Travel news overview

• Flights
• 19/09/2020 04:30

Governement: SAA will not be liquidated

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has confirmed that the government will reprioritise funds to finalise the restructuring of South African Airways (SAA) and the implementation of the airline’s business rescue plan. An announcement to this effect will be announced in the Adjustments Appropriation Bill, which will be introduce… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 19/09/2020 04:30

Probe Wakashio Grounding: Japan sending team to Mauritius

Japan said on Friday it will send a five-person team to Mauritius to investigate the grounding of a Japanese-owned ship off the country’s coast that led to an environmental crisis. A bulk carrier owned by Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping and chartered by Mitsui OSK ran aground on a reef off Mauritius on July 25 and later began leaki… read more

• Destinations
• 19/09/2020 04:29

European airlines set to resume flight to South Africa

Air France and KLM are set to resume their commercial South African flight schedule from October 1, 2020. This follows the announcement from President Cyril Ramaphosa on September 16 that South Africa will be entering lockdown level one and restrictions on international travel will be eased.

“We … read more

• Leisure
• Destinations
• 19/09/2020 04:29

Uganda: virtual Safari to kick-start tourism sector

Uganda is ready to reopen its pandemic-bruised tourism sector with a live-streamed, virtual safari starting Tuesday. The virtual tour, featuring six videographers and photographers traversing across the country, has been promoted by the Ugandan government to incentivize tourists, when many parts of the world have barely emerge… read more

• Flights
• 19/09/2020 04:28

To Victoria Falls for US$100

Fastjet Zimbabwe has announced a promotional fares campaign across its domestic routes, with going to Victoria Falls from Harare pegged at US$100. According to the airline, the promotional fares will kick in when it resumes domestic flights on the 21st of September.

The promotion resonates with the government’s decisions… read more

• Flights
• 19/09/2020 04:28

Proflight expands cargo services

Proflight Zambia has expanded its cargo services by designating some of its fleets to operate dedicated cargo flights. The cargo flight are between Lusaka (Zambia) and Johannesburg (South Africa). The decision comes as a result of people across the globe try to avoid unnecessary air travel due to COVID-19

The dedica… read more

• Flights
• 18/09/2020 13:37

Thomas Cooks returns as an Online Travel Agency

A year after it filed for liquidation in the United Kingdom, famous airline and tour company, Thomas Cook has returned to the travel space as an online agency.

The company which is 179-year-old had last year left hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded around the world when it abruptly shut down its operation.

According tr… read more

• Flights
• 18/09/2020 13:30

RAM international network adjustment

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) recently filed inventory changes for Northern winter 2020/21 season, as the airline closes reservation on various routes. As of 17SEP20, following service is not available for reservation until 27MAR21 (exceptions may apply).

Further changes remain likely, including possibility of routes restoration.

• Flights
• 18/09/2020 13:27

Qatar Airways network to expand to more than 90 destinations

Qatar Airways continues to lead the aviation industry offering more global connectivity than any other airline. With the airline’s network never falling below 30 destinations since the onset of the pandemic, the resumption of services to Amman, Entebbe, Hanoi, Seychelles, Windhoek and Yerevan and the launch of new flights to Accra will se… read more

• Flights
• 18/09/2020 04:28

Emirates restarts flights to Luanda

Emirates' African network will expand to 15 destinations with the restart of Luanda, Angola from 1 October.

Flights to Luanda will initially operate once a week on Thursdays.