Travel news overview

• Beyond Africa
• 23/01/2020 11:08

Sabre and Google partner to build the future of travel

Google Cloud announced an agreement with Sabre Corporation to collaborate in order to digitally transform the traveler’s experience, and create with joint power the future of travel. The agreement will have a duration of 10 years.

One of the first steps is that Sabre will migrate its IT infrastructure into… read more

• Flights
• 23/01/2020 10:10

Another new route in Nigeria: Asaba to Kano and v.v.

Today, Air Peace in Nigeria has announced another new route. Domestic routes a currently open almost on a weekly basis in Nigeria and follwing the developments, it can be detected that the new routes do not touch Lagos or Abuja anymore.

Air Peace opens a new route from Asaba to Kano as of tomorrow, 24th of January.

• Flights
• 22/01/2020 09:29

Also Qatar and Malaysia Airlines sign Codeshare deal

Thirty (30) Qatar Airways destinations can now bean reach by Malaysia Airlines passengers to travel to Qatar Airways gateways in Europe, America, and Africa, of course through Qatar.

In return, Qatar Airways passengers will no have access to new destinations in South East Asia. They can now book travel on Malaysia Airlin… read more

• Flights
• 22/01/2020 09:18

Etihad & easyJet sign partnership agreement

Etihad Airways, based in Abu Dhabi, announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the British low-cost carrier easyJet.

The new partnership, effective with immedeate effect, will enable customers to purchase tickets through the easyJet worldwide website connecting the two carriers’ extensive destination netwo… read more

• Flights
• 21/01/2020 09:11

SAA to sell nine Airbus A340

Quite often the Airbus A340, having four engines and a lower fuel efficiency, has been made responsible for the finacial problems of the airline. However, after having received the first new planes of the model Airbus A 350, South African Airlines now is on the way to sell nine of their A340 plus some spareparts, as per tender on SAA's we… read more

• Flights
• 21/01/2020 09:01

Dana Air eyes more than 30% growth in Q1/2020

Nigera's Dana Air said, they will increase the number of aircraft in their fleet to nine planes and increase the number of flown passengers from 5.4 mio. to 7.2 Mio by the end of first Quarter 2020.

Dana Air is one of Nigeria’s leading airlines with nine aircraft in its fleet and daily flights from Lagos to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo… read more

• Flights
• 20/01/2020 07:19

Azman Air acquires A340-600

In preparation for the Hajj/Umrah season as well as international flights, Azman Air Services has acquired their second wide-boy aircraft, an Airbus A340-600. Another wide-boy plan, an A330 will be returned to the lessor.

The plane, which has been previeiosly used by Etihad in AbuaDhabi and store for almost half a year, arriv… read more

• Flights
• 19/01/2020 21:45

Qatar Airways new to Accra and Luanda

Operations with daily flights into Accra will start mid of April 2020. Luanda in Angola, 4-time per week, will be served as of 14th of October 2020.

• Flights
• 19/01/2020 21:19

RAM to join oneworld

Royal Air Maroc will join the oneworld® alliance effective 01st of April 2020.

This transaction will make RAM the first first full member on the African continent. This step on the 1st of April follows a 15-month implementation phase ti integrate the airline into the oneworld alliance; RAM's regioanl subsidiary, Royal Air … read more

• Flights
• 19/01/2020 21:17

Ethiopian: New destinations in China

Ethiopian Airlines has revealed the airlines’ interest to expand into further destinations within China.

The airline is interested to operate also additionally into Chongqing, Shenzhen and Zhengzhou and consequently, the necessary traffic rights have been requested

Ethiopian Airlines at the moment flies daily passe… read more