Travel news South Sudan

• Flights
• 18/05/2020 20:45

A €86 million loan for Air Austral

Air Austral has obtained a €86 million loan from government and shareholders to face the Covid-19 crisis, and resume its operations. Anuradha Deenapanray and Vincent Chappard report.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on aviation industry globally due to lockdowns, travel restrictions as well as slump in demand among… read more

• Flights
• 15/05/2020 06:03

Airlink, SAA agree to transfer ticket revenue, reissue

• Destinations
• 08/05/2020 14:02

How Mauritius is using the lockdown

While the world remains a standstill for the travel industry, many destinations, including Mauritius, are working as normal to lure in tourists when travel is safe to do so. The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) revealed in a statement that Mauritius is open for business as airlines and tour operators continue to take holiday b… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 07/05/2020 09:36

South Africans see impacts of COVID-19 worsening

Consumer uncertainty is one of the greatest barriers facing the travel industry, and despite cases of COVID-19 stabilizing across South Africa, 70% of South African respondents in a recent survey by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, say they are still extremely concerned about the impact of COVID-19 - in comparison to the 1% that… read more

• Flights
• 06/05/2020 05:16

Also COMAIR under Business Rescue

Listed airline company, Comair, today (May 5) announced that the group would enter business rescue to “safeguard the interests of the company and its stakeholders” after the COVID-19 crisis disrupted the implementation of a turnaround plan.

Comair was granted approval to suspend the trading of its shares on the JSE with immed… read more

• Rail
• 05/05/2020 15:57

Madagascar Looking To Revitalise Rail And Bus Operations

Modernising urban transport has always been hinged on the current and projected congestion of a city and efficient transport modes for both people and goods (among other considerations). In Greater Antananarivo the population is expected to increase significantly by 2025, with recent figures projecting roughly 4.2 million people. This is probabl… read more

• Flights
• 03/05/2020 21:36

RIP SAA. Long live a new national airline?

Exactly how will Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, fund his vision of a new national airline?

This is one of the biggest questions arising after the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) on Friday (May 1) confirmed the signing a new Leadership Compact with SAA workers toward the eventual creation of a new na… read more

• Flights
• 03/05/2020 21:20

Africa World Airlines resumes flight operation

Ghana’s leading carrier, Africa World Airlines (AWA), is set to resume flight operations in the country following the lifting of the lockdown imposed by the government necessitated by the Coronavirus pandemic.

The government had suspended all forms of economic activities in the country to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandem… read more

• Flights
• 03/05/2020 14:46

Outlook for the African Airlines

As with IATA’s financial forecast for the Middle East, the organisation’s estimates for Africa also make for grim reading. It found the continent’s airlines could lose $6 billion of passenger revenue compared to 2019, which is $2bn more than was predicted at the start of April.

Al Bakri said: “Airlines in Africa are struggling for survival… read more

• Flights
• 03/05/2020 11:42

South Africa seeks a new flag carrier

South Africa is seeking to create a new thriving national airline out of the ashes of its current state-owned carrier, which is technically insolvent and on the brink of being placed in liquidation by administrators.

An ideal replacement for South African Airways (SAA) would have both public and private owners, maintain the country’s trade… read more