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2021 Africa Visa Openness Index
Opening up Africa's borders to travel will drive investment and an economic rebound, according to the authors of the 2021 Africa Visa Openness Index.
Published yearly since 2016, the Index measures African countries' openness to travellers from elsewhere on the continent. This year's edition found that the onset of the Covid-19 pand… read more
New AIDAnova mega-ship sails from Hamburg for first time
AIDAnova arrived in the port of Hamburg for the first time on Monday, and the final preparations have been made for the welcome of the first guests and the start of the first cruise on Tuesday. AIDAnova on December 14th will become the 10th AIDA cruise ship to resume cruises since the pandemic, sailing roundtrip out of Hamburg.
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Seychelles International Airport launches biometric corridor for ‘contactless’ travel screening
The Ministry of Transport has announced the launch of a biometric corridor for health travel screening at Seychelles International Airport, becoming the second country in the world after the UAE to leverage walk-through biometrics at its borders, guaranteeing contactless and secure travel and an unmatched customer experience for all tr… read more
Brussels Airlines plans to grow Its Offering In Africa Next Summer
Brussels Airlines is resuming some of its previously canceled routes to Africa due to the COVID-19 crisis. For its 2022 summer schedule, the Belgian flag carrier will add West-African destinations Conakry (Guinea) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) from June 11th. The airline credits its expansion to an additional Airbus A330 that will join i… read more
Travel Bans - Tourism Companies bleed N$2,1m each in one week
TOURISM companies have received cancellations well into 2022, signalling one of Namibia's most severe crises in the tourism sector in the past two years. The tourism and hospitality sectors in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe lost on average U$134 383 (N$2,1 million) per business in the first week after the new Omicron Covid… read more
Crisis averted: Emirates could return to Nigeria after Air Peace deal
In the latest installment of the UAE-Nigeria aviation drama, it seems the UAE has backed down on its allocation of slots for Nigerian airline Air Peace. In a letter seen by Simple Flying, Dubai Airports has allocated slots at Dubai (DXB) for Air Peace, instead of at Sharjah. This paves the way for Emirates to also restart flights t… read more
Senegal releases EUR 6 million to pay off former Air Afrique staff
On 28 March 1961, eleven French-speaking African states signed the treaty creating Air Afrique in Yaoundé, Cameroon. This was an act of great historical, political and economic significance. After more than forty years of operations, littered with several rescue attempts, the pan-African air carrier was finally liquidated on 25 April 2002 by the Commercial Court of Abidjan.
Ghana airport to fine airlines that bring unvaccinated passengers
The rule comes into effect on Tuesday at Kotoka International Airport in the capital Accra, Ghana Airports said. It follows a health ministry move last week to require all people entering Ghana to be vaccinated.
The measures are some of the strictest in Africa, where vaccine up… read more
Nigeria-UAE impasse: UAE seeks to accommodate Air Peace with allocation of 7 slots at DXB
The Authorities of the United Arab Emirats (UAE) have reportedly offered 7 slots to the Nigerian airline, Air Peace, to fly to Dubai World Airport in Dubai, UAE. This followed the withdrawal of the the initial approval of the request of Emirates Airline to operate 21 frequencies to Nigeria, by Nigerian aviation authorities. The Nigerian a… read more
Sapo National Park now prepared to receive tourists
Through the help of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation and the instrumentality of the Forestry Development Authority, a new Ecolodge has been opened in Sinoe County in the buffer zone of the Sapo National Park.
The opening ceremony was held on Saturday 11, December 2021 at the newly opened Sapo Ecolodge in Jalay Town.
The opening … read more
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