Travel news overview

• Cruise
• 22/04/2021 03:40

MSC Cruises becomes first cruise line ever to homeport in Saudi Arabia

MSC Cruises will be the first mainstream cruise line to homeport in Saudi Arabia following the signing of a landmark agreement with Cruise Saudi, a cruise-focused government agency that seeks to develop Saudi Arabia’s cruise industry. MSC Cruises will sail a series of Red Sea itineraries from Jeddah during the coming winter 2021/22 cruise… read more

• Flights
• 22/04/2021 03:39

United Nigeria Airlines Commences Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt Routes

Barely two months after its inaugural flight, United Nigeria Airlines is spreading its wings further with the commencement of Lagos-Port Harcourt and Abuja-Port Harcourt daily flights.

A statement by Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, Head, Corporate Communications, United Nigeria said that the direct flight, which would depart from the… read more

• Flights
• 22/04/2021 03:38

FlyWestair to increase frequencies between Windhoek and Ondangwa

Namibian privately-owned passenger airline FlyWestair has announced that it will increase its domestic frequencies between Eros Airport (ERS)  in Windhoek and Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo Airport (OND) in … read more

• Flights
• 22/04/2021 03:38

Qatar Airways returns to Khartoum, operating on Dreamliner

Since the summer of 2020, Qatar Airways has gradually rebuilt its African network. The main foreign company to connect Africa, the Qatari national carrier currently serves 24 destinations on the continent, with more than 100 weekly flights.

Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of its flights to the Sudanese capital. Fr… read more

• Flights
• 22/04/2021 03:38

Imminent resumption of commercial operations of Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA)

Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) has been grounded since March 2020. Despite the reopening of Cape Verde's borders, the company has not been able to take to the air, its bailout still dividing the 2 main shareholders.

A point of agreement was finally found, which materialized in the return to the fleet of one of its aircraft. On A… read more

• Beyond Africa
• 21/04/2021 18:38

IATA and Unilabs partner to help passengers manage Covid-19 tests

Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic services provider, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the trade association for the world’s airlines, have signed an agreement to incorporate Unilabs’ worldwide Covid-19 testing network into IATA Travel Pass.

The agreement will make Unilabs one of the first major l… read more

• Flights
• 21/04/2021 17:35

United Airlines sets a new date for the launch of flights between Newark Johannesburg!

United Airlines, one of the major American airlines, has announced a new date for the launch of its service to Johannesburg in … read more

• Flights
• 21/04/2021 17:35

In Nigeria, 23 new airlines are in the pipeline

Currently, 11 local airlines operate in the Nigerian domestic market. A number that is expected to triple, in view of the number of Air Operator Certificate (AOC) applications being processed by the services of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.

We are talking here about Africa’s largest economic power and its 210 million inhabit… read more

• Flights
• 21/04/2021 08:17

‘New SAA’ plans to restart operations

South African Airways’ new interim chief executive Thomas Kgokolo says that the embattled national carrier has begun official discussions to resume operations. In a SABC interview on Monday (19 April), Kgokolo said that the airline will soon start the process of retraining its pilots and ensuring that compliance requirements are met.

• Flights
• 21/04/2021 06:28

EgyptAir and Sudan Airways sign strategic partnership

The partnership will enhance opportunities for trade exchange and activate aviation within the Egyptian government plan to support bilateral relations between the two countries and for the transfer of Egyptian expertise to the Sudanese side, especially in the field of civil aviation.

The MOU includes the Egyptian aviation training of Sudan… read more