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The great Alaska adventure is now underway – Royal Caribbean is back and bolder than ever as the first cruise line to sail to the Last Frontier since September 2019. Serenade of the Seas kicked off the highly anticipated comeback of the summer season when it departed on the first of a series of 7-night cruises from Seattle. The sailing marks a c… read more
Air Mauritius resumed its international operations last week with the partial reopening of the country's air borders, effective since 15 July. The carrier is now in the process of gradually rebuilding its pre-pandemic network.
Air Mauritius will re-establish links with London, England in early October. The Mauritian airline plans to off… read more
Coming in behind Qatar Airways, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines and Qantas, Dubai-based carrier Emirates Airlines has taken fifth place in the rankings of the world’s best airlines for this year, according to Airlineratings.com. However, the airline is still unable to offer seats to South African passengers on flights from SA.
T… read more
Policymakers across the globe have been challenged to prepare enough mid-band spectrums available for 5G as the deployment could cost operators between $782 million and $5.8 billion per city, and ultimately consumers, the GSMA has warned.
The actual amount of mid-band spectrum required varies significantly by city, mid-band being ro… read more
The survey of 4,700 travellers in 11 markets around the world shows that:
• Eighty-five percent believe aircrafts are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected
• Sixty-five percent agree the air on an aircraft is as clean as an operating room
Among those who hav… read more
Air Seychelles will operate ad hoc charter services to Mauritius, following the partial reopening of the island nation to international visitors since July 15, 2021.
As the Mauritius market is dependent on connecting traffic, mainly from India which continues to remain closed, plus the stringent entry measures requiring holid… read more
The services provided by the Directorate of Aviation Safety (DSA) of the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA) and the Bafoussam-Bamougoum Airport are in conformity with the ISO 9001-2015 standards.
Indeed, the Cameroonian civil aviation regulator received this Wednesday, July 21, the two related certificates. This was d… read more
The biggest crisis in the history of tourism continues into a second year. Between January and May, international tourist arrivals were 85% below 2019 levels (or a 65% drop on 2020), UNWTO data shows. Despite a small uptick in May, the emergence of COVID-19 variants and the continued imposition of restrictions are weighing on the recovery of int… read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to take action to address the high cost of COVID-19 tests in many jurisdictions and urged flexibility in permitting the use of cost-effective antigen tests as an alternative to more expensive PCR tests. IATA also recommended governments adopt recent World Health Organizatio… read more
In early June, Kenya Airways resumed flights to London after a two-month forced halt amid tensions between the UK and Kenya over reciprocal travel conditions.
Kenya Airways is expanding its services to the UK. Since 20 July, the Kenyan national airline has been offering two flights a week (compared to o… read more
Royal Caribbean becomes first to return to Alaska
Air Mauritius to return to London in October
Emirates and South Africa
5G Mid-Band spectrum could cost operator $5.8bn per city – GSMA
Survey: Passengers confident in air travel safety, continue to support mask-wearing
Air Seychelles to operate ad hoc charter to Mauritius
ISO 9001/2015 certification for Bafoussam Airport and the CCAA's Aviation Safety Department Institut
UNWTO: International travel largely on hold despite uptick in May
IATA warns governments on high cost of testing
Kenya Airways strengthens its presence in London
