Travel news overview

• Flights
• 04/04/2023 07:09

Air Peace inaugurates mumbai as its latest destination

Air Peace now flies to India. On Friday 31 March, the private Nigerian airline inaugurated its new route between Lagos and Mumbai. The airline now operates two flights a week (Monday and Friday) between the two cities. The route will be operated without competition using Boeing 777 aircraft.

• Flights
• 04/04/2023 07:08

Luanda prepares a recapitalization plan for TAAG Angola Airlines

Since 2018, the Angolan state has initiated a divestment plan in several public and parastatal companies, most of which are loss-making and in debt.

But in the case of TAAG Angola Airlines- the country's largest public employer - Luanda first wants to make it financially sound, competitive and independent, before it is sold to the private sector.

• Flights
• 04/04/2023 07:06

Green Africa launches Zero fare campaign, offers N25,000 ticket fares

Green Africa, Nigeria’s value airline, has launched a Zero Naira Fare Campaign on all its routes.

Customers will have the opportunity to fly for free to any of the eight (8) destinations Green Africa currently serve while only paying airport taxes and other applicable charges estimated to be about N5,150.

To participate, custo… read more

• Flights
• 04/04/2023 07:05

Airport codes: how are they selected?

As you watch your luggage disappear down the conveyor belt with a label displaying three letters like LAX, SYD, or JNB, have you ever wondered how those codes were chosen? In this article, Artemis Aerospace delves into the origins of airport codes and explores the stories behind some of the more surprising ones.

Airport coding originated i… read more

• Flights
• 04/04/2023 07:04

Emirates lands in Tokyo-Haneda

On April 2, 2023, Emirates fully restored i ts Japanese network by resuming passenger services to Tokyo-Haneda, marking another milestone in the airline's expansion in Southeast Asia. Flight EK312, operated by one of Emirates' latest Boeing 777 "Game Changer" aircraft, departed from Dubai at 7:50 local time and arrived in Haneda at… read more

• Leisure
• Attractions
• 04/04/2023 07:04

New planned city aims to be the Las Vegas of East Africa Published by Uno April on 1 April 2023

Plans are underway to build a new planned city in East Africa, with the ambitious goal of becoming the Las Vegas of the continent. The city, known only by the code name ‘Project Orion’, is set to feature world-class casinos, luxury hotels, entertainment venues, and a range of other tourist attractions.

While the… read more

• Destinations
• 04/04/2023 07:04

ZTA promotes Tourism investment opportunities in Mauritius

• Rail
• 03/04/2023 07:18

Madagascar seeks bids to repair railway infrastructure after tropical storm ANA

The government of Madagascar has secured funding from the World Bank for the Project for Sustainable Development of the Road Sector (PDDR) and intends to use a portion of the proceeds to pay for the repair of damages to railway infrastructure caused by tropical depression ANA.

The Project for Transport Connectivity Support (P… read more

• Flights
• 03/04/2023 07:17

Emirates celebrates 25 years of operations to Malta

Emirates celebrated its 25th anniversary of service to Malta this week, marking a significant milestone for the airline. Since its inception in 1998, Emirates has transported nearly 1.1 million passengers on over 12,700 flights, making it one of the few travel destinations outside of Europe and the furthest east-bound route from Ma… read more

• Flights
• 03/04/2023 07:14

Renovation of Korhogo airport will be completed by January 2024

Officially launched on November 11, 2019, the renovation of the Korhogo airport - the largest city in northern Cote d'Ivoire- has experienced several delays due to external factors. But the authorities in Abidjan want to reassure the delivery of the site with the start of the next African Cup of Nations soccer, which the country will host.