Travel news overview

• Flights
• 20/12/2022 21:48

Ethiopian Airlines wins NANTA’s Best Int’l Airline of the Year 2022 Award in Nigeria

Ethiopian Airlines Traffic and Sales Manager, Abuja, Senait Ataklet with the award

Africa’s largest aviation group, Ethiopian Airlines has been awarded the best International Airline in Nigeria for the year 2022 by the National Associations of Nigerian Travel Agents NANTA at its Abuja Zone’s end of year party held in Abuja.

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• Flights
• 20/12/2022 21:46

30 Plus Lounges opened worldwide

Celebrating the re-opening of the Emirates Lounge in Concourse C, Dubai International Airport– the 7th  Dubai lounge to reopen after the pandemic, premium passengers can look forward to an exceptionally comfortable travel experience during the upcoming peak travel period, as more than 30 Emirates Lounges around the world have returne… read more

• Flights
• 20/12/2022 21:33

SAA resumes flights to Victoria Falls after nearly three years

South Africa's national carrier SAA resumed flights between Johannesburg and Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls this week after nearly three years.

The South African Airways (SAA) suspended flights on the route in March 2020 in efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. The decision was also attributed partly to financial chall… read more

• Rail
• 20/12/2022 21:31

TAZARA CEO - We need to revitalize the Railways swiftly

There is a need to create efficiencies in the railways by investing more in the sub-sector, to move cargo away from the roads and to reduce the cost of products, says TAZARA Managing Director and CEO, Eng. Bruno Ching’andu.

Speaking in an interview with a Spanish Film-Maker, Godacima Sl Film Production, in Dar es Salaam, Eng. Ching’… read more

• Flights
• 20/12/2022 21:30

Emirates expands its Bangkok operations with a fourth daily flight

Emirates starts an exciting new year in Thailand as the airline announces adding a forth flight between Bangkok and Dubai from 1 January 2023, boosting connectivity between the two gateways and providing more options for travellers. The additional frequency will help serve the increased demand for international travel to and from B… read more

• Flights
• 20/12/2022 21:30

flyCAA selects Johannesburg as first international destination

Since 2019, flyCAA has been strengthening its fleet at an average rate of two new aircraft every year. The Congolese private carrier now owns medium and long-haul Airbus aircraft. A fleet that it intends to use to build its international network.

• Beyond Africa
• 20/12/2022 21:25

Passenger traffic full recovery pushed back to 2025

ACI Europe has released a revised passenger traffic forecast for the European airport network, showing that passenger volumes in 2023 are set to fall -9% below pre-pandemic (2019) levels and that a full recovery has now been pushed back to 2025 – rather than 2024 as previously forecast (May 2022)1.

Olivier Jankovec, Director General… read more

• Flights
• 20/12/2022 21:25

SMBC Aviation Capital places two Boeing 737-800s with FlySafair

Since the closure of the South African carriers Comair and Mango, the domestic and regional offer remains to be filled. This is the challenge that the low-cost, all-Boeing operator FlySafair wants to take up, and it has accelerated its plan to increase the density of its fleet in 2022

• Flights
• 20/12/2022 21:25

TACV (formerly Cabo Verde Airlines) charters an Airbus A321

TACV (formerly Cabo Verde Airlines) has only one aircraft. To support its operations during this end-of-year period, the Cape Verdean national carrier is turning to the charter market.

• Flights
• 20/12/2022 21:24

Icelandair repatriates Boeing 757-200 that has been stranded for over a year with Cabo Verde Airline

Icelandair has finally taken back its last Boeing 757-200 placed with its former business partner Cabo Verde Airlines three years ago. Out of service for more than a year, this aircraft was at the heart of a dispute between the Cape Verdean national carrier and the local airport operator.