Travel news overview

• Flights
• 13/10/2020 05:18

EY to suspend Belgrade service

Etihad Airways will suspend its operations between Abu Dhabi and Belgrade over the next six weeks, although changes remain possible.

The carrier will operate its last service on the route this Wednesday, with flights to resume on November 25. The airline has been maintaining two weekly services between the two cities si… read more

• Flights
• 13/10/2020 04:53

Air Senegal NW20 actual operations

Air Senegal in recent schedule update filed changes to planned operation for Northern winter 2020/21 season. As of 09OCT20, planned operation as follows. Note this list focus on operations until 31DEC20. Additional changes to planned operation remain possible.

Dakar – Abidjan 4 weekly A319 (5 weekly from 29NOV20)… read more

• Destinations
• 13/10/2020 04:53

France leads the list of arrivals in Tanzania

FRANCE has been ranked as the top international tourist market for Tanzania since the East African nation re-opened its skies for travel amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Tanzania reopened its airspace for international passenger flights on June 1, this year, after a 3-month stint of Covid-19, becoming the pioneer country in East Africa to we… read more

• Destinations
• 13/10/2020 04:52

Nosy Be, a tropical African island paradise

On October 1, 2020, the tropical African island of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean reopened its borders, after months of lockdown, as part of safety measures to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Airlink, a privately owned, regional airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa is scheduled to commence direct flights between … read more

• Cruise
• 13/10/2020 04:51

P&O Cruises: Delivery of new Excel-class LNG mega ship Iona

The British cruise line P&O Cruies, part of the Carnival Corporation group, has taken delivery of its first Excel-class LNG-powered mega ship, Iona, at a ceremony at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany.

• Flights
• 12/10/2020 03:57

Airpeace takes delivery of ERJ-145 aircraft

…….to receive another two brand new 124-seat capacity Embraer 195-E2 Jets this October

Air Peace, has taken delivery of a new ERJ-145 aircraft to help boost its domestic and regional operations.

The aircraft, with registration number 5N-BXF, arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 20:00hrs on Saturday, Octo… read more

• Rail
• 12/10/2020 03:48

Lagos Red Rail Line will be completed in 24 month

LAMATA MD Lagos will witness an operational railway line in 24 months, Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. (Mrs) Abimbola Akinajo affirmed in Lagos recently.

Speaking at a milestone meeting on the implementation of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red and Blue Line projects with the con… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 12/10/2020 03:44

WTM Virtual will offer Buyers opportunities to sign off deals

Buyers from travel firms around the world can reconnect with established partners, forge new contacts and make business deals at next month’s WTM Virtual (9-11 November) from 7am to 10pm GMT, to allow access to all the different time zones across the globe.

Organisers of the online event aim to host 5,000 pre-selected buyers from a diverse… read more

• Flights
• 11/10/2020 17:54

KLM adds Zanzibar service from December

KLM from December 2020 is adding new service to Tanzania, as the airline opened reservation to Zanzibar this week. From 10DEC20, the carrier’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to operate Amsterdam – Zanzibar – Dar es Salaam – Amsterdam routing, twice weekly.

KL515 AMS0940 – 2025ZNZ2140 – 2235DAR2340 – 07… read more

• Flights
• 11/10/2020 12:10

Etihad removes A380 from its schedule

Etihad has removed its fleet of Airbus A380s from its flight schedule indefinitely. The airline grounded its ten A380s in March. Previously, it has only been removing A380s from the schedule a month or two in advance. However, the A380s have now disappeared from Etihad’s flight schedules for the next 11 months. Etihad… read more