Travel news overview

• Flights
• 13/12/2021 17:56

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.

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• Beyond Africa
• 13/12/2021 17:54

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

• Destinations
• 13/12/2021 07:34

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

• Cruise
• 13/12/2021 06:01

MSC Orchestra suffers COVID outbreak in Durban, cruises suspended

A number of passengers aboard MSC Orchestra in Durban, South Africa have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the cruise ship into lockdown upon her return to port. MSC Orchestra arrived back in port on Friday, with several cases of COVID-19 onboard, prompting authorities to place the ship on lockdown while all guests were re-test… read more

• Flights
• 13/12/2021 04:54

AirLink’s CEO on the future of its fleet

Although South African regional carrier AirLink is currently focused on surviving the global health crisis and restoring its balance sheet, the airline’s leadership already has an idea of what the future of the carrier’s fleet will look like. This was discussed during an interview with AirLink CEO Roger Foster in November as part of our F… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 13/12/2021 04:53

Improving airports experience: FAAN, PEBEC guide security agencies’ on functions at gateways

LAST week, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in collaboration with the Enabling Business Environment Secretariat of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) organized a training program for leaders and front line officers of major stakeholders at the airports in a bid to help sanitize the nation’s gat… read more

• Destinations
• 13/12/2021 04:52

Ghana issues new Travel Guidelines for international üassengers

The travel advisory, which is in eight categories, will take effect from December 14. Ghana has issued a revised travel guideline for international passengers, including passengers from West Africa, as a result of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. The new guidline puts the responsibility of vaccination and adherence on both passengers an… read more

• Flights
• 13/12/2021 04:52

EgyptAir: Sustainability is an integral part of our mission

Airlines across the globe have been ramping up sustainability initiatives in this next chapter of aviation. A carrier that has recently been vocal about its approach in this field is EgyptAir. Simple Flying caught up with the operator’s chairman and CEO, Captain Amr Nabil, about his company’s activity.

The sustainability initiatives… read more

• Flights
• 13/12/2021 04:49

United Nigeria acquires A320

One of the fastest-growing indigenous airlines, United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) has acquired a new Airbus 320 aircraft to further boost its fleet of aircraft and expand its operations. With this acquisition, the aircraft fleet of the airline has grown to eight.

A statement by Achillieus-Chud Uchegbu, the spokesman of UNA said t… read more

• Flights
• 11/12/2021 06:09

NCAA: We limited Emirates’ frequencies to maintain reciprocity

NIGERIA Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) today came out to explain the reason behind its limiting Emirates Airline’s flights from United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the country currently has 21 weekly flight frequencies into Nigeria while Air Peace which operates to Sharjah was granted only one frequency when it requested just three (3)

T… read more