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Proflight expands cargo services
Proflight Zambia has expanded its cargo services by designating some of its fleets to operate dedicated cargo flights. The cargo flight are between Lusaka (Zambia) and Johannesburg (South Africa). The decision comes as a result of people across the globe try to avoid unnecessary air travel due to COVID-19
The dedica… read more
LAM will continue its flights to Portugal at least until January 2021
The Maputo - Lisbon route relaunched by LAM - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique on August 25, seems to be bearing fruit. This is why the Mozambican national company announced on Tuesday, September 15, that it would continue to operate it until January 2021.The line should in principle be closed this September, according to the initial schedule.… read more
Which planes can actually land at St Helena Airport?
Saint Helena has welcomed its latest arrival. Yesterday, a Titan Airways Boeing 757 touched down at the airport as the first direct flight from London. To mark the occasion, we thought we would take a look at which aircraft are actually capable of landing at this beautiful location.
Titan’s B757 arrives again
Yesterday,… read more
International Travel Makes a Return on October 1
South Africa will reopen its international borders on 1 October 2020, under alert level 1 of lockdown. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement during a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening.
While the country will move to alert level 1 of lockdown from midnight on Sunday 20 September 2020, internat… read more
ET plans South Africa service resumption in Oct 2020
Ethiopian Airlines in October 2020 plans to resume service to South Africa, where it will once again operate Johannesburg and Cape Town service.
Additional changes remain highly possible.
Addis Ababa – Cape Towneff 01OCT201 daily A350-900XWB
Addis Ababa – Johannesburg… read more
Serena Hotels reveils details about their new hotel in Goma
Travelers generally visit Goma en-route to tracking mountain gorillas, climbing Nyiragongo or trekking in the Rwenzori Mountains. The city itself has no proper attractions, but it’s a great pre- and post-Virunga hang-out, with some decent accommodation and dining options. And now, for the first time ever, Goma is about to have the only 5-… read more
South Africa to welcome international travellers again from 01 October 2020!
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa just announced during a televised address to the nation that South Africa will reopen its borders with effect from 01 October 2020. The country’s two main airports, OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, will reopen for international ai… read more
Air Zimbabwe to resume operations
Air Zimbabwe announced the resumption of domestic and regional flight operations with effect from September 23 and October 3, 2020 respectively.
The domestic flight schedule features Harare/Bulawayo/Victoria Falls/Harare every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The regional Harare/Dar es Salaam/Harare schedule will initially operate ever… read more
Princess Cruises reveals 2021/22 Australia season with 89 destinations in 19 countries
Princess Cruises has revealed a destination-rich set of itineraries for it’s upcoming Australia and New Zealand 2021-2022 season, which includes the popular South Pacific tropical destinations of Fiji, Papa New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu. The cruise itineraries from October, 2021 through April, 2022 will offer opportun… read more
Air China back to Johannesburg from late-August 2020
Air China last month resumed service to South Africa, operating with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. From 19AUG20 to 30SEP20, the Star Alliance carrier operates once weekly Beijing Capital – Shenzhen – Johannesburg route. Schedule on/after 01OCT20 remains pending, as schedule listing displays 3 weekly flights.
CA867 PEK… read more
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