Travel news overview

• Miscellaneous
• 16/07/2022 08:39

Senegal: President Macky Sall inaugurates the renovated int'l airport in Saint-Louis

Senegal has set itself the goal of becoming a major air and tourism hub in sub-Saharan Africa. The construction of Dakar's Blaise-Diagne International Airport (AIBD) and the creation of Air Senegal are part of this logic. The dynamic continues with the PRAS, an initiative that plans to upgrade 13 airport platforms throughout… read more

• Flights
• 16/07/2022 08:39

Ethiopian Airlines gets new 737 MAX, increases flights to South America

Ethiopian Airlines continues to strengthen its fleet with the receipt of a new Boeing 737 MAX. The aircraft (MSN 62456, ETAWK) departed from Boeing's Seattle facility in the United States on 13 July and is currently en route to Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian Airlines' new Boeing 737 MAX 8 is scheduled to arrive this Friday afternoon,… read more

• Flights
• 16/07/2022 08:38

RwandAir marks the fifth anniversary of its presence in Brussels

Direct flights from Kigali to Brussels started on 14 July 2017

RwandAir celebrated five successful years of flying between Kigali and Brussels yesterday. Its first flight between the two cities departed Kigali for Brussels on 14 July 2017, on one of the carrier’s state-of-the-art Airbus A330s, linking Belgium with Rwanda in just ove… read more

• Flights
• 16/07/2022 08:37

Unavoidable flight delays, apologise to passengers

SOME airlines have started feeling the impact of the latest scarcity of jet fuel and have equally advised that delays may be inevitable due to the closure of the domestic runway for fixing of Air Field Lighting

Management of Ibom Air today announced that its passengers will experience flight delays due to the closure of the dom… read more

• Flights
• 16/07/2022 08:35

Delta and United Airlines both win cases to service Cape Town

Delta Air Lines  and United Airlines  spent the past five months bickering over a scarce resource: access to fly from the US to Cape Town South Africa. Both United and Delta sought… read more

• Destinations
• 16/07/2022 08:35

Namibia removes all restrictions

Namibia's President Dr. Hage G. Geingob announced on the occasion of the 45th Covid-19 briefing on the national response measures on 15 July 2022 th… read more

• Flights
• 16/07/2022 08:35

Plan B: Royal Air Maroc (RAM) transfers all its flights from Amsterdam to Maastricht

For this summer, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has decided to limit the number of passengers and cancel flights to avoid congestion at the hub, which is facing a major staff shortage.    Informed, airlines, like Royal Air Maroc (RAM), are working on alternative plans.

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is reorganising its flights b… read more

• Destinations
• 15/07/2022 11:42

Nairobi named among the World's Greatest Places of 2022

It is a city that has often been referred to as the green city in the sun and rightfully so. From the onset, it has established itself as a city with a vast network of green and public spaces, where nature and concrete blended seamlessly. That city is none other than Nairobi, The only city in the world with a national park on its doorstep.

• Leisure
• Conservation & Wildlife
• 15/07/2022 11:41

New appointments at Cheetah Plains Safari Lodge in Sabi Sand

The safari destination for the discerning traveler, Cheetah Plains, is pleased to announce that they have brought the entire sales, marketing and reservations team in house and appointed several key hires. Cheetah Plains is home to the exclusive-use luxury villa and sustainable safari experience nestled in South Africa’s most celebrated w… read more

• Flights
• 15/07/2022 11:40

Max Air reactivates its second Boeing 747 on the ground for 3 years

The Boeing 747-400 (5N-ADM, MSN30023) is back in Max Air's fleet after nearly three years of absence. The Kano-based Nigerian private carrier is counting on the module to boost its charter business.