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Quite dark around SAA
A photo recently surfaced on social media, depicting the current condition of SAA’s administrative headquarters, and painting a bleak picture of the situation at the national carrier.
South African Airways’ headquarters in Johannesburg looks like an abandoned building, with the photo being circulated showing a section of the buildin… read more
KAA to renovate JKIA terminals
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has embarked on a renovation project to upgrade the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s Terminal 1B and 1C.
The 12-month airport development project which is estimated to cost KES 963 million aims to refurbish the departure halls to improve the check-in, security screening, retail opera… read more
Requirements for Travellers to Nigeria
The new provisional quarantine protocol for passengers arriving Nigeria introduced by the federal government has come into effect from Monday, 11th January, 2021.
The COVID-19 response protocol was signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation/ Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha.
It list… read more
IMEX cancelled once again
The Chairman of IMEX Group, Ray Bloom, along with CEO Carina Bauer announced that IMEX 2021 scheduled for May 25-27, 2021 will have to be cancelled due to the surging COVID-19 cases around the world. IMEX 2020 had to be cancelled as well due to the coronavirus.
In a letter signed by Bloom and Bauer, they said:
It is wit… read more
OR Tambo receives international health accreditation
OR Tambo International Airport has received airport health accreditation from Airports Council International (ACI). The accreditation is based on assessments of a range of areas, including passenger areas and processes at an airport, from access to the terminal, through security screening to the aircraft embarkation bridges… read more
Emirates resumes flights to Seattle, Dallas and San Francisco
Emirates has announced it will resume non-stop services to Seattle (from 1st February), Dallas and San Francisco (from 2nd March). The addition of these 3 destinations will take Emirates’ North American network to 10 destinations following the resumption of services to Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York J… read more
Costa and MSC only major cruise lines to announce January return to service
While the rest of the cruise industry has largely hunkered down for another several months of suspended operations amid two new strains of the coronavirus, Costa and MSC Cruises have announced they will resume cruises once more at the end of January. MSC and Costa have announced they will resume cruise operations in Italy on… read more
How to prepare befor you go on a safari
Going on a safari in Africa is inspiring and exciting. It is also wild. And while wild animal encounters make the experience that much more memorable, they are the biggest reason why we should discuss safety.
In this article, we are going to talk about how to prepare for an African safari, what to expect, and how to stay safe… read more
Airbus remains world's top plane maker with 566 deliveries in 2020
Airbus said it delivered 566 commercial aircraft to 87 customers in 2020, retaining its position as the world's biggest plane maker in a year disrupted by pandemic-triggered havoc in air travel.
The Toulouse-based company delivered 34 per cent fewer aircraft from a record 863 jets handed over to customers a year earlier, it s… read more
Qatar Airways will resume flights to Saudi Arabia
Qatar Airlines has announced that it would resume flights to Saudi Arabia on Monday, January 11, 2021, commencing with flights to Riyadh, followed by Jeddah on Thursday, January 14, 2021 and and Dammam on Saturday 16 January, 2021.
The management of the airline made the announcement on its official twitte… read more
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