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USA: Delta Air Lines finally gets approval for South Africa triangle route
Major US airline Delta Air Lines's application to fly a triangular route between Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta in … read more
Bamako reduces the chances of Air Sahel ever taking to the air
Wanted by the five members of the G5 Sahel (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad), the project to create the Air Sahel community airline is no longer in a hurry. In the making since 2015, its fate now seems to be in the past. And the recent friction between Bamako and the other members make us fear for its future, which is very sim… read more
Zululand’s mFulaWozi Wilderness Private Game Reserve reopens its two newly-revamped lodges
mFulaWozi Wilderness Private Game Reserve is back under owner-management of the founders, Barry and Sonya Theunissen. The reserve is located in the heart of Zululand in KwaZulu Natal, just two and a half hours drive from Durban, where it is home … read more
Viking Cruises takes delivery of new Viking Mars cruise ship
Viking Cruises has taken delivery of its eighth new cruise ship, Viking Mars, during a ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona where she was built.
The ship is identical to the other vessels in the Viking fleet, with a passenger capacity of 930 across 465 staterooms.
At 47,800-gross tons, she’s a mid-size cruise … read more
Africa’s Travel Indaba gives us confidence of quick rebound– TOUGHA President
Having led over 20 Ghanaian tour operators to the 2022 Africa’s Travel Indaba (ATI 2022), President of the Tour Operators Union of Ghana (TOUGHA), Mrs. Alisa Osei-Asamoah has stressed her satisfaction at the platform the event provided to create business linkages.
TOUGHA members took part in key engagements such as the CEOs Breakfast Meeti… read more
International travel set to maintain growth in 2022 with full recovery expected by 2025
International departures will reach 68% of the pre-COVID-19 levels globally in 2022 and are expected to improve to 82% in 2023 and 97% in 2024, before making a full recovery by 2025 at 101% of 2019 levels, with a projected 1.5 billion international departures. However, the trajectory for the recovery in international departures is not linear acr… read more
MSC Cruises offering free drinks packages on select Durban itineraries
MSC Cruises has rolled out an early booking promotion for its 2022/23 cruise season out of Durban, with free drinks packages on offer for guests who book this week. For any guests who book before Friday, May 20th, they’ll get a drinks package free, as long as the booking is for a Bella Balcony cabin or above.
“Whether yo… read more
Railway renewal to improve freight and passenger links to Northern Cameroon, Chad and Central Africa
The European Union has agreed to provide €123 million to support the upgrading of the 330km Belabo – Ngaoundere railway line in Cameroon.
The €106 million European Investment Bank loan and €17.1 million European Union grant was confirmed in Yaoundé on 6 May, at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Joseph Ngute. Thomas Ostros EIB Vi… read more
AFRAA and AviaPro sign a memorandum of understanding for pooling expertise
Weighed down by two years of crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic, African airlines need support more than ever. It is to address this concern that the Association of African Airlines (AFRAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with AviaPro Consulting Inc. Airline network and fleet planning; sales, price and revenue management; flight ope… read more
Ethiopian Airlines returns to Nosy Be
Last March, Madagascar decided to reopen its borders considering the significant drop in Covid-19 cases. A decision that had the effect of draining the airlines again.
After Antananarivo, it's Nosy Be's turn to find its usual visitors.
Ethiopian Airlines resumes service to Nosy Be. The Ethiopian airline inaugurated on M… read more
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