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Arik wins ‘Most Resilient Airline’ Award of 2021
Arik Air, added yet another feather to its cap at the weekend when it bagged the Most Resilient Airline Award of 2021.
The recognition came at the second annual Air Transport Industry Achievement Award 2021 held at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Annex Conference Hall in Lagos.
The Editorial Board and the A… read more
SAA restarts flight to Lagos Nigeria amid fanfare
South Africa Airways on Sunday made a grand entry into Nigeria as it returns back on the Johannesburg-Lagos route 18 months after temporarily withdrawing from the lucrative route.
The South African Airways (SAA) flight touched down at 8.04 pm on Sunday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos amid excitement from … read more
India delays reopening to international flights
India became the latest country to delay its plans to ease international border restrictions for airline passengers, citing concerns over the omicron variant of COVID-19.
The country was previously due to open its border more widely to scheduled international flights from Dec. 15. However, India's D… read more
Backtrack! SAs blocked from departing on QR
In a shock reversal, Qatar Airways posted a notice on its website on Saturday, December 11, saying that with immediate effect, the carrier would no longer accept passengers travelling from five Southern African countries into its global network.
It was only this past Thursday, December 9, wh… read more
South African Tourism gets New Acting CEO
The Board of South African Tourism (SAT) has appointed the organization’s Chief Marketing officer Themba Khumalo as SAT’s new Ac… read more
LVI: New parking management system at Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport
The Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) has introduced a "Pay on Exit Parking Management System" at Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) in Livingstone. Effective today (13 December 2021), the new system will b… read more
Air Peace resumes Makurdi service on Dec 17
Air Peace, is set to resume Makurdi flight operations from Lagos and Abuja on December 17, 2021.
This is as the airline has also deployed the brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft for the Calabar route and the luxury wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft for Enugu flights.
In a news release to journalists, the Spokesperson of Air P… read more
Dana Air introduces N18,000 Flash Sales to Enugu, Owerri, Asaba
Dana Air has announced N18,000 flash sales for passengers travelling from Asaba, Owerri and Enugu to Lagos, valid till 31 December 2021.
The airline revealed this during a courtesy visit by AHS Aviation Handling Services Nigeria Limited to Dana Air’s newly appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sukhjinder Mann.
Sam Ol… read more
Global travel agency associations agree; Closing borders is not the answer
The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), Association of South African Travel Agencies (ASATA), Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA), Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Associations (ECTAA) and World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA), collectively re… read more
Time to change the face of Cape Town tourism
The City of Cape Town says it wants to change the perception that tourism in the city is limited to the city’s major attractions and is looking to encourage visitors and locals to explore the city’s hidden gems. The 20 months of the Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a big blow to the country’s tourism sector. Covid-19-induced lockdown restricti… read more
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