Travel news overview

• Miscellaneous
• 09/03/2021 17:16

Etihad Airways accelerates transformation plan

Etihad Airways has announced its financial and operating results for 2020, recording a 76% fall in passengers carried throughout the year (4.2 million, compared to 17.5 million in 2019) as a result of lower demand and reduced flight capacity caused by the unparalleled global downturn in commercial aviation.

As a consequence o… read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2021 17:14

Aeroflot makes the Seychelles its 2nd destination in Africa

Aeroflot is one of the oldest airlines in the world still in operation. Ranked among the top performers, the Russian public company has so far shown little interest in the African market. Now the situation is changing.

Aeroflot will launch regular flights between Moscow and Mahe Island from April 2. In a press re… read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2021 17:14

Airlines try to fill the gap left by Air naminia collapse

Following on from the collapse of Namibian national flag carrier Air Namibia last month, state-owned Namibia’s Airport Company (NAC) has welcomed the increased frequency of flights to Namibia by Airlink and FlyWestair. After years of struggle and reliance on handouts from the Namibian government to keep flying, Air Namibia announce… read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2021 17:11

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

• Destinations
• 09/03/2021 08:54

Again: Chinese-flagged vessel runs aground off Mauritius

A Chinese-flagged fishing vessel with 16 crew members carrying 130 tonnes of oil has run aground off Mauritius, causing a minor spill, a minister said on Monday.

“Nothing to be worried about,” Sudheer Maudhoo, whose Blue Economy Ministry looks after maritime affairs, told Reuters, saying 310 metres of floating booms were cont… read more

• Destinations
• 09/03/2021 06:56

Mauritius closes borders and suspends all incoming flights for one week

Mauritius has suspended all incoming flights for a period of one week.

Effective from midnight this past  Saturday,  no passengers are allowed entry or to transit through the Republic of Mauritius or its outer island of Rodrigues. The decision came after a meeting of the country’s National Covid-19 High Powered Committee and was … read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2021 06:30

FlyWestair to introduce new domestic routes

Namibian privately-owned passenger airline FlyWestair is planning to introduce scheduled operations between Eros Airport (ERS) in Windhoek and Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) in … read more

• Destinations
• 09/03/2021 06:13

Airlines Resume Seychelles Routes As Islands Reopen

Airlines have begun resuming flights to Seychelles as the island opens up thanks to vaccinations. Flag carrier Air Seychelles will resume its route to Dubai later this month, while Qatar Airways will boost its capacity. All travelers holding a negative COVID-19 test taken in the last 72 hours can now enter the island.

Seychelles has… read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2021 06:13

Why Air Peace is back in Accra March 15 and flies to Ilorin

Air Peace said it would make a daily return to Accra, Ghana from March 15, 2021, just as it makes a return to Ilorin International Airport in Kwara State.

A statement by Stanley Olisa, Senior Communication Executive, Air Peace said that the airline would recommence the Lagos-Accra flight on March 15, 2021. Olisa in a s… read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2021 06:12

South Africa: Airlink to resume flights to Lesotho!

South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink has announced the resumption of daily scheduled air services between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) in… read more