Travel news overview

• Flights
• 25/05/2021 04:37

Kenya Airways returns to Milan after 30 years

Between 30 June and 30 September, Kenya Airways will serve this corridor with two weekly rotations on Wednesdays and Sundays.  The route will be operated without competition by Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft with a capacity of 30 passengers in Business Class and 204 in Economy.

Kenya Airways had served Milan-Malpensa Ai… read more

• Destinations
• 24/05/2021 19:45

Zimparks in drive to boost tourism

Zimparks has started boosting the profile of Gonarezhou National Park in the southeast of the Lowveld by reintroducing rhinos in a move tailored to boost the revival of the local tourism industry, one of the key anchors of the local and national economy.

Gonarezhou is one of Zimbabwe's most popular tourist attractions with di… read more

• Destinations
• 24/05/2021 19:45

Tourism product diversification project starts

The Kasane/ Kazungula redevelopment project is meant to diversify the tourism product offering away from wildlife resources, says Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Ms Philda Kereng.

Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for development of temporary offices at the Kasane Rural Administrati… read more

• Destinations
• 24/05/2021 19:45

Sudan to Rehabilitate Sea, Land, and Air Transport

The Sudanese Ministry of Transport plans to develop the Suakin Port in Red Sea state for passengers. Port Sudan's southern port will not be privatised, Transport Minister Mirghani Mousa told Radio Dabanga in an interview yesterday. The ministry has also begun with the rehabilitation of the railways and damaged roads.

The harbour of … read more

• Flights
• 24/05/2021 19:43

Ibom Air to become the first operator of the Airbus A220-300 in West Africa

Ibom Air is continuing with its fleet expansion plan. Just two years after starting operations, the Nigerian carrier, which has a uniform fleet of five CRJ900s, is diversifying into larger aircraft.

• Flights
• 24/05/2021 03:23

Direct flights between Johannesburg and New York to kick off in June

United Airlines will now offer direct flights between New York and Johannesburg, aiming to fill the gap created by the absence of flights previously offered by South African Airways (SAA).

United Airlines was set to launch flights between New York and Johannesburg on 31 March, but in January the airline postponed the st… read more

• Flights
• 22/05/2021 05:18

Again new airline: Cardinal Airline to start soon in Nigeria

A new Nigerian airline, called Cardinal Airlines is set to debut on the domestic and international routes. The airline it was gathered is bringing shorthaul aircraft such as embraers and ATRs for cost effectiveness on domestic and regional operations.

The application for its air transport licence, according to information has reache… read more

• Flights
• Travel-tech
• 22/05/2021 05:18

FCM Nigeria Initiates TeachToFish Project

●  Advocates inclusion of entrepreneurial training in school curriculum

●  To sponsor 3 best students on further training

As the saying goes ‘Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day, but teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime’,  FCM Travel Solutions Nigeria  has initiated its #TeachToFish pr… read more

• Flights
• 22/05/2021 05:16

Burkina Faso: Air Sarada strengthens its fleet with the rental of two Dash 8s

When it was launched in June 2017, Air Sarada set out to participate in the internal opening up of Burkina Faso by facilitating trade between the capital and its various regions. 4 years later, the airline continues to upgrade its fleet in order to meet its ambition.

• Flights
• 22/05/2021 05:16

Zimbabwe: defunct Fly Africa airline sued for $ 300,000 debt

Fly Africa suspended its flights in October 2015 barely 1 year after the launch of its operations. It operated two Boeing 737-500s. The low-cost Zimbabwean was acquired in 2017 by Mugwagwa Holdings in the hope of a revival. An approach that has remained unsuccessful since then.