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Airlink to begin Maputo, Lubumbashi flig...
Airlink will add flights to its Maputo, Mozambique and Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo from April 1 in response to rising demand for air travel between those cities and South Africa.
“Since launching services linking Johannesburg with Maputo and with Lubumbashi last October and November respectively, we have seen a s… read more
Emirates: Passenger flights from South Africa to Dubai remain suspended
The largest airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the flag carrier of the Emirate of Dubai, Emirates, has announced that passenger flights from … read more
LAM to suspend flights to Kenya from March 29
Mozambique national carrier Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) has announced a temporary suspension of flights to Kenya from March 29 2021. A press statement from the airline attributes the suspension to “operational reasons.”
“LAM Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique S.A. informs that, for operational reasons, it will temporarily susp… read more
RwandAir starts vaccinating all staff against Covid-19
RwandAir began its vaccination rollout programme earlier this month targeting all staff and crew who received their first shot.
Non-airline staff at Kigali International Airport, the airline’s hub, have been vaccinated as well to ensure a safe and secure environment for all passengers.
The drive comes just after RwandAi… read more
Uganda Airlines signs interline agreement with Emirates
On March 3, Uganda Airlines announced that it had obtained slots to serve the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. It is precisely in the perspective of the imminent launch of flights to Dubai that the Ugandan national company has forged a commercial partnership with Emirates.
Uganda Airlines has initiale… read more
Escape nightmare Lagos traffic with new Chinese-built train
A Nigerian train is making transport easier for travellers exhausted by chaotic Lagos traffic. The Chinese-built link between Nigeria's economic hub Lagos and the city of Ibadan is also safer and cheaper. The route began partial operations in December 2020 and provides a faster and cheaper way to travel between the two cities.
It co… read more
Air Cairo to start flights to Conakry
This winter, Air Cairo plans to start services to Conakry in Guinea via Niamey, Niger.
Recently, Air Cairo and SunExpress signed a sales cooperation agreement which will allow up to 30 flights per week to the Red Sea resort of Hurghada from 14 airports in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
The flights are expected to commence in June.
Digital vaccine passports need to be unified to strengthen recovery of international travel
Trials for vaccine passports are rolling out to ensure the flow of safe travel between international destinations but there remains a lack of collaboration which will only further delay international travel’s recovery, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Forming an internationally recognized system as a global standard f… read more
Uganda Tourism Board to Host Its First Virtual Tourism Expo in 2021
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has launched the 6th Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE 2021), which for the first time-ever, will be held virtually.
The 3-day event is scheduled to take place on 23rd-25th April 2020 under the theme, “Restarting Tourism for Regional Economic Development.”
Speaking at the launch event ye… read more
Zim to vaccinate all Victoria Falls residents to ’pave way for resumption of unlimited tourism’
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa will get his first shot of China's Sinovac vaccine on Wednesday in the resort town of Victoria Falls where he will also launch the country's second phase of the inoculation program, Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga said this in a statement.
"The Second Phase of th… read more
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