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Extraordinary Journeys, the award-winning tour operator and safari specialist, joins Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda in welcoming guests back to Africa for exceptional safari experiences. In anticipation of arriving guests, Extraordinary Journeys, in unison with its partners on the ground, guided by the World Travel & Tourism Council and … read more
APG Airlines has signed 9 new airlines to its IET programme this year so far, an average of one new airline per month, despite the current COVID pandemic.
Vipper.com, Porter Airlines (PD), Arkia Israeli Airlines (IZ), AlbaStar (AP), Biman Bangladesh (BG), Jordan Aviation (R5), Silver Airways (3M), AnadoluJet (TK) and Kunmi… read more
Qatar Airways reaffirms its position as the market leading international carrier in Australia with the resumption of services to Adelaide, Australia starting from 16 August 2020. The South Australian capital will become the airline’s fifth destination in Australia to resume flights, making Qatar Airways the only interna… read more
Large cracks have appeared in the hull of the MV Wakashio, a cargo ship which ran aground off of Mauritiuslast month. Prime minister, Pravind Jugnauth, has warned the vessel, which is carrying around 4,000 tonnes of fuel oil, could break in two and cause untold ecological damage.
The ship ran aground at Point… read more
At 592,800sqkm, Madagascar is the world’s second largest island country. Sitting in the Indian Ocean, some 400km off the coast of east Africa, it has 56 airportsand civil aerodromes open to public air traffic, including eight international airports, four mainly dedicated to domestic flights, and 44 secondary aer… read more
If all goes according to plan, Sunyani Airport in west-central Ghana is expected to reopen in two months. This is the assurance given to the Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, who carried out a site inspection visit on August 8, 2020.
According to Resources Access Limited (RAL), the company in charge of the fir… read more
We will have to wait at least a month to hope to see Royal Air Maroc outside the national borders on regular flights. The Moroccan government has in fact extended the state of emergencyin force throughout the country, from Monday August 10 at 6 p.m. to Thursday September 10, 2020 at the same time.
As a result of this decision… read more
Mwant Jet continues to expand its fleet. On August 8, the young company from the Democratic Republic of Congo, led by pilot and businesswoman GUEDA AMANI Yav, took delivery of a new Embraer E145. The 50-seat aircraft (msn 145601) is owned by the British carrier, Eastern Airways.
With this acquisition, Mwant Jet … read more
Amid the scrapping of four cruise ships in less than the same number of weeks and expectations that dozens of other cruise ships may soon meet the same fate, MSC Cruises has quashed rumours that it is considering retiring its older tonnage. “No, absolutely not,” said Gianni Onorato, CEO, MSC Cruises when asked by Cruise Indu… read more
Amid warnings of a new spike of COVID-19 cases, Paris city officials announced that face masks are now mandatoryin all city tourist hotspots, starting today. The new requirement came as France along with much of Western Europe sweltered in a heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). The heat sent c… read more