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Why airfares on Nigerian routes are higher
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Westlink Airlines, Capt. Ibrahim Mshelia, has shed more insights on why airfares on the Nigerian routes are more expensive than its other African countries, especially in the West African.
Speaking with our correspondent on phone over the weekend, Mshelia said that apart from the foreign exchange… read more
Botswana turns attention to Makgadikgadi Epic Fiesta
After a successful return of the Toyota Gazoo desert race a fortnight ago in the mining town of Jwaneng, Botswana, preparations have moved into top gear to stage another exciting adventure sports event dubbed Makgadikgadi Epic.
The destination is further consolidating its recent wins and focusing on events particularly sport… read more
Strong Air Travel growth continues in may as load factor rises to 2019 levels
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released May 2023 traffic data showing continued strong growth in air travel demand.
Total traffic in May 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 39.1% compared to May 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 96.1% of May 2019 (pre-pandemic) levels.
Domestic … read more
Land dispute: Air Tanzania (finally) repatriates its Airbus A220-300 seized last year in the Netherl
Last year, Air Tanzania found itself unwillingly embroiled in a legal battle between the Tanzanian state and Swedish investors. Sent to Maastricht (Netherlands) for regular maintenance in early 2022, one of its four A220-300s was seized by the Dutch courts.
Cape Town: Lion's Head summit to temporarily close on short notice
South African National Parks (SANParks) just announced on short notice that the summit of Lion's Head, located in Cape Town's … read more
Zanzibar to classify hotels
Zanzibar will start classifying hotels to enable implementation of the new changes on infrastructure tax announced in this fiscal year.
The classification of hotels will assign hotels, mainly tourism, according to their stars, to pave the way for the execution of the new changes as per the State-Minister, President's Office (… read more
First Quarter Reports: Domestic travel records over 2m passengers as delay, cancellation top lists..
In the first quarter of 2023, January to March, Statistics show that, Nigeria recorded a total international passenger traffic of 870,776 in and out of the country.
A breakdown of the traffic as contained in the executive summary obtained by newsbulletinng.com from Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority NCAA shown a total of … read more
Cape Town Helicopters joins Inspirational Places
The booking curve has lengthened, but tour companies say close-in trend lingers
The pandemic-era trend toward close-in booking is one that many travel advisors and suppliers wish had not persisted as long as it has.
And while some companies are still seeing strength in last-minute demand, and are even adding capacity to cater to it, many say that the booking curve is finally bouncing back to historical levels.
G… read more
Liz Aviation inaugurates its 1st domestic route in Togo, linking Lomé to Niamtougou
Liz Aviation is the latest addition to the empire of Burkina Faso business tycoon Mahamadou Bonkoungou, who is also head of the EBOMAF group. The young company, which took off earlier this year, is set to become a major player in the West African regional market.
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