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The carrier based in Accra will establish the capital city as a strategic hub that serves cities across West Africa. Future routes are already planned and will include destinations in Asia, North America as well as in Europe.
Brussels Airlines, the Lufthansa daughter company from Belgium, will introduce its Premium Economy product on more routes into Africa.As of 13th of January, 2020, the Premium Economy Class will be availbale on the flights to Banjul, Conakry and Dakar. 1st of February the routes tp Douala and Yaounde will be also operated with aircr… read more
National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has agreed with United Wagon Co. (UWC) to deliver 100 open wagons. They are about to be delivered within the next 12 months after NRZ has finalised an export loan with the assistance of UWC.
The 1 067 mm gauge wagons will be used for cross-border shipments of coal, chrome ore and bagged grains, underlini… read more
Already this coming december (14th), Cabo Verde Airlines, will start flying twice a week to Boston, on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
This new service can be used for either Americans travelling to the Cabo Verde island or connecting to Africa as well as for customers travelling the western direction. Cabo Verde airlines is recently starting to operate in Lagos, Nigeria.
The aircraft manufacturer EMBRAER has confirmed a binding order from West Africa's largest airline, Air Peace, containing another three new E195-E2 airplanes.These three planes now icrease the numbers of planes to 17 for the very same model; the first aircraft is going to be delivered to Nigeria in Q2/2020. Allen Onyema, Air Peace CEO said, th…
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New government –
new approach: The South African government has eased access for children travelling
to South Africa or having a transfer at one of the South African Airports.
Effective
November 2019, foreign children no longer require supporting documents to be presented
upon arrivals. However, South African children holding S… read more
Air Senegal introduces from mid-November 2019 a new domestic route, as the Airlines is going to operate the sector Dakar – Cap Skirring. As of 15th of November, Air Senegal will operate with an ATR72 aircraft this route twice weekly on Fridays and Sundays.
Cap Skirring is located … read more
RIU Hotels & Resorts re-opend the newly refurbished hotel Riu Palace Zanzibar. The hotel is located in the far north of Unguja, which is the main island of the Zanzibar archipelago. The Riu Palace Zanzibar is less than one hour drive located from the airport and the capital, Zanzibar City.
RIU bought Riu Palace Zanzibar last year and w… read more
Turkish Airlines has already changed since late October 2019 ist operations to Madagascar, as the airline reduces its Istanbul – Mauritius – Antananarivo service.
Since 19OCT19, this routing is reduced from 5 to 3 weekly, on board Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The airline had operated in last European winter 2018/19 this routi… read more
South African Airways has recently closed boking for one of the new destinations, Guangzhou.
Originally, the ailine had planned to commence this Service on 12th of January, 2020. Published as 3 weekly A340-300 service, reservation for travel on/after this date, including Northern summer season from 29MAR20, is no longer available.
Relaunch of Ghana's National Carrier
Brussels Airlines: more routes with Premium Economy
Russian wagons for Railways of Zimbabwe
Cabo Verde Airlines opens second flight to Boston
Additional Embraer E195-E2s for Air Peace
Kids travel to South Africa has been eased
Air Senegal flies to Cap Skirring
RIU Zanzibar opens refurbished
Turkish Airlines changes ops to Madagascar and Mauritius
SAA skips Guangzhou before the start
