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Kwale-Beneku Bridge Ready February 2022
Delta State Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday, said the ongoing Kwale-Beneku Bridge project across Ase River linking Ndokwa West and Ndokwa East would be ready for use in February 2022. The governor disclosed this while speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting the project, and said that the bridge was of great significance to the … read more
Costa Cruises set to debut brand new ship Costa Firenze in Savona July 4th
Costa Cruises will sail a maiden voyage from Savona, Italy aboard Costa Firenze on July 4th, marking the ship’s official entry into service ahead of her 2021/22 cruise season out of Dubai. The announcement was made Friday in the port of Savona as Costa Cruises introduced Costa Firenze, the newest ship in its fleet, to the world for… read more
Labour Court slams SAA pilots' 'opportunistic' application
The SAA Pilots' Association (SAAPA) failed to show urgency in its Labour Court application to have the lockout of its members declared unlawful and unprotected and to have salaries from 2020 paid to its members.
This was part of the pilots' application to prevent the airline from using so-called "scab labour" – or replacement workers – whi… read more
Asky reviews its schedule starting 05th July, 2021
Asky has announced that its flight schedule will be reviewed starting July 5, 2021.
“We have adjusted our flight Schedule effective July 5th, 2021. This is meant to improve on connectivity, add more frequencies to some markets and create new routes that brings each market closer to improve on flight time as we gradually resume opera… read more
NANTA VP Lagos launches TRAVEL HUB to halt faceless briefcase agents, touting….
……redeem the credibility of genuine and professional travel practitioners
The Vice-President, Lagos, National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies, NANTA, has come up with an initiative tagged Travel HUB to halt touting in the industry.
The idea is to continue to say no to faceless briefcase agents that tout the indu… read more
'Why check-in system failure persists at Lagos & Abuja
The abrupt withdrawal of services by Societe International Telecommunication Aeronautiques (SITA) has been blamed for the persistent downtime of automated check-in systems at Lagos and Abuja airports.
The disruption, which has lasted about a month, has rendered international passenger facilitation chaotic and outbound flights… read more
Third wave causes Comair to temporarily suspend services
Comair is temporarily suspending all scheduled kulula.com and British Airways (operated by Comair) flights for three weeks.
This follows the President’s announcement of a move to an adjusted Level 4 lockdown and the prohibition on all non-essential travel in and out of Gauteng.
Flights will be suspended from Monday 5 July and … read more
TransNamib CEO takes over as SARA president
TransNamib Chief Executive Officer, Johny Smith on the 29th June 2021 during the first Southern African Railways Association (SARA) board meeting for 2021, accepted the nomination to lead the association as its President for the next twelve (12) months.
Johny takes over from the current President, Thembi Moyo, managing director of Beitbrid… read more
Anantara Iko Mauritius announces appointment of new General Manager
Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas announces the appointment of its new General Manager, Pascal Bertrand, who brings over 35 years of luxury hospitality experience from around the globe to take the hotel to new heights.
He joins the Mauritius property, which opened in late 2019, to take it forward with his visionary le… read more
Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area and the Cederberg Wilderness Area have been temporarily closed
CapeNature, the public institution with the responsibility for biodiversity conservation in South Africa's … read more
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