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With Egyptair set to take over covert subsidiary Air Sinai’s Tel Aviv routes, its two Airbus A220-300s were looking for a new home. Now, it seems they will be heading to the west coast of Africa to join the fleet of fast-growing Ibom Air. These will be the largest aircraft Ibom has operated since its launch in 2019.
Air Sinai’s A220s fi… read more
MSC Cruises new World-class cruise ship, MSC World Europa, will homeport in Dubai for the winter 2022/23 cruise season, sailing roundtrip in the Arabian Gulf. Five times the size of Titanic and carrying three times as many passengers, MSC World Europa will be the largest cruise ship ever to spend a season in the Middle East.… read more
Air Seychelles will resume direct services from Johannesburg to
the Seychelles and Maldives this June, offering trave… read more
In an effort to counter the increase in the number of Covid-19 infections in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the c… read more
Emirates announced on Monday that flights between Dubai and Venice will resume from July 1. Although the airline will initially only put on three flights a week, the enhanced connectivity will boost trade and … read more
MSC Cruises is predicting strong domestic interest in its new cruise itineraries sailing in the Red Sea from Jeddah, with up to half of passengers expected to be from the country. Saudi Arabians are a key market sector being targeted by MSC Cruises for its upcoming cruise season out of Jeddah, reports Arab News.
Saudi Arabia … read more
Yesterday, Uganda Airlines will launch its much expected flights between Entebbe and Johannesburg.
The route will initially be served four times a week with flights leaving Entebbe every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The return flights from Johannesburg will leave South Africa after a short layover.
Uga… read more
Fly Africa, launched in 2014, was intended to be a success story of the low-cost model in southern Africa.
But the following year, the company suspended operations amid regulatory failures and shareholder disputes. Bought out in 2017, the low-cost airline tried to take off again in 2018 but failed. Three years later, it is trying again.
Costa Cruises has replaced Costa Pacifica with Costa Firenze on the schedule for its upcoming 2021 winter cruise season in the Arabian Gulf. Instead of homeporting Costa Pacifica in Dubai for the winter cruise season, Costa Cruises will instead deploy its newer, larger cruise ship Costa Firenze.
Costa Firenze, designed… read more
Emirates airline said some of its pilots who were furloughed last
year due to Covid-19 have returned to work as it ramps up its operations
amid signs of a recovery in air travel. “As demand slowly and gradually returns, Emirates has been
positioning itself to support the scaling up of operations and we have
already recalled… read more
Air Sinai’s Airbus A220s set to operate for Nigeria’s Ibom Air
Second-largest class of cruise ship in the world to homeport in Dubai in 2022
Air Seychelles to resume flights to SA and Maldives in June
South Africa returns to stricter lockdown
Emirates to resume Dubai to Venice flights from July 1
Uganda Airlines begins Joburg service
Zimbabwe: Fly Africa returns to the skies six years after its disappearance
Costa Cruises switches Costa Pacifica with Costa Firenze for 2021 Dubai cruise season
