Travel news overview

• Flights
• 19/09/2023 20:46

Africa United Airlines acquires its first aircraft, a CRJ100, and launches scheduled flights

Africa United Airlines, born of the aeronautical experience of Avantis Aviation& Services, which obtained its AOC in November 2021, intends to play a leading role in the transformation of air transport in Gabon.

• Attractions
• 19/09/2023 06:41

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Maintenance work taking place in two camps

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that Mata Mata Rest Camp and Kalahari Tented Camp in the … read more

• Flights
• 19/09/2023 06:39

Ethiopian Airlines wins ‘Best African Airline’ award at Business Traveller Awards 2023

• Flights
• 19/09/2023 06:37

Nigeria’s Overland Airways receives its first Embraer E175

Overland Airways of Nigeria has received the first of three new E175 E-Jets. The aircraft was delivered to the airline last week. The twenty-year-old West African carrier, an affiliate of the Landover Aviation Services Company, also holds options for three additional aircraft.

The carrier, which operates both scheduled and charter f… read more

• Flights
• 19/09/2023 06:36

Lufthansa brings back Munich-Johannesburg after almost two decades

Lufthansa is opening a second route to Johannesburg during the summer 2024 season, returning to the city with flights from Munich for the first time in almost 20 years.

The Star Alliance member, which already serves Johannesburg from its Frankfurt hub, will commence operations from Munich Airport (MUC) to O.R… read more

• Attractions
• 19/09/2023 06:33

Kruger National Park: Some units in Shimuwini Bushveld Camp under renovation

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that some units in the Shimuwini Bushveld Camp in … read more

• Accomodation
• Beyond Africa
• 19/09/2023 06:32

Key learnings & opportunities in the hybrid model of Meetings and Events

Revenue from the global events and meetings industry, as reported by Research Dive, is projected to increase from … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 19/09/2023 06:31

CPT: International seat capacity for upcoming summer season to surge by impressive 25%

Cape Town Air Access – powered by Wesgro – held their 6th Annual Review showcase this evening. Reflecting on the significant achievements and milestones reached over the last year, the event was attended by airlines, Western Cape government partners, and business stakeholders.

Spotlighting plans in the pipeline to continue t… read more

• Flights
• 19/09/2023 06:21

Nigerian airlines operating within harsh economic realities

Nigerian airlines are in dire financial straits and this is as a reflection of the difficult economy under which they find themselves operating.

Director General Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Musa Nuhu who made this known in an interview at the sidelines of the just concluded 7th Aviation Summit in Abuja while r… read more

• Flights
• Beyond Africa
• 18/09/2023 22:58

6 Airbus A350-900s will join the Edelweiss fleet

Edelweiss is acquiring 6 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, which will join the fleet in a staggered manner from summer 2025. By the end of 2026, the existing 5 Airbus A340-300s will be replaced and Edelweiss’ long-haul fleet will be restored to pre-Corona levels. 

Edelweiss CEO Bernd Bauer: “The modernisation of the long-haul fleet is a mil… read more