Travel news overview

• Flights
• 18/12/2022 17:59

Etihad goes double daily to JFK

Etihad Airways is adding capacity to the US from next April with plans to increase frequencies on Abu Dhabi (AUH)-New York John F Kennedy (JFK) to double-daily.

The airline curr… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 18/12/2022 17:54

Registration for Africa’s Travel Indaba 2023 opens

Registration for Africa’s Travel Indaba opened Monday the 12th of December. Africa’s Travel Indaba will once again see Durban’s Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre turn into a lively hub of activity from 9 to 11 May 2023. This follows a momentous signing ceremony, once again confirming the province of Kwa Zulu-Natal as the h… read more

• Attractions
• 18/12/2022 17:52

Gamkaberg Nature Reserve temporarily closed

CapeNature, the public institution with the responsibility for biodiversity conservation in South Africa's … read more

• Flights
• 18/12/2022 17:44

Boom Supersonic announces Symphony™,the sustainable and cost-efficient engine for Overture

Boom- led collaboration brings together world-class companies across design, manufacturing, and maintenance including FTT, GE Additive, and StandardAero

Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, today announced Symphony, a new propulsion system designed and optimized for its Overture supersonic airliner. Bo… read more

• Flights
• 18/12/2022 13:38

Fastjet to launch daily flights to Kariba and Hwange National Park

Low-cost carrier Fastjet (Zimbabwe) is planning to launch flights to two new domestic destinations in Zimbabwe. Commencing late March 2023, the airine is set to introduce their new services from RG Mugabe International Airport … read more

• Destinations
• 18/12/2022 13:05

93% of African countries improved their visa policies

A new report has indicated that 93 percent of African countries have maintained or improved their visa process. Reviewing their scores last year and comparing them with what was obtained this year, the report stated that relative to 2021, two-thirds of African countries have adopted more liberal visa policies compared to six years ago.… read more

• Flights
• 14/12/2022 05:18

Afrijet (finally) returns to São Tomé after nine-month suspension

Afrijet has served São Tomé regularly for the past six years.  However, in the first quarter of the year, the private Gabonese company, which is IOSA certified, left this market due to the deterioration of the business climate.

Since 1 December 2022, Afrijet has re-launched its route between Libreville and São Tomé… read more

• Flights
• 14/12/2022 05:17

Camair-Co renews its IOSA certification for the fifth consecutive time

All member airlines of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) are required to undergo a periodic IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) to ensure that they remain compliant with international standards. A challenging exercise that Camair-Co has once again undergone.

Camair-Co's operations remain in … read more

• Flights
• 14/12/2022 05:14

TAAG Angola Airlines lands in Pointe-Noire, Congo after 13 years of absence

For several years now, there have been no regular air links between Congo and Angola, two neighbouring countries in Central Africa that share a common land border.  TAAG Angola Airlines is now working to bring its two markets closer together.

TAAG Angola Airlines is starting its new service between Luanda and Point… read more

• Flights
• 14/12/2022 05:12

Chad signs memorandums of understanding on air services with Oman and 4 African countries

Chad is more than ever at the heart of all initiatives that contribute to the establishment of a more integrated sky, particularly in Africa. The Central African country further demonstrated this commitment during its recent participation in the 14th Annual Air Services Negotiation Conference, organised by the International Civil A… read more