Travel news South Africa

• Flights
• 10/02/2020 12:22

ET increases capacity to Oslo

As of 25th of June 2020, Ethiopian Airlines will increase the frequencies of flights between Addis Ababa and Oslo in Norway.

Instead of 4 weekly flights, as of June Ethiopian Airlines will offer five (5) weekly flights between both cities, all operated with Boeing B787 Dreamliner. ET is the only airline offering regula… read more

• Flights
• 07/02/2020 11:09

Press Release: AIRLINK WILL CONTINUE OPERATING ON ROUTES ABANDONED BY SAA

Airlink, the privately-run South African airline, will operate services linking Johannesburg with Port Elizabeth, Entebbe, Ndola and Luanda after 29 February 2020, even though its franchise partner, SAA, will stop serving those destinations from that date.

“We want to reassure travellers that as far as Airlink is … read more

• Flights
• 07/02/2020 08:46

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

• Miscellaneous
• 01/02/2020 10:12

Economic Outlook for Africa 2020

The African Development Bank has published the 2020 edition of its African Economic Outlook (AEO) report. Bank's economic experts have been workinmg on this report and it serves as a tool for policymakers, academics, investors, as well as, development and financial industry professionals. Africa’s economic growth stabilised at 3… read more

• Flights
• 01/02/2020 09:12

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

• Flights
• 01/02/2020 08:56

ASKY Airlines to launch Flights to Cape Verde Islands

ASKY Airlines will operate flights into Cape Verde Islands with effect from 2 March, 2020.

The new three-weekly service to the island of Cape Verde will operate between Lome in Togo and Praia in Cape Verde via Dakar in Senegal. The service will be operated using a Boeing 737-800NG offering 154 seats including 16 in Busine… read more

• Flights
• 01/02/2020 02:50

Africa World Airlines Limited and Cabo Verde Airlines sign partnership

Africa World Airlines Limited (AWA) and Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) recently signed a partnership to improve connectivity to West Africa.

As per this agreement, passengers can connect seamlessly on a single ticket between AWA and CVA flights at Lagos, with onward connection to their respective hubs in Accra and Sal, and beyond.… read more

• Flights
• 22/01/2020 09:29

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

• Flights
• 22/01/2020 09:18

Etihad & easyJet sign partnership agreement

Etihad Airways, based in Abu Dhabi, announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the British low-cost carrier easyJet.

The new partnership, effective with immedeate effect, will enable customers to purchase tickets through the easyJet worldwide website connecting the two carriers’ extensive destination netwo… read more

• Flights
• 21/01/2020 09:11

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