Travel news overview

• Miscellaneous
• 23/02/2021 13:42

Airlines’ refusal to refund travel companies and their customers has to stop

One year after the break out of the coronavirus pandemic, it is well known that the travel and tourism industry has been severely suffering. All travel companies have been confronted with huge amounts of refund requests for trips that had to be cancelled as a result of lockdowns, border closures and travel restrictions. The whole travel industry… read more

• Flights
• 23/02/2021 13:41

QR becomes the first global airline with passengers 100% touch-free ‘Zero-Touch’

Qatar Airways soon become the first global airline to offer passengers 100 percent Zero-Touch technology for its award-winning Oryx One in-flight entertainment system across the A350 fleet as part of the airline’s latest COVID-19 safety measures.

The Zero-Touch technology, introduced in partnership with the Thales AVAN… read more

• Destinations
• 23/02/2021 06:08

South Africa: New toll tariffs on national roads to take effect from 01 March 2021!

South Africa's Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has approved the 2021 toll tariffs as recommended by the South African National Ro… read more

• Flights
• 23/02/2021 03:18

Air Senegal takes off from Dakar to Milan Malpensa

Air Senegal added its next European destination, Milan Malpensa, on 17 February.

Operating three-weekly, the 4,198-kilometre route is one of the world’s longest by the A319, with the first flight from Malpensa being six hours. It is currently in direct competition with a twice-w… read more

• Flights
• 23/02/2021 03:16

KLM resumes flights between Amsterdam South Africa

The flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM, is set to resume flights to … read more

• Flights
• 23/02/2021 03:16

South Africa: Kulula returns to Lanseria International Airport (HLA)

South African low-cost airline Kulula has announced that it will restart its operations at Lanseria International Airport (HLA) from 01 April 2021. The airline will fly between Lanseria and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in … read more

• Flights
• 22/02/2021 16:05

South Africa: British Airways to resume flights between Johannesburg Harare (Zimbabwe)

British Airways, which is operated by Comair Limited in South Africa, is set to resume flights between OR … read more

• Flights
• 22/02/2021 16:05

Ghana: first 100% female flight at PassionAir

On Saturday February 20, 2021, a few days before the celebration of International Women's Day (March 8), PassionAir made its very first commercial flight with an all-female crew.

PassionAir flight OP178 between Accra and Tamale, operated entirely by a strictly female crew and cabin crew, was piloted by the captai… read more

• Flights
• 22/02/2021 16:05

Airlink postpones the resumption of its flights to Madagascar until June

Airlink's Johannesburg - Nosy Be route will not resume any time soon. According to a statement from the private South African company, published on February 16, its only line between South Africa and Madagascar will remain out of service until June 27.

“Unfortunately, despite the multiple efforts of the Nosy Be lodges, … read more

• Flights
• 22/02/2021 16:05

Tassili Airlines has a new general manager, the third in 8 months

National for Research, Production, Transport, Transformation, and Marketing of Hydrocarbons), Tassili Airlines became a 100% subsidiary of the national oil group in 2005. Ambitious without its beginnings, the carrier is now struggling to find a a good captain to lead his destinies.

Less than two months after his appointment,… read more