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SAA major changes - business rescue
SAA has announced to cut the domestic network in complete; only the route between Capetown and Johannsburg remain, but even here with lower frequency… read more
Ethiopian Airlines will build $5 billion new Addis airport
Ethiopian Airlines' CEO has announced to build a $5 billion airport south of Addis Ababa.
Tewolde Gebremariam (CEO) said the airport would cover an area of 35 square km and be able to handle 100 million passengers a year. Reason for this is that Bole Airport, the current home of Ethiopian Airlines, will accomodate even the latest construct… read more
Also Qatar and Malaysia Airlines sign Codeshare deal
Thirty (30) Qatar Airways destinations can now bean reach by Malaysia Airlines passengers to travel to Qatar Airways gateways in Europe, America, and Africa, of course through Qatar.
In return, Qatar Airways passengers will no have access to new destinations in South East Asia. They can now book travel on Malaysia Airlin… read more
SAA to sell nine Airbus A340
Quite often the Airbus A340, having four engines and a lower fuel efficiency, has been made responsible for the finacial problems of the airline. However, after having received the first new planes of the model Airbus A 350, South African Airlines now is on the way to sell nine of their A340 plus some spareparts, as per tender on SAA's we… read more
Hahn Air partners with 40 new airlines in 2020
Hahn AIR has contracted 40 new partners all over the world to use their sales- and ticketing facilities.
17 of the new partners will be using the product HR-169 and hence have entered into an interline agreement with Hahn Air. The remaining 23 carriers are taking advantage of the products H1-Air or X1-Air for airlines that are looki… read more
SAA achieved high punctuality ranking
IATA considers all arrivals and departures within a time frame of 15 minutes versus schedule as punctual. As per this benchmark, SAA permormed an OTP of almost 86% across its netwo… read more
Mauritius airport closed
Having tropical cyclone Calvinia in the vicinity of Mauritius, the Mauritius authorities have decided to close the airport of the island. Airlines like SAA, Kenya Airways, Lufthansa, Eurowings, Condor, Edelweiss, Austrian, Turkish Airlines, Air Austral, etc. cannot operate into the island anylonger.
SAA has planned some extra flights for t… read more
SAA operated first commercial flight on A350
After some weeks of training, South African Airways operated on its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft the first commercial flight, domestically, on 24 December 2019. The flight lead from Johannisburg to Capetown and bac as SA 323 and SA 336 on the return flight.
The aircraft is one of four new Airbus A350-900 jets in South Afric… read more
Transnet intends to revitalze Ghana Railroad
Ghana Railway Company Limited and Ghana Railway Development Authority have signed a contract with Transnet of South Africa in order to bring back full operation on Ghana’s narrow gauge between Takoradi and Tarkwa. This contract includes the rehabilitation and maintainance of the line the refurbishment of the existing wagon park, new rolli… read more
Air Seychelles receives secon A320neo
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