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Senegal’s new commuter train makes first journey
A new $1.3 billion commuter railway in Senegal meant to ease traffic gridlock and modernise a crumbling public transport system made its inaugural journey from the capital Dakar on Monday. The Regional Express will connect Dakar with Diamniadio, an industrial city being built on a dusty plain about 40 kilometres (25 … read more
BIT 2022 date change: Event from 10 to 12 April
The International Tourism Exchange is still listening to operators who are aiming for a spring relaunch. Tourism is experiencing a moment of uncertainty. In a context where the pandemic is affecting both short- and long-haul travel, the sector is still affected by the decisions of various governments and the behaviour of individuals.
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Qantas resumes regular flights to JNB
After a long absence, Qantas is heading back to South Africa on Tuesday. The airline has resumed thrice-weekly return flights between Sydney and Johannesburg after last flying the route in March 2020.
A Qantas spokesperson has confirmed to Simple Flying reports in South African media concerning flights restarting this … read more
21 Routes and 8 Airlines: US to Africa’s flights explored
Some 21 routes will operate from the US to Africa between January 3rd and March 26th, the end of the aviation winter season, including non-stop and one-stop services. As we see, Delta has more flights than any of the other seven operators.
The US to Africa the rest of this winter
Of the 21 routes, four are one-stops. Ethiop… read more
Only 2% of TAP’s long haul flights don’t use an Airbus Neo
TAP Air Portugal’s long-haul network spans 26 routes from Lisbon and Porto in January, and virtually every flight is now by an Airbus neo. However, TAP has one active passenger A330-200, and JFK will welcome it – although it has also substituted the A330neo to Luanda.
This month TAP Air Portugal serves some 23 destinations ov… read more
2021 - the year travelling Nigerians found it difficult to get passports
The NIS adopted different measures to address the challenges Nigerians faced in getting passports in 2021. It is a truism that many intending Nigerian international travellers went through tough times in the year 2021 while trying to obtain passports from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
While some were lucky to get the international… read more
Why Covid-19 means the era of ever cheaper air travel could be over
In 2020 international passenger demand was less than 25% that of 2019, according to the International Air Transport Association. 2021 data isn’t yet available, but the hiccups of the Delta and Omi… read more
Zimbabwe game park to receive $15 mn from new wildlife fund
One of Zimbabwe's biggest wildlife reserves is to receive US$1 million annually from a brand-new fund to help sustain its operations and fight poaching, German conservationists said on Wednesday. The money, which will extend for at least 15 years, will help pay for ranger patrols, equipment maintenance and other everyday needs, th… read more
Covid-19: France removes South Africa, Lesotho & eSwatini from the scarlet red list
The Government of France yesterday (05 January 2022) announced that … read more
Covid-19: South Africa has introduced changes to its Adjusted Alert Level 1 lockdown regulations
South Africa i mplemented a five-level Covid-19 alert system in … read more
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