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Airlink increases flights to Angola
Airlink inaugurated its service to Luanda in October 2021. At its launch, the South African carrier aimed to capitalise on the growing business and leisure tourism sector between Angola and South Africa.
From 15 July, the carrier will introduce a fourth weekly flight. The additional service will be operated o… read more
Namibia’s Hospitality Industry Upbeat On Recovery Prospects
THINGS are looking positive as the tourism sector heads towards recovery, says Hotel Association of Namibia (HAN) chief executive officer Gitta Paetzold.
Her optimism stems from data showing that a national hotel occupancy rate of 39,4% was recorded during May 2022, up from 36,5% in the prior month and 25,1% in May… read more
Portugal’s HyFly To Operate TAAG Angola Airlines’ Lisbon Route
TAAG Angola Airlines has reached an agreement with Hi Fly that will see an Airbus A330 operated by the Portuguese wet-lease carrier enter service on one of the African airline’s key international routes.
The companies signed an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) ag… read more
TAAG Angola Airlines to be privatised before 2025
Since 2018, the Angolan state has committed to divesting from more than a hundred public and parastatal companies, most of which are loss-making and indebted, such as TAAG Angola Airlines. The aim is to limit state interference in the economy to what is strictly necessary, and above all to offer competitive conditions to the companies that have … read more
Cape Town cruises for 2022/23 season
While 2021/22 was a disappointment for the South African cruise sector thanks to the Omicron variant, 2022/23 is looking to be much better, with 48 roundtrip itineraries scheduled.
The emergence of the Omicron variant in late 2021 forced many cruise lines to cancel their planned homeporting seasons in Cape Town, and when MSC Cruises pushed… read more
TAAG Angola Airlines reactivates a Boeing 777-200ER that has been grounded for 2 years
Since 2020, TAAG Angola Airlines has received five new Dash8-400 aircraft. In parallel with the modernisation of its fleet, the Angolan national airline is working on the operationalisation of all its aircraft, 17 in total.
Brand new luxury ship World Traveller to cruise to and from Cape Town in 2024
The upcoming luxury expedition cruise ship World Traveller of Atlas Ocean Voyages will cruise to and from Cape Town at the end of her Antarctica season in March, 2024.
World Traveller, the second of a planned five ships for the new luxury expedition cruise line, will offer two unique transatlantic crossings to bookend the Antarctica… read more
TAAG Angola Airlines adds leased Airbus A330 to fleet, passes BARS audit
When the new boss of TAAG Angola Airlines was appointed at the end of 2021, the government gave him the mission of turning around the company and improving the quality of its services. This is the task that the Spaniard Eduardo Fairen Soria has been working on since he took office.
BestFly Cabo Verde opens a seasonal route between the islands of Sao Vicente and Sao Nicolau
Launched in 2021, BestFly Cabo Verde's main mission is to ensure an effective network of the main islands that make up Cape Verde.
From next month, BestFly Cabo Verde will offer a seasonal service between the islands of São Vicente and Sao Nicolau. The route will operate from 3 June with a weekly flight every Friday, Aeror… read more
TAAG will operate flights between Luanda and Madrid in codeshare with Iberia
The Angolan state airline TAAG (Transportes Aéreos Angolanos) will operate flights between the African country and Spain starting on July 27 after the two nations signed an agreement this Thursday, company sources confirmed to EFE.
“TAAG and Iberia signed a strategic alliance in Madrid based on a codeshare and interline agreement th… read more
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