Travel news Central African Republic

• Destinations
• 22/08/2020 09:13

The Republic of Congo to open its air borders on Monday August 24

• Flights
• 22/08/2020 06:44

More than 3,000 employees accept severance package

South African Airways (SAA) has approved the voluntary severance packages of over 3,000 employees. This forms part of the company’s winding down of the state-owned entity following the approval of the business rescue process last month.

SAA is retrenching over 3,700 employees as part of its restructuring process.  A t… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 22/08/2020 05:40

Arik Air: The Boeing 747-8 Customer That Never Was

Once upon a time, the final customer of the passenger 747-8 was to be Nigerian carrier Arik Air. The order was announced in 2011 with great fanfare. However, fate had other plans. The airline ceased its long-haul operations and, awaiting their return, converted the order to 787-9 Dreamliners instead.

Order from 2011 a … read more

• Flights
• 22/08/2020 05:34

Air Peace Boss applaudes Aviation Minister For Flight Reciprocity Policy

The Federal Government has been commended for its plan to activate the reciprocity policy in granting permissionto airlines as the country reopens its international gateways for flight operations. Reciprocity is one of the policies in the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) as stipulated by the International Civil Aviation Organ… read more

• Beyond Africa
• Miscellaneous
• 22/08/2020 05:28

2020 London Travel Week' portfolio

As part of the development of the event this year, London Travel Week will provide new offerings to attendees to help them maximise their time in the UK in a safe and secure environment. Taking place from 30th October to the 5th November 2020, London Travel Week will be returning to play a pivotal role in the recovery of the… read more

• Flights
• 21/08/2020 13:42

NCAA to Certify International Airlines Before Resumption

Contrary to the reports that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved some international carriers for the resumption flights expected to commence on August 29, the regulatory authority has said foreign airlines must abide by certain Covid-19 protocols. The agency said international airlines flying into the c… read more

• Flights
• 21/08/2020 02:03

Mango Airlines CEO moving to Europe

CEO of Mango AirlinesSOC Ltd, Nico Bezuidenhout, has resigned his appointment at the South African company to head up a European airline.

Following the departure of the CFO and director of flight operations who left earlier, Bezuidenhout becomes the third executive to depart from Mango, a low-cost airline, and subsi… read more

• Flights
• 21/08/2020 02:02

KLM returns to Cairo after three-year absence

Cairo is being restored to KLM’s international passenger network after an absence of more than three years. The SkyTeam alliance member, which last served Egypt’s capital city in early 2017, will resume operations from Sept. 9. Flights will be 2X-weekly onboard Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.

However, the resu… read more

• Flights
• 21/08/2020 02:00

South African Airways’ last A350s returned to Air Mauritius

The last of South African Airways’ A350 has left Johannesburg. Following the departure of two A350s in July, today the final two have made the three and a half hour journey across the ocean to the island of Mauritius.They are being returned to Air Mauritius, but it is not known what will happen to them next.

South Afri… read more

• Flights
• 20/08/2020 14:16

Kenya: 130 countries exempted from quarantine when entering Kenya

Passengers of 130 states traveling to Kenya will be exempted from the mandatory 14-day Quarantine aimed. Released by Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala, the countries include all East African countries, with the exception of Tanzania.

The latest move of banning the neighbouring country is expected to deepen the row between the two… read more