Travel news overview

• Flights
• 23/12/2019 10:09

Kenya Airways and BA sign enhanced agreement

Kenya Airways and Bristish Airways have signed a very deep Interline Agreement in order to be able to use both airlines' network beyond theit hubs. That means, i.g., Kenya Airways will be now able to provide a seamless connetions into Scotland via London an British Airways into the hufe African network of Kenya Airways via Nairobi.

• Flights
• 23/12/2019 04:46

Azman Air Services adds another B737

Built as MSN 29073 in June 2004, the airplane has been received officially on 1st of December 2019 from Air Baltic in Riga. After having completed the necessary changes the aircraft has now been ferried from Riga to Kano… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 20/12/2019 03:12

Blantyre International Airport ready for wide-body aircraft in January 2020

According to Malawi 24, the rehabilitation of the main runway of the second important airport platform in Malawi, Blantyre, has been completed. According to the Malawi Minister of Transport and Public Works, the airport will resume receiving large aircraft from January 2020.

"I am pleased to inform the airlines that the runway rehabilitati… read more

• Flights
• 18/12/2019 07:05

Qatar with massiv capacity increase and seasonal routes

Seasonal flights to Santorini and Dubrovnik for the soming Nother summer 2020 have been announced by Qatar Airways. Further new non-stop services to Kigali and Kilimanjaro.

Further, in total Qatar Airways will add 66 weekly services into 20 already operated destinations. Apart of a massive capacity increase into European airports, for Afri… read more

• Accomodation
• 17/12/2019 23:05

hi Hotels - by Tsogo Sun

Tsogo Sun Hotels enters a new hotel category by providing a different style and brand - hi Hotels. The new brand comes with a young, authentic and modern style and offers prices below ZAR 1,000 per night.

Modern and modular contructions allow spacious shower, large windows and large TV's. The lobby as designed as a … read more

• Flights
• 17/12/2019 23:02

Arik resumes service to Asaba

Arik Air, the Nigerian carrier return to the city of Asaba located in the Nigerian Delta State. As of today, Arik will operate daily from Lagos into Asaba.

Apart of the Asaba route, Arik has also increased the frequency between Lagos and Owerri to three times per day. The new flight is an early morning flight departing from Lagos at 7 a.m.

• Rail
• 16/12/2019 20:20

Transnet intends to revitalze Ghana Railroad

Ghana Railway Company Limited and Ghana Railway Development Authority have signed a contract with Transnet of South Africa in order to bring back full operation on Ghana’s narrow gauge between Takoradi and Tarkwa. This contract includes the rehabilitation and maintainance of the line the refurbishment of the existing wagon park, new rolli… read more

• Flights
• 16/12/2019 15:38

Cabo Verde Airlines launches Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre in Brazil is the latest destination of Cabo Verde Airlines, the carrier of the independent group of island in the Atlantic Ocean. Porto Alegre is operated out of the island Sal (SID). The first flight took place on 12 December, 2019 and will be operated on a daily basis, using a Boeing B757-200 aircraft.

Using th… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 15/12/2019 05:52

Visa on Arrival for all Africans in Nigeria

The NIS (Nigeria Immigration Service) stated the Federal Government had approved that all Africans could come to Nigeria without Visa effective January 2020. This statement followed another statemont of Nigeras President Buhari. Buhari had attended the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa, held in Egypt.

During this … read more

• Flights
• 15/12/2019 05:43

Updated: TK complies with Nigeria's requirements

The flights from Instanbul into Abuja have seen an equippment change already this last weekend. Instead of operation with B737 the carrier send an Airbus A330 with more than 300 seats and a lot of more cargo space. Reason for the … read more