May stating that the figure grew by $14 million.
The global airline body revealed this in a series of tweets on Thursday while stating that Nigeria… read more
The Zimbabwean Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, announced in a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare on 16 August 2022 that those who have recieved three doses of the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended vaccines against Covid-19 are with immediate effect exempted from … read more
Barely a month after announcing a reduction of frequencies in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria following complaints of trapped funds, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dubai based airline, Emirates, says effective September 1, it would stop flights operations into and out of Nigeria.
As at last count the airline has $8… read more
After announcing last Friday that it was revising pre-cruise vaccination and testing requirements that will allow more guests to sail, Carnival Cruise Line said that its booking activity for Monday, Aug. 15 was nearly double the level for the equivalent day in 2019.
Carnival announced simplified protocols last Friday that eliminated… read more
Radisson Hotel Group announce the opening of its fifth hotel in Morocco, and its second Radisson Blu Resort in Saidia. Radisson Blu Resort, Saidia Garden is located on one of the longest beaches in Morocco that stretches across 14 km. The resort brings together the tranquility of coastal living with the luxury of a go… read more
The Lufthansa Group has announced its plans for Southern Africa during the upcoming European winter 2022/23.
Lufthansa will continue to operate daily flights between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Frankfurt and … read more
American Airlines announces agreement to purchase Boom Supersonic Overture aircraft
Tanzania on 62.7% rise in tourist arrivals in seven months
Princess Cruises to enable passengers to bid on cabin upgrades
Direct flights between UK and South Africa set to pass 2019 levels
IATA livid as foreign airlines’ trapped funds in Nigeria rises by $14m to $464m in July
Zimbabwe ends mandatory wearing of facemasks in public places!
Emirates suspends operations to Nigeria effective September 1
Carnival Cruise Line says booking activity nearly doubles 2019 comparison
Radisson Hotel Group expands its Moroccan portfolio
Lufthansa Group announced its European winter flight plan for 2022/23 into South Africa
