Norwegian Prima has touched water for the first time, leaving her construction dry dock at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Venice to commence her final fit out and finishing stage. Norwegian Prima is the 18th ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet and the first of the new Prima-class vessels, making her float out “particularly … read more
With the recent announcements of the UAE easing entry protocols for 12 countries, and the UK adding the UAE to its amber list, Emirates is scaling up their operations.
In line with the easing of restrictions, the airline will be restoring capacity across 29 cities on their netw… read more
South African Airways says it has taken another important step towards resuming flights, with two leased Airbus A320 passenger aircraft which landed at OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday evening.
The modern aircraft, which were among the planes SAA sent back to lessors, were placed in storage and given six-year mainten… read more
Mauritius opened for international travel in the middle of July. Currently, vaccinated guests spend 14 days in a special ‘resort bubble’ hotel before going on to discover more of the Indian Ocean paradise.
Emirates has partnered with ATPCO to enhance and enrich the airline’s new distribution content (NDC) offers with Routehappy Content. The new integration is now live via Emirates’ direct connect NDC API Gateway platform, enabling a more bespoke shopping experience for travel agents and corporate shoppers who use Emirates Gateway.
While the UAE’s open-door policy already took effect yesterday, disavowal by the airline has thrown travel agencies into confusion.
The agencies said it was not the first time Emirates’ management had backtracked on resumption of scheduled flights, causing travel agencies to incur losses on cancelled bookings.
EgyptAir is operated yesterdayy 83 international and domestic flights, carrying 9,862 passengers to many of the world's cities and capitals.
In a statement on Thursday, the national flag carrier said the international flights will head tomorrow to each of Dubai, Baghdad, Lagos, Casablanca, Accra, Tunis, Douala, Doha, Madrid, … read more
Air Tanzania has taken delivery of the last DeHavilland Dash 8 Q400 to be built for the foreseeable future. The program is currently indefinitely suspended as the Canadian manufacturer suffers from decreased demand for its aircraft. The aircraft was ferried to Tanzania in late July.
The DeHavilland Dash 8 Q400 is a vital part… read more
Norwegian Cruise Line will return its entire fleet to operation by April, 2022, the cruise line announced during its recent earnings report. The announcement comes as Norwegian Cruise Line ramps up restart plans with cruises having now resumed in the US and Mediterranean.
Norwegian Jade began cruising from Piraeus in Greece on July … read more
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Norwegian Prima floated out of construction dry dock ahead of 2022 delivery
EK adds 270 flights to their network after easing entry rules
SAA one step closer to takeoff with return of two leased planes
Mauritius to fully reopen borders in October
Egyptair to operated 83 flights yesterday
Air Tanzania takes delivery of the last new Dash 8 Q-400
Covid-19: Namibia extends the adjusted Public Health Regulations until 14 September 2021
