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Next Monday, October 19, TAAG Angola Airlines will relaunch its flights between Luanda and Johannesburg. For this recovery, the Angolan national company will offer 2 weekly flights (Monday and Wednesday) between the Angolan capital and the South African megalopolis. According to the press release issued by the carrier, entry into Ango… read more
TAAG reopens JNB to LUN route
Proflight Zambia to champion safety
Proflight Zambia has joined aviation industry players from across the African continent to champion safety in the sector in the slipstream of COVID-19 recovery.
Africa is a continent on the rise and is the world’s second biggest air transport growth market. To embed the continent’s aviation industry on the world map, airlines… read more
British Airways Nov 2020 actual intercontinental network
British Airways as of Friday 16OCT20 filed latest adjustment to its planned Intercontinental network, for the month of November 2020. Latest adjustment sees selected destinations remain cancelled or continue to be served at reduced frequencies. Planned A380 service resumption has been postponed to 01DEC20 at the earliest, in latest update… read more
Uganda Airlines Airbus A330-800neo almost completed
On Friday, we got a glimpse of Uganda Airlines’ A330-800neos complete with livery. The airline says the aircraft is on schedule for delivery in December. Meanwhile, the country has just reopened for international flights, and its national carrier hopes to be flying to Johannesburg within the next few weeks.
One of Uganda Airl… read more
ASKY returns to Johannesburg
ASKY opens a direct Lome-Johannesburg line. Daily flights, effective from November 19, will be operated without competition in 737-800. To date, the company has restored almost all of its network.ASKY has announced the resumption of its flights to South Africa. From November 19, the pan-African carrier will offer a da… read more
The key milestones during a new cruise ship’s construction
From steel cutting and coin ceremonies to float outs and deliveries, what are the key stages involved in a new cruise ship’s construction? There are currently more cruise ships on order than at any other time in the cruise industry’s history, with more than 20 being delivered every year from 2020 onwards, but what are the key milestones and stag… read more
Eswatini’s Rail expansion on fast track
The Eswatini Rail Link (ESRL) Project is a joint inter-railway strategic initiative between Transnet (TFR) and Eswatini Railways (ESR) aimed at creating a dedicated General Freight Business (GFB) corridor for Transnet whilst providing much needed additional capacity for Eswatini Railways. The project entails the construction of a … read more
Emirates postpones Gatwick return
There are set to be some changes to Emirates’ scheduled return flights between the U.K. and its hub in Dubai (DXB). As reported by Routes Online, the Middle Eas… read more
Hertz gets $1.65B lifeline, stock soaring
Hertz is slated to receive $1.65 billion in financing as the iconic car rental company navigates bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic, which has pummeled the … read more
DXB: New entry rules - min Dh 2,000 in customer pockets
Indian and Pakistani airlines have started flying back Dubai tourists who were stranded at the Dubai International Airport after being denied entry for not following immigration requirements. Airlines and travel agents have also begun to strictly implement the entry requirements for passengers flying on tourist visas to Dubai… read more
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