Travel news overview

• Flights
• 27/07/2021 06:47

Fastjet is now operating daily flights between Harare and Johannesburg

Low-cost carrier Fastjet (Zimbabwe) has increased the number of flights between Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) in Harare and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in … read more

• Flights
• 27/07/2021 06:45

Int'l Entebbe Airport (Uganda): over 237,000 passengers and 16,200 tonnes of cargo in Q2

Before the pandemic, the Entebbe hub was handling about 89 aircraft movements per day. But at the height of the health crisis last year, annual traffic more than doubled to just 14,437 movements by 31 December 2020. With the gradual lifting of travel restrictions since 1 October last year, however, there has been a resurgence in traffic.
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• Flights
• 27/07/2021 05:55

Overland Airways condemns false misleading Media Reports

Overland Airways, one of Nigeria’s leading airlines, has condemned the false and misleading use of the photograph of the airline’s aircraft in a poorly crafted report by a Nigerian newspaper, which has also been re-posted severally online.

Overland Airways stated in a release: “Our attention has been drawn to a malicious use of Over… read more

• Rail
• 27/07/2021 05:54

First Rapid Rail network linking Tunis Station to Bougatfa Station, launched last saturday

The first train serving the E line of the Rapid Rail Network (French RFR), linking Tunis station to Bougatfa station (Sidi Hassine Sijoumi), was launched on Friday evening, two days before the initial date scheduled for the launch of this line, the Transport and Logistics Ministry said on Saturday.

The official inauguration of this line, i… read more

• Flights
• 27/07/2021 05:51

Joy as Lufthansa starts flying into Zanzibar

THE Lufthansa Group's new subsidiary, Eurowings Discover launched its inaugural flight to Zanzibar yesterday signifying efforts of reviving tourism that has been hit hard by the Covid-19.

Zanzibar Minister for Tourism and Heritage Lulu Mohamed Mussa led several stakeholders in tourism and travel businesses to welcome the plane at th… read more

• Flights
• 27/07/2021 05:50

Mango being jettisoned

The DA notes the announcement by the interim CEO of Mango, Thomas Kgokolo, today that Mango is to go into business rescue. This despite the appropriation of R819 million for Mango being signed off by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 6 July 2021, three weeks ago.

Mango apparently has liabilities that exceed R2.5 billion and thus the taxp… read more

• Flights
• 27/07/2021 05:49

Tunisair: passenger traffic down 42% in the first half of 2021

The situation is getting more complicated for Tunisair. After a catastrophic year in 2020 when it saw its revenues fall by at least two thirds, the company remains more than fragile in the midst of the unpredictability of the Covid-19 pandemic and its induced effects.

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact Tunisair's activitie… read more

• Cruise
• 27/07/2021 05:49

MSC Cruises takes delivery of MSC Seashore ahead of North American debut

MSC Cruises has taken delivery of its new Seaside-class cruise ship, MSC Seashore, ahead of her deployment in North America later this year. MSC Seashore was delivered by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in a ceremony attended by Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman, MSC Cruises, and Giampiero Massolo and Giuseppe Bono, Chairman and CEO … read more

• Destinations
• 24/07/2021 07:28

Airlines' interest in Zimbabwe a huge endorsement

Qatar Airways has made an exciting announcement: "Fly with us from Harare on three weekly flights starting 6 August 2021.

"Throughout your journey, expect the highest standards from the only airline and hub airport to both hold SKYTRAX 5-star ratings for quality and Covid-19 safety measures."

The airline will be flying three t… read more

• Flights
• 24/07/2021 07:23

Central African Republic: Simb Airlines (finally) obtains its air operator's certificate

The project is led by Cameroonian businessman and trader Emile Parfait Simb, president of Simb Group and head of Global Investment Trading SA, which specialises in cryptocurrencies.