Travel news overview

• Flights
• 27/09/2020 04:55

MANGO flights grounded

Mango's entire fleet is set to be grounded on Saturday (yesterday) evening. Mango technical support, as well as SAA technical support, has been suspended due to non-payment.

This comes after domestic flights have been given the all-clear under alert level 1. Meanwhile, government has not yet revealed its travel lis… read more

• Destinations
• 26/09/2020 04:45

'Quarantine would destroy Mauritius tourism'

While Mauritius has announced that its borders will be open to Mauritian nationals, residents and long-stay tourists from October 1, a 14-day quarantine is currently mandatory for all arriving passengers.Right now it is unclear whether this quarantine will be extended past October and whether it will apply when the country o… read more

• Flights
• 26/09/2020 04:42

KQ with more flights as demand increases

The national carrier has increased its frequencies to the coastal route from two daily when it first resumed operations, to six on some days such as Monday next week. The airline is also doing between five and … read more

• Flights
• 26/09/2020 04:39

Airlink's new regional services

Independent airline, Airlink, will re-introduce its regional flight schedule from October 5. This includes a new twice-weekly early afternoon service between Johannesburg and Maputo.

The schedule for travel beyond South Africa to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia and Mozambique will be reintroduced on a phased-in basis, accord… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 26/09/2020 04:24

Ghanaian govt. searching for potential partners for new carrier

The Ghanaian government is set to choose from a list of possible partners comprising African largest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, Africa World Airline and seven other potential investors for the establishment of a home-based carrier.

According to ghanaweb.com, the strategic partner shortlist, to be delibe… read more

• Destinations
• 26/09/2020 04:03

Ghanaian aviation authority suspends mandatory online payment of antigen test at airport

Ghana Airports Company Limited has suspended the mandatory online payment for arrival passengers into the country.

According to gh-aviation.com, this suspension came into play when the Ghana Airports Company Limited met with international airlines operating in the country to discuss the feasibility of implementation of the ru… read more

• Flights
• 26/09/2020 04:00

Corsair returns to La Mayotte

After 2 years of absence, Corsair will be back with 2 weekly flights to the french island of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean.

Beginning on the 11th December 2020, flights to Mayotte (Dzaoudzi) from Paris-Orly via La Reunion will resume, thus ensuring its presence and connections to the overseas territories. S… read more

• Flights
• 25/09/2020 15:19

Airlink Oct 2020 International operations as of 24SEP20

South African carrier Airlink starting next month resumes International operation. The airline plans to operate 10 International routes by mid-October 2020, although this remains subject to change. Planned operation as of 24SEP20 as follows.

Johannesburg – Beiraeff 12OCT202 weekly ERJ135
Joh… read more

• Flights
• 25/09/2020 15:15

Air Burkina Sep/Oct 2020 operations

Air Burkina earlier this month updated its operation for the remainder of Northern summer 2020 season. For the period of 14SEP20 – 31OCT20, planned operation includes the following.

Ouagadougou – Abidjan 2 weekly E175
Ouagadougou – Bamako – Dakar 3 weekly E195
Ouagadougou – Bobo … read more

• Flights
• 25/09/2020 15:15

Air Mauritius increases Rodrigues service from mid-Oct 2020

Air Mauritius in mid-October 2020 plans to increase Mauritius – Rodrigues flight, with the addition of 4^th daily flight. Additional flight, MK140/141, operates from 16OCT20 (except 27OCT20 – 28OCT20 and 31OCT20).

MK140 MRU1440 – 1610RRG AT7 D
MK141 RRG1655 – 1835MRU AT7 D