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Emirates announces new codeshare with AIRLINK
Emirates has today announced an expansion of its partnership with Airlink. The Dubai-based carrier has proudly shared details of a unilateral codeshare agreement between the two companies.
Keeping the momentum going
UAE’s Emirates has been showing that it is eager and ready to connect passengers across the globe this mo… read more
Seychelles to welcome back cruise ships in November 2021
Launching the 2021-2022 cruise season on November 14, 2021, will be the MS Island Sky, the first cruise vessel to sail to Seychelles since the closure of the destination to cruise ships in March 2020. As per the decision taken by the country's authorities in March 2021 relating to the size of the vessels and limiting their carrying passenger cap… read more
South African Airways' flight resumption draws closer
South Africa's national carrier, South African Air… read more
Norwegian Prima floated out of construction dry dock ahead of 2022 delivery
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
EK adds 270 flights to their network after easing entry rules
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
SAA one step closer to takeoff with return of two leased planes
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 to fully reopen borders in October
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.
The successful accelera… read more
Emirates enhances NDC offers with ATPCO’s Routehappy content
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.
The deal f… read more
Confusion as Emirates Airline retains ban on Nigerian travellers
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.
The National Emergency … read more
Egyptair to operated 83 flights yesterday
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
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