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Ethiopian Airlines is set to resume using the Boeing 737 MAX 8 almost three years after the type was grounded following the devastating accident in March 2019. It’ll deploy the MAX on eight routes from its Addis Ababa hub in February, with all but one route within Africa. Flights are now loaded and bookable.
A quick look at Ethio… read more
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group cancelled about 33,000 flights for the next three months due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus leading to a sharp drop in demand for flights in January and February.
This means that the airlines within the Lufthansa Group have removed 10 percent of their flights from the winte… read more
The U.S. had lifted travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year's Eve. The restrictions, imposed last month, were meant to blunt the spread of the COVID omicron variant.
The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozam… read more
All of us here at www.travelnews.africa send our very best wishes to you and your families for a happy,
healthy and safe festive season. It has been a another very hard year for our industry, hence all of us are looking into 2022 and hope for a more reliefed situations
Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year to you all.
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Kenya Airways and ITA Airways, Italy’s new flag carrier, have announced a codeshare agreement providing passengers with seamless connections from the Kenya Airways network to destinations across Europe. Travellers will be able to connect on the Kenya Airways’ network to ITA Airways network across Europe and reach some of Italy’s most pict… read more
Qatar Airways and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Qatar Airways became the first carrier to make a transaction on the IATA Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE) using IATA Clearing House (ICH).
The IATA Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE) is a centralised marketplace where airlines and other aviat… read more
As the world began to open its doors in early 2021, after months of lockdown measures, it was clear that the way people shopped, worked and connected with each other had changed.
Some of them were temporary, but others seem more permanent. As we’re set to face more restrictive measures in 2022, one industry is wondering what the future hol… read more
Carnival Corporation & plc celebrated the official opening of Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal with Shamal Holding following their strategic partnership signed in 2018 to develop the new cruise port as the main hub for cruise tourism in Dubai.
The occasion was marked with a walk-through by Abdulla Binhabtoor, chief portfolio… read more
First Class, Business Class and Platinum and Gold Skywards members to have access to more than 120 Emirates Lounges and partner facilities at destinations where operations have resumed Premium customers and frequent flyers to benefit from lounge offering in airports worldwide Lounge operations resumed with health and safety measures in place
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After the UK government scrapped its red-list again, British Airways has reinstated Airbus A380 flights to Johannesburg in January. The airline had pushed back the launch to February after the eruption of the Omicron COVID-19 variant led to a slew of new travel restrictions earlier in December.
British Airways is in th… read more
Where will Ethiopian Airlines operate the Boeing 737 MAX?
Lufthansa Group airlines cancel 33,000 flights in next three months
U.S. lifted travel ban on eight Southern African countries
Kenya Airways, Italy’s ITA Airways announce new codeshare agreement
QR is the first airline to make a carbon transaction via IATA Aviation Carbon Exchange
Carnival Corporation celebrates opening of Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal
Emirates re-opens over 20 dedicated airport lounges across its network
British Airways reinstates january Johannesburg A380 flights
