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Holland America Line extends cruise pause
As Holland America Line continues to prepare and develop its plans to meet the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order issued by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the company is extending its pause of cruise operations for all departures through March 31, 2021. The line also will cancel select longer voyages, and… read more
Comair/BA restart domestic flights in South Africa
Comair has opened bookings for domestic British Airways flights in South Africa. The airline said it plans to begin serving all the domestic British Airways’ routes it previously operated from 9 December. Comair said that regional services will be reintroduced as it ramps up to full operations over the next few months.
NUMSA sues plan to cut 400 jobs at Comair
For the National Union of Steelworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), the layoffs of 400 Comair workers, are "illegal and unjust". On October 31, the provisional administrators of the private South African company (owner of the company kulula. com) announced that they had concluded a collective agreement with the unions regarding … read more
A 4th Boeing 737-800 inreases ASKY fleet to 10 aircraft
ASKY received this Thursday, November 19, at the Gnassingbé-Eyadema international airport in Lomé (its hub) a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The 14.4-year-old aircraft (msn 30705, ET-ATV) was previously operated by Ethiopian Airlines, its partner airline. It had been operated by Air China between 2006 and 2016.
The … read more
Asky Airlines launches seamless connection between West Africa & Johannesburg
Pan African Carrier, Asky Airlines, on Thursday, November 19, resumed its Accra - Lomé - Johannesburg flights.
With just one hour connecting time, the daily service makes ASKY the main airline connecting West Africa with the South Africa capital, Johannesburg post-COVID-19 lockdown.
Country Manager of Asky Airlines, Mr.… read more
WTM Africa will go ahead as virtual event in April 2021
The Next virtual WTM Africa will take place in Cape Town, South Africa from 7 to 9 April 2021.
Organisers Reed Exhibitions said the event will deliver a significant ROI for exhibitors and provide a platform for live and virtual connection between tourism industry stakeholders engaged in bringing business to Africa. … read more
Lift live with AeroCRS B2C
AeroCRS welcomes Lift to its customers following a successful implementation of AeroCRS solutions. AeroCRS completed the implementation after working closely with Lift’s team, in order to assist them with the start of sales and operations quickly, according to their requirements within a months’ time.
Lift is a new airline in South … read more
Celebrity Cruises annoynces new sailings for Winter 2021-2022
Celebrity Cruises announced its updated 2021-2022 winter sailings program for the Caribbean, Europe and South America. The new offerings, informed by market research and valuable feedback from guests and travel partners, are highlighted by an expanded Caribbean presence with new seven-night and overnight itineraries; new Spain and … read more
Jambojet and Jetways aleso receiving approval to operate international
Days after Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority granted one of its carriers, Fly540 license to commence international operations, the agency has also licensed two other domestic carriers, Jambojet and Jetways airlines right to being international operations.
According to businessdailyafrica. com, with the approval competition amon… read more
LIFT wants you to choose its livery
Weeks after crowd-sourcing its name, South Africa’s LIFT Airline wants the public to help choose its livery too. The carrier will begin operations on December 10th, flying two routes from Johanessburg to Cape Town and George. Let’s find out what the airline is considering for its livery.
Choose the livery
LIFT made the news a few mon… read more
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