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Rescue Plan announced for Air Seychelles
Air Seychelles will pay off only $27.8 million out of the $76 million initial debt owed to bondholders as part of the national airline’s rescue plan in an agreement between the company’s administrators and its creditors.
One of the administrators, Bernard Pool, said in a press release on Friday, that consultations wil… read more
Kuwait Airways adds Casablanca to its African network
With the reopening of its airspace scheduled for February 7, Morocco will once again welcome a good number of international airlines. New carriers are also eyeing the destination, such as Kuwait Airways.
Kuwait Airways plans to add five new routes to its network in 2022. Among these is the service to Casablanca in Morocco.… read more
Saudia strengthens in Africa by launching direct flights to Entebbe, Uganda
Labour exports and bilateral trade between Saudi Arabia and Uganda are set to gain momentum with the opening of a direct air link between the two countries.
Saudi Arabia and Uganda are getting a little closer by air. Indeed, the flag bearer of the Persian Gulf country inaugurated on Wednesday 2 February a direct line betwe… read more
Over 80,000 passengers recorded at Bukoba Airport
A total of 89,948 passengers were recorded at the Bukoba Airport between 2019 to last year, it has been disclosed.
Bukoba Airport Manager, Ms Cecilia Kamwela informed the Minister for Works and Transport Professor Makame Mbarawa during his recent tour of Kagera that 45,450 passengers were recorded during 2019/2020 while 44,48… read more
Google Cloud, Comair to provide seamless travel experiences in sub-Saharan Africa
Comair completed its infrastructure optimisation plans as it migrated six labour-intensive, on-premise data centres to Google Cloud. The migration of traditional IT infrastructure enables the airline to run key workloads that include important financial data, secure customer reco… read more
AXA Mansard opens another office in Ibadan
In its quest to continue to drive insurance penetration in Nigeria, AXA Mansard, a global leader in insurance and asset management sector has opened another office in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The new office, according to Jumoke Odunlami, Chief Customer & Marketing Officer of the company is another demonstration of AXA Mansard’s commit… read more
IATA welcomes ICAO Health Master List
The International Air Transport Association welcomed the creation by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of a global directory of public keys required for authentication of health credentials. The directory -called the Health Master List (HML)- will make a significant contribution to the global recognition a… read more
Travel & Tourism sector’s contribution to global GDP could reach $8.6 trillion in 2022, says WTTC
Major new research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed that as the global Travel & Tourism sector begins to recover from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, its contribution to the global economy could reach $8.6 trillion this year.
In 2019, before the pandemic struck, the Travel & Touris… read more
Maiden FITUR Cruises receives massive Industry support
The first edition of FITUR Cruises was not only a great success but welcomed with open arms, exceeding expectations and confirming why cruise travel is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the tourism industry.
FITUR Cruises debuted as part of the 2022 International Tourism Fair which took place in IFEMA MADRID (Spain). On Satur… read more
Most people are positive about travel despite COVID-19
The lingering effects of COVID-19 and the growing impact of climate change have shaped the behavior of travelers recently and will force the travel industry to evolve.
These are the findings of a new report, that surveyed 2,000 adult travelers across the … read more
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