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Cabo Verde Airlines operates into Lagos
Cabo Verde Airlines will start flying from Sal to Lagos in Nigeria, from December 9, 2019 - in time to catch customers for the holiday season.
This service between Sal and Lagos will be operated five times weekly on aBoeing 757 with 161 economy class seats and 22 executive seats.The inaugural flight is scheduled for December 9th, 2019.
Uganda Air: Back in the skies after almost 20 years absence
In 2001 Uganda Airlines was grounded due to financial problems. Now they are back.
Uganda Airlines, that used to be the name of the Uganda flag carrier, has performed its first flight after almost 20 years beein non-operational. Today the airlines is newly certified and the fleet consits of two Bombardier CRJ900 at the moment. The f… read more
Kenya Airways cuts services to Cotonou and Duala
As of next month, Kenya Airways will discontinue its services to Douala in Cameroon and Cotonou in Benin.
On all distribution systems there are no reservations possible anylonger for dates on and after the 14th of October, 2019. Kenya Airways operated this route on the already small aircraft type Embraer E190, three times weekly as a triangle flight.
Africa World Airways opens new route to Wa
Africa World Airways announced a new route to the city of Wa, located in the Northwest of Ghana.
The service will kick off on October 16th, 2019 and operate three times weekly on the Africa World Airways ERJ145 aircraft. Wa will be served from Accra via Tamale. The 3-letter-code of Wa is "WZA"
Radisson debuts in Reunion Island with the opening of Radisson Hotel Saint Denis
Radisson Hotel Group marks its debut on the tropical island of Réunion with the opening of Radisson Hotel Saint Denis. The Group now boasts a portfolio of six hotels across three Indian Ocean islands, including Mauritius and Madagascar, in this popular and captivating region.
Nestled in the north end of Saint-Denis, th… read more
Ethiopia releases its transport sector masterplan ´
ETHIOPIA, the cradle of humankind, has shown vast progress in recent years. Besides stunning population growth to become the second largest country in Africa with over 90 million inhabitants, it is also experiencing strong economic development.
Large multinational companies, attracted by its relative proximity to Europe and the… read more
Two New Tram Extensions To Strengthen The Rabat-Salé Urban Network
The two extensions of line 2 of the Rabat tramway are now in commercial service.
As part of the construction of the 7 km extension for each of the line 2 extensions, Alstom supplied 22 Citadis X02 trams. As a reminder, this order was awarded to it by the Société du Tramway de Rabat-Salé (STRS) in 2017.
The 22 new trains whose … read more
Tunisair to resume flights to Tripoli-Mitiga and Benghazi airports
National carrier Tunisair announced on Friday the resumption of its flights from Tunis Carthage airport to Tripoli-Mitiga and Benghazi airports in Libya starting September 23, 2021. The carrier recalled the obligation for passengers to comply with the agreed upon health protocol.
The resumption of Tunisair flights to Libya follows t… read more
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