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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has deployed additional officers to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos following the commissioning of the new international terminal at the airport. A source close to the service confided in our correspondent during the week that the officers would be deployed to the new t… read more
The Tourism Department recertifies the first 3 establishments for 2022, with the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label (SSTL). These are Anantara Maia, Fisherman's Cove Resort and Acajou Beach Resort.
In a ceremony held at the Tourism Department Headquarters on Monday April 4 2022, the Principal Secretary for Tourism, Mrs. Sher… read more
Carnival Cruise Line said that the one-week period of March 28-April 3 was its busiest booking week in the company’s history, showing a double-digit increase from the previous record seven-day booking total.
With 22 of its 23 ships back in guest operations across all its year-round U.S. homeports, Carnival has led the industry in te… read more
The flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has announced that it will increase flights between … read more
Nigerian carrier Max Air recently sent its oldest Boeing 747-400 to
storage in the US. Its destination was Pinal Airpark (MZJ) in Marana,
Arizona. The desert facility is well known as something of an aircraft,
meaning that the 747's journey there may have been its last. That being
said, it has previously spent time there before re… read more
The latest EUROCONTROL Traffic Scenarios for the period April to December 2022 predict steady growth between April and peak-summer, reaching 89% of 2019 traffic by August in the Base Scenario, with this level gently rising to end the year at 92%.
This sustained recovery will translate into around 9.3 million flights operated through… read more
Rwanda's tourism revenues increased by
25 percent from 131 million U.S. dollars in 2020 to 164 million U.S.
dollars in 2021, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) said Tuesday.
The
Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector
generated 12.5 million U.S. dollars in 2021 compared to 5.4 million U.S.
dollars … read more
The future acquisition of PassionAir, currently based at Shannon Airport, is one of 20 aircraft acquired by the Aergo Group in 2021 following the collapse of Flybe a year earlier.
According to the "Daily Maverick", a South African daily online newspaper, at least 75 rhinos have been illegally killed by poachers in … read more
Ethiopian Airlines has signed an eight-year sale and leaseback agreement with TrueNoord, the specialist regional aircraft lessor, for two further factory-new Dash 8-400 aircraft. Manufactured by De Havilland of Canada, the new Dash 8-400 aircraft (MSN4626 and MSN4628) will be integrated into the fleet for immediate operation. Fundin… read more
New Int’l Terminal: Immigration posts new Officers To MMIA
Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label re-certifies the first establishments for 2022
Carnival Cruise Line sees its highest booking week ever
KLM increases direct flights between Amsterdam and Cape Town
Max Air retires its oldest Boeing 747
EUROCONTROL expects 9.3 million flights in 2022, 84% of pre-pandemic level
Rwanda tourism revenue up 25 pct last year despite pandemic
PassionAir takes Dash8-400 from Irish lessor Aergo Capital
KwaZulu-Natal: Shocking rhino poaching figures
Ethiopian Airlines leases two Dash 8-400 Aircraft from Truenoord
