Travel news South Sudan

• Flights
• 14/03/2021 05:40

Ethiopian Airlines vs Kenya Airways vs SAA

The African aviation market has seen plenty of change in the past years. As South African Airways’ situation has worsened, that of Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways has improved. The two have battled to become the leading hub in East Africa. Ethiopian Airlines has moved ahead now, but this was not always the case. This article l… read more

• Flights
• 14/03/2021 05:37

New airline plans to fly direct from Joburg to Czech Republic and Croatia

An ambitious new Croatian airline startup has announced plans to launch direct flights between Johannesburg to Prague in the Czech Republic and Dubrovnik in Croatia. The airline, called PRAGUSA.ONE, also plans to fly to New York, Los Angeles, Beijing, Tokyo and a number of other destinations.

But the start-up, w… read more

• Cruise
• 14/03/2021 02:55

Cunard Line to resume with cruise season of short roundtrip cruises from UK

Cunard Line has cancelled its planned 2021 summer cruise season for all three of its ships and will instead cruise a series of shorter roundtrip voyages from Southampton, UK. Cunard’s shorter roundtrip cruise program from the UK presents a golden opportunity to anyone who has always wanted to take a Cunard cruise, but lacks … read more

• Flights
• 13/03/2021 20:10

Airlink to introduce an additional frequency to Pemba

South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink has announced the introduction of an additional frequency between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Pemba Airport (POL) in the port city of… read more

• Flights
• 13/03/2021 06:10

LAM – Moçambique becomes the exclusive airline of all Mozambique

Since the lifting of travel restrictions, LAM – Moçambique has reconnected with most of its regional network.

Domestically, the Mozambican public carrier connects almost all major cities. It is on the strength of its national presence that the French giant Total requested its services. Since March 1, LAM - Linhas Aéreas de … read more

• Destinations
• 13/03/2021 04:57

Angola reopens its skies to Portugal, Brazil and South Africa

On January 16, Angola suspended its air links with Portugal, Brazil and South Africa, in response to new variants of Covid-19.

Two months later, the government lifted the restriction allowing TAAG Angola Airlines to regain its main markets. As of Thursday, March 11, regular commercial flights are once again authorize… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 12/03/2021 07:31

South African GDP Shrinks By 7%

The South African economy contracted by 7% in 2020, Statistician-General, Risenga Maluleke, has revealed. Maluleke recently briefed media on the results of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2020. The decrease was despite the economy growing by 1.5% in the last three months of the year, giving an annualised growth rate of… read more

• Opinion
• 10/03/2021 15:53

The African Battleground: Ethiopian Airlines vs Kenya Airways vs SAA

The African aviation market has seen plenty of change in the past years. As South African Airways’ situation has worsened, that of Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways has improved. The two have battled to become the leading hub in East Africa. Ethiopian Airlines has moved ahead now, but this was not always the case. This article looks at this b… read more

• Flights
• 10/03/2021 15:52

El Al is set to resume flights between Israel South Africa

The flag carrier of Israel, El Al, is set to return to … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 10/03/2021 15:52

South Africa: Comair to cancel 737MAX 8 order

In a recent stock market report published on March 5, the company reports that "certain agreements - in progress - cause significant difficulties for the company, which poses a threat to the future viability of the company." Thus, it gave discharge to the directors in charge of the restructuring, to take “measures necessary to cancel and … read more