Travel news Namibia

• Flights
• 26/09/2020 04:39

Airlink's new regional services

Independent airline, Airlink, will re-introduce its regional flight schedule from October 5. This includes a new twice-weekly early afternoon service between Johannesburg and Maputo.

The schedule for travel beyond South Africa to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia and Mozambique will be reintroduced on a phased-in basis, accord… read more

• Flights
• 24/09/2020 22:06

South Africa’s Airlink eyeing return to Entebbe

Airlink’s re-introduced regional flig… read more

• Flights
• 21/09/2020 05:05

Air Namibia resumes commercial activities

Air Namibia is finally rescheduling its commercial flights. The Namibian national company announced this Thursday, September 17, the resumption on Sunday, of its domestic connections. The routes concerned are those departing from Windhoek-Eros, and going to Ondangwa, Oranjemund, Luderitz, Rundu and Katima Mulilo, and that between L… read more

• Destinations
• Conservation & Wildlife
• 21/09/2020 05:00

Survival of Wildlife Reserves Under Threat in Namibia

After six months of lockdown, the Namibian government ended travel restrictions and curfews on Friday, in light of a drop in new COVID-19 cases. But Namibia's economy, which depends heavily on wildlife tourism, has taken a major hit during the period, and the future of the country's wildlife reserves, otherwise known as conservancies, is … read more

• Flights
• 19/09/2020 04:43

Frankfurt-Windhoek Flight Route to Recommence

The Namibia Airports Company this week announced that the Lufthansa Group subsidiary, Eurowingswill resume their Frankfurt-Windhoek route at the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) on Sunday morning. NAC CEO Bisey Uirab in an announcement said the scheduled arrival follows the successful resumption of international fligh… read more

• Destinations
• 19/09/2020 04:33

EU Urges Nigeria To Lift Airspace Restrictions On KLM, Air France, Lufthansa

European Union (EU) has urged the federal government to have a rethink over restrictions placed on KLM, Lufthansa and Air France.

The request was made on Friday during a meeting between the Presidential TaskForce on COVID-19 and European Union ambassadors. Nigeria had announced restrictions on some foreign airline… read more

• Destinations
• 09/09/2020 05:40

Namibia stops enforcing mandatory quarantine for arrivals

Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, has announced ammendments to the country’s International Tourism Revival Initiative (TRI) protocols.

Since the TRI protocols got implemented, Namibia’s tourism industry has not seen any bookings. This, as well as the fa… read more

• Flights
• 09/09/2020 05:35

Which international Airlines are resuming flights?

Nigeria started welcoming back international airlines on the weekend. After six months of banning international flights, Nigeria re-opened both Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja and Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Saturday. Already, airlines are lining up to fly back into the count… read more

• Destinations
• 09/09/2020 05:33

What to do around Windhoek

The capital city of Windhoek is often overlooked by travellers in their rush to Namibia’s dunes and game parks, but the bustling, lively metropolis has much to offer in the way of a walkable game reserve, a vibrant township culture, and a laid-back, yet distinctly German feel.

Windhoek boasts an interesting mix of traditional… read more

• Flights
• 08/09/2020 06:09

Eurowings to return to Namibia

German budget carrier Eurowings, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, has announced the return to Namibia. Effective 19th of September 2020, the airline will offer three weekly flights between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Frankfurt and Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek. Flights between to Windho… read more