Travel news overview

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 06:59

Decision to Open the Tourist Sector Was a Difficult One, Says Tourism Minister

Minister for Tourism and Natural Resources, Hamisi Kigwangala on Sunday night said the decision by the government to continue tourism business amidst the Covid-19 was a difficult one but one they had to make to save the sector. Dr Kigwangala said this during a virtual conference during the Mwananchi Thought Leadership Forum … read more

• Accomodation
• 30/09/2020 06:51

Emirates restarts flights to Muscat

Emirates has announced it will restart services to Entebbe, Uganda (October 1) and Muscat, Oman (October 2), bringing the total number of cities served by the airline to 94.

Emirates is gradually resuming operations and rebuilding its network to provide more opportunities for travel.

The airline will operate to Entebbe with th… read more

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 06:50

Mango’s fleet still grounded over non-payment

 Mango Airlines' entire fleet is still grounded after South African Airways Technical (SAAT) withdrew its maintenance services over non-repayment.

"Critical discussions with Mango and SAAT are still continuing today and we are hopeful of a resolution. Updates will be made available as soon as possible," said Mango spok… read more

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 06:36

Qatar Airways NW20 service updated cancellations

Qatar Airways in the last few days gradually filed its planned Northern winter 2020/21 operation, effective 25OCT20 to 27MAR21. Latest adjustment up to 1400GMT 29SEP20 sees following sectors remain cancelled in Northern winter 2020/21 season, although possibility of service resumption remains, pending on travel restrictio… read more

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 06:30

Green Africa airline partner FCMB for revenue collection, $31m access, loan for pilot training, othe

Green Africa, Nigeria’s Lagos-based value airline, has formed a strategic partnership with First City Monument Bank (FCMB), a leading financial institution in Nigeria. Revenue collected from all Green Africa customer sales transactions will be exclusively domiciled at Green Africa’s operating account with FCMB.

Upon commencem… read more

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 06:23

IATA downgrades air traffic forecast after dismal summer

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery, as evidenced by a dismal end to the summer … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 30/09/2020 06:20

Some good news for South Africa’s cheetahs

South Africa is home to around 1,300 of the world’s roughly 7,100 remaining cheetahs. It’s also the only country in the world with significant cheetah population growth, thanks largely to a nongovernmental conservation project that depends on careful and intensive human management of small, fenced-in cheetah popu… read more

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 02:28

Resumption of Camair-Co flights after the lease of a Ukrainian Boeing 737

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 02:25

Air Mauritius: employees refuse unpaid leave and part-time work

• Flights
• 30/09/2020 02:20

Air Seychelles delays International regular service resumption to late-Oct 2020

Air Seychelles in recent schedule update further revised planned International service resumption. The airline now plans to resume regular International service as early as 26OCT20, instead of 30SEP20.

Following operation is scheduled for the month of November 2020. Further changes remain likely.

Mahe Island – Joh… read more