Travel news overview

• Flights
• 20/02/2021 04:39

South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) grants exemption for SAA flight to Brussels

The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has revealed that it was approached by the operator, South African Airways (SAA), with a request for an exemption relating to a flight to Brussels.

SACAA said it thoroughly considered the operator’s request for the said exemption, and directed the operator to provide f… read more

• Cruise
• 20/02/2021 04:36

P&O Cruises announces name for second Excel-class LNG powered mega cruise ship

P & O Cruises newest Excel-class cruise ship will be called Arvia, the cruise line has revealed, with the LNG-powered mega ship due to join the six-ship fleet in December, 2022. Arvia is Latin for “from the seashore”, and her name continues P & O Cruises’ naming convention that uses ancient Greek and Latin adjectives for it… read more

• Flights
• 20/02/2021 04:36

South African Airways: No flights before May 2021!

South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA), has announced that due to the continuing impact of Covid-19 and the ongo… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 20/02/2021 04:35

Unpaid debts: TAV Tunisia suspends the seizure of Tunisair bank accounts

Tunisair owes TAV Tunisie 20 million euros for services provided at the Enfidha-Hammamet international airport. In 2019, the Tunisian national company paid him only 1% of the amount due.

To constrain the indebted carrier, the port manager initially opted for an act of seizure of his accounts. TAV Tunisia suspended th… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 20/02/2021 04:35

Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso airports soon to be solar powered

Burkina Faso wants to take advantage of its strong sunstroke. The country is currently working on two solar projects for the international airports of Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso.

The subject was at the center of discussions this week between the government and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)… read more

• Destinations
• 19/02/2021 07:43

Honeymoon in South Africa

Going on honeymoon overseas seems an unlikely prospect for newly married couples in South Africa for the time being. But do not fear, this country has plenty of utterly romantic places where you can have a luxurious “mini ‘moon”.

Here are three of our top picks.

Situated 300km from East London, near Port St Johns, this … read more

• Travel-tech
• 19/02/2021 07:42

Emirates: Global surcharge on GDS bookings

Emirates Gateway will offer exclusive rich content and services for travel agent partners on its NDC-enabled direct connect platform, starting from 01 July 2021.

A surcharge on all bookings made via Global Distribution Systems (GDS) will also kick in on the same day.

This follows the launch of Emirates Gateway in… read more

• Destinations
• 18/02/2021 21:23

Air Namibia liquidation threatens survival of Namibia Airports Company (NAC)

On February 10, the Namibian state, unable to bail out Air Namibia for the umpteenth time, opted for liquidation. The national company represented 65% of the air traffic of the 8 main airports in the country.

NAC, the manager of these platforms, fears for its… read more

• Flights
• 18/02/2021 21:18

Air Côte d’Ivoire receives its first Airbus A320neo

Air Côte d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast’s flagship carrier based in Abidjan, has taken delivery of its first A320neo, becoming the first operator of the type in the West-African region. This latest generation aircraft will join Air Côte d’Ivoire’s existing Airbus fleet of six aircraft.

With improved levels of efficiency, this n… read more

• Travel-tech
• 18/02/2021 21:11

FlySafair introduces new mobile app

FlySafair, a local low-cost airline, has launched a new mobile app as companies attempt to rebuild after South Africa's second wave, and adjust to travel in the new normal.

The company in a release stated, "We've been crafting an app for a while and now seemed like a great time to launch it because we were able to make a lot of adju… read more