Travel news overview

• Flights
• 03/03/2020 17:46

Kenya Airways secures $49mn loan

Kenya Airways has secured a USD49.46 million loan from its largest shareholder, the Kenyan Government. As per company statement, the funding will be used in the overhauling of the Kenya Airways Embraer … read more

• Flights
• 28/02/2020 19:52

Fastjet Zimbabwe announced the launch of two new routes

FastJet opens Victoria Falls to Kruger Mpumulanga International Airport – KMIA (Nelspruit) on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. To accompany this will be the rebirth of the Bulawayo to Victoria Falls route, this will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The first day of operation will be Monday 6 July for both routes. The ne… read more

• Flights
• 28/02/2020 19:47

EgyptAir receives fourth Airbus 320neo

EgyptAir’s fourth A320 Neo aircraft has arrived at Cairo International Airport; in total 15 aircrafts have been ordered.

Featuring the widest single-aisle cabin in the sky, the A320neo Family incorporates the latest technologies, including new generation engines and Sharklets, which together deliver 20 per cent reduced fuel b… read more

• Flights
• 28/02/2020 19:26

Cabo Verde Airlines stops flights to Italy

As per the outbreak of the Corona Virus COVID-19 in Italy, Cabo Verde Airlines has decided to stop all operations into Italy.

This suspension is valid for the next three weeks as per the Government of Cape Verde by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers.

• Flights
• 24/02/2020 05:12

Air Seychelles investigating route to Perth

Air Seychelle s has already received one Airbus A320neo and there is a second one to be delivered; as a consequence, the airlines current A320 will leave the fleet.

Now the Chief Executive Remco Althuis told Airlineratings in an interview, that Air Seychelles is Looking also into the Airbus A321-200 neo XLR in order… read more

• Accomodation
• 23/02/2020 13:12

Ibis Styles to open hotel in Addia Ababa in 2023

Accor is expanding its presence in Ethiopia after signing an agreement to open a new property under brand, Ibis Styles.

In a move that ramps up its ambitious development plans in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Group has partnered with private conglomerate, Yuluch Elyano Trading plc, to operate the 150-key Ibis Styles Addis Ababa, it… read more

• Flights
• 23/02/2020 13:03

Air Senegal to London

As of winter 2020, Blaise Diagne International Airport in Dakar and London will be connected with a nonstop flight. Air Senegal will operate three times per week flights between the both airports and the initial flight will take of on the 26th of June, 2020.

The flights will head London's Stansted airport.

The flights will be … read more

• Flights
• 23/02/2020 12:58

Air Austral plans exit from Air Madagascar

As per the latest reports received from La Réunion and Madagascar, there are some signs that the partnership between Air Austral and Air Madagascar, which started off in 2017, appears to be heading to the end. After the initial 15. Mio. Euros as an injection have been paid, Air Austral has not paid the next amount as … read more

• Accomodation
• 20/02/2020 04:26

ONOMO Hotel Maputo

The African Hotel Group announces the opening of a new hotel in Maputo, Mozambique, expanding the number of properties in Southern Africa to 7 hotels, among which 5 in South Africa and one in Rwanda. ONOMO Hotel Maputo, will be officially opened on December 1st,

• Rail
• 20/02/2020 04:22

Luanda Surface Metro: Contructions to start this year

It is expected the constructions to begin already in 2020. Part of the city council master plan is to build two suface metro systems.