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SA Express liquidation delayed until late 3Q20
South Africa’s High Court in Pretoria has delayed the liquidation proceedings of South African Express (XZ, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) until September 9, giving the government time to com… read more
Mauritania Airlines: Maouloud takes on the challenge
Mauritania Airlines’ new CEO, Amal Maouloud, believes the carrier is set for success – overcoming the problems of low population density in Africa’s third largest country.
After around a year in post, she is ready to take up the challenge of improving national and regional connectivity.
Since its creation in 2012, … read more
Update on Air France July and August 2020 Intercontinental network incl. Africa
Air France in the last few days gradually extended interim schedules to late-August 2020. For Intercontinental service from Paris CDG as of 10JUN20, planned operation for the period of 06JUL20 – 01SEP20 as follows.
The following lists excludes Israel, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Planned operation including pass… read more
Eurowings delays Windhoek service resumption in late June 2020
Lufthansa in its latest route network filed changes for Eurowings service. As of 09JUN20, planned Eurowings service on Frankfurt – Windhoek route has been removed from its listing. At time this post goes to press, the airline continues to display 3 weekly flights from 30JUN20, however reservation remains unavailable.
E… read more
South Africa voted as the most popular postCorona destination
The destination topped charts in a survey conducted by Tourlane to understand traveller preferences
The Rainbow Nation of South Africa has been nominated the most sought-after destination through Tourlane’s recent survey, which analyzed aspirations of travel communities across the globe as travel restrictions steadily begin t… read more
Malawi Airlines Calls For Government Bailout
Lufthansa Innovation Hub: How will the travel industry recover?
There’s a single question on everyone’s lips in the Travel and Mobility Tech industry today: how will we recover from the Covid-19 pandemic that has slammed travel in ways we’ve never seen before?
At the end of March, we took a first shot at this question by analyzing several indicators for travel demand, particularly week-over-week app do… read more
Air Madagascar will not operate until 30th of June
Carnival Cunard not to sail until November
Cunard has canceled sailings until November due to coronavirus pandemic-related travel restrictions, while a Stifel analyst raised his price target for the cruise ship operator. Shares of the Miami-based company were down 5.7% to $23.52 in pre-market trading on Tuesday.
Cunard President Simon Palethorpe said the cruise line i… read more
South Africa targets Sept 2020 for reopening of travel industry
New reports are indicating that the travel and tourism industry in South Africa may resume sooner than the earlier predicted date of February 2021 – possibly as early as September 2020.
Earlier in the year (May 27), after a briefing from South Africa’s Department of Tourism, it was reported that international tourism wouldn’t… read more
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