Travel news Cape Verde

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 27/01/2021 07:07

Coronavirus in Africa could reverse 30 years of wildlife conservation gains, harming interconnected

For wild animals in Africa on the verge of extinction and the tight knit communities who protect them, COVID-19 is a specter, disrupting a delicate balancing act of survival for both humans and endangered species. African officials and conservation experts from Kenya, Uganda and Gabon briefed members of Congress on May 12 about the growing impac… read more

• Flights
• 27/01/2021 07:02

Airölines will operate between CPT and HRE

Airlink is increasingly positioning itself as the main airline in Southern Africa.

In addition to densifying its existing routes, the private South African company is opening of new routes. On March 3, Airlink will inaugurate a direct line between Cape Town and Harare. From that date, the private South African compan… read more

• Flights
• 26/01/2021 06:42

Qatar Airways expands African network

Qatar Airways expands African network. Image: Qatar Airways.  Image:  Qatar Airways

The destinations are:

•   Alexandria (two weekly flights resumed 25 January)
•   Cairo (up to 16 weekly flights resumed 18 January)
•   Cape Town (increasing to five weekly flights from 1 February)

• Flights
• 21/01/2021 18:21

KLM forced to temporarily cancel all flights from South Africa to the Netherlands!

The Dutch Government has imposed a travel ban on flights from South Africa to the … read more

• Flights
• 20/01/2021 06:20

Get flexible date changes with British Airways

British Airways (operated by Comair) has introduced new booking options, giving customers the flexibility to change the dates and destination of a booking without any change fee.

The airline’s  book with confidence  commitment allows customers to adapt to unforeseen circumstances as they need to. They can also cancel the booking … read more

• Flights
• 19/01/2021 06:57

KLM to reduce flights between Amsterdam and South Africa

The flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has announced that it had to modify its flight schedules bet… read more

• Flights
• 17/01/2021 17:27

Airlink now Africa's second largest airline

South Africa’s Airlink became an independent carrier in late 2020 as its tie with South African Airways was severed. The regional airline now has almost 1.2 million seats this winter with three-quarters deployed domestically, OAG schedules data shows.

Airlink is now the third-largest carrier within  Africa by s… read more

• Flights
• 15/01/2021 06:45

Tourism in South Africa - an industry under lockdown fights for its own survival

South Africa's tourism sector continues to suffer under the weight of COVID-19. And there's no end in sight, as new restrictions dampen all hope for a recovery to even begin. Sertan Sanderson reports from Cape Town.

Just days before New Year's Eve, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country was going b… read more

• Flights
• 14/01/2021 07:07

Congo Airways orders two E195-E2

This is in addition to their existing two aircraft order for the smaller E190-E2. The four aircraft deal has a total value of USD 272 million at current list prices. This new firm order will be included in Embraer’s 2020 fourth quarter backlog.

Desire Bantu, CEO of Congo Airways said: “We see an opportunity in our market and the c… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 07/01/2021 07:33

SkySafari launches first-ever East Africa private plane safari to Kenya and Tanzania for May 2021

Tour operators and travel agents are reporting a trend indicating that people are booking higher value trips for longer periods of time. The new SkySafari East Africa itinerary offers the perfect solution for a longer exceptional holiday that can be enjoyed as a couple or as a take-over for a multi-generational family looking to ma… read more