Travel news overview

• Rail
• 02/12/2022 23:24

TAZARA: Temporary suspension of passenger train services between Zambia & Tanzania

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced the suspension of cross-border passenger services between Zambia and … read more

• Flights
• 02/12/2022 23:24

Air Algérie has Ethiopia and South Africa on its radar

Air Algerie plans to open new routes, notably to Ethiopia and South Africa. The CEO of the company announced this on the set of Echorouk TV on Tuesday 29 November 2022. However, Yacine Benslimane did not give any details about the possible launch dates.

The opening of these two new routes is part of the carrier's 2021-2025… read more

• Flights
• 02/12/2022 23:24

Jambojet takes delivery of its seventh Dash8-400

Jambojet started operations in April 2014. IOSA certified since June 2019, the Kenyan low-cost carrier is building its growth around the Dash8-400 aircraft.

• Miscellaneous
• 01/12/2022 21:29

Open Skies - African Nations to pilot Single Air Transport Market

Intra-African air travel under the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), an initiative of the African Union to create a unified air transport market in Africa, is edging closer to reality, after 17 countries committed to a pilot programme.

At a meeting in Dakar on November 14, the ministers of transport and aviation from Cabo… read more

• Flights
• Beyond Africa
• 01/12/2022 21:29

Emirates expands London Gatwick operations with third daily A380 service

Emirates has expanded its operations from London Gatwick Airport with the addition of a third daily A380 service. The additional frequency will offer enhanced capacity, with more than 1,000 seats from Gatwick to Dubai every day.

“As we gear up for the busy festive period, we are delighted to offe… read more

• Destinations
• 01/12/2022 21:04

Zimbabwe & Malawi exchange Notes On Tourism

Zimbabwe and Malawi concluded the Third Joint Tourism Technical Committee (JTTC) meeting meant to assess progress on the areas of cooperation agreed to by the two governments. The meeting was held in Lilongwe, Malawi from Wednesday and ended yesterday.

It was co-chaired by the permanent secretary for Environment, Climate, Tou… read more

• Flights
• 01/12/2022 21:01

Aero Contractors is back in the air after more than 4 months out of action

Aero Contractors is Nigeria's oldest active aviation company. In February 2016 when it was floundering, it was taken over from its shareholders (the Ibru family) and placed under the umbrella of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON). Since then, its profitability ambitions have been met with operational challenges that threaten … read more

• Flights
• 01/12/2022 21:00

Accra chooses 'Ghana Airlines' as the name for its future national airline

Ghana no longer has a national airline since the successive disappearances of Ghana Airways (1958-2004) and Ghana International Airlines (2005-2010).

But the project to revive the national flag is close to the heart of the Accra authorities. To date, the file is at a sufficiently advanced stage with the settlement of several administrative formalities.

• Accomodation
• 01/12/2022 20:58

Business Travel’s Rebound Is Being Hit by a Slowing Economy

Business travel came back this year more strongly than most industry analysts had predicted in the depths of the pandemic, with domestic travel rebounding by this fall to about two-thirds of the 2019 level.

But in recent weeks, it appears to have hit a new hurdle — companies tightening their spending in a slowing economy… read more

• Destinations
• 01/12/2022 20:54

Garden Route: Several beaches in Mossel Bay closed due to possible oil spill!

The Mossel Bay Municipality announed on 29 November 2022 that several beaches along the Garden Route in Mossel Bay have been closed to the public. The Blue Flags will not be raised at any of the … read more