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LH Group with more SA flights
“The Lufthansa Group has welcomed the recent announcement by the [SA] government to remove the list of high-risk countries and once again open borders to all leisure and business travellers. We are fully committed to the South African market and continue our efforts to help recover and expand the tourism sector by encouraging internationa… read more
TransNamib locomotive acquisitions to support a doubling of freight traffic
National railway TransNamib is aiming to double the volume of freight which it moves, CEO Johny Smith told a recent Transport Events online conference.
TransNamib currently carries 1·6 million tonnes of freight per year across various commodity groups, and Smith said it was looking to boost this to around 3 million tonnes/year by 2023… read more
U.S. Exempts Nigeria From Trump's New $15,000 Visa Bond Policy
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has clarified that Nigeria is exempted from the new $15000 visa Bond policy introduced by the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump. In statement on it's website a few hours ago, the US Embassy said Nigeria is not included in this six months pilot programme.
The Em… read more
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Lufthansa CEO: 'Our industry is ready' to transport COVID-19 vaccines
Lufthansa Group chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr, speaking at the 2020 IATA AGM, commented (24-Nov-2020) on the timeline for the full distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine globally.
He said the production capabilities of pharmaceutical companies will be the "bottleneck" in vaccine distribution, not the cargo operators.
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IATA: 'There's a real risk' of airline failures into 2H2021
IATA chief economist Brian Pearce, speaking at the 2020 IATA AGM, estimated (24-Nov-2020) a median of eight to nine months of cash available for airlines as of around Jun-2020, which would last until the end of 1Q2021.
He added that the organisation doesn't expect revenue situations of airlines to have "substantially improved" un… read more
KLM will need more financial help
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers says the struggling airline will require more financial support, but it’s too early to speculate exactly when it will be needed.
In an interview on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe“, he also discusses the potential impact of a Covid-19 on the airline… read more
Vic Falls is the perfect summer holiday destination
Victoria Falls lies on the mighty Zambezi River, forming a natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Known as the “Smoke that Thunders” because of the clouds of mist that rise up when it’s in flood, it’s the largest sheet of falling water in the world. And as one of the world’s Seven Natural Wonders, it’s an experie… read more
Health overtakes security as a matter of priority
The future of the tourism sector in Kenya and around the world lies in the health measures taken by stakeholders. This is according to Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala who says COVID-19 has shifted priorities within the sector on what stakeholders should invest in.
Balala says that for any business in the se… read more
Celebrity Cruises marks journey to Beyond
Celebrity Cruises held the shipbuilding industry’s traditional coin ceremony for Celebrity Beyond, the next ship in the line’s award-winning Edge Series, signifying an important milestone in the innovative ship’s construction.
An honored tradition, the coin ceremony is meant to bring the ship good fortune and coincided with the layi… read more
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