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Saudia to open new East Africa link
Saudi Arabia and Uganda are set to be connected by nonstop scheduled flights from February with the launch of a new route by Saudia.
The SkyTeam alliance member intends to begin service between its base at Riyadh’s King Khalid International (… read more
Air Seychelles re-establish network connectivity and announces February schedule
Air Seychelles has today announced its 2022 February flight schedule, now that the airline has resumed commercial passenger services back to all its pre-pandemic destinations, including Johannesburg, Mauritius, Tel Aviv and Mumbai.
As part of its plan to rebuild its route network, reaffirming its commitment to its markets, Ai… read more
Emirates is unlikely to fly out of South Africa before February
Emirates won’t be flying out of South Africa until at least 1 February, according to a recent notice sent to travel trade partners.
South Africans looking to fly with Emirates will have to wait a while longer, after the Dubai-based airline extended its suspension of flights out of Johannesburg on Sunday. This is the fourth extension… read more
Mauritius targets the UAE and Gulf countries as a key strategic market for tourism promotion
A high-level government and tourism delegation from the Republic of Mauritius visited the United Arab Emirates this week (10–13 January, 2021), as part of a week-long promotional and business development mission to position Mauritius as the destination and partner of choice for the UAE’s travel agents, tourism industry partners and leisur… read more
FlySafair instates twice-weekly flights to Mauritius
FlySafair has announced it will launch flights from OR Tambo to Mauritius on 8 March 2022. Flights will be scheduled on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Travel ban lifted at Mauritius
Since Friday 7 January 2022, the Covid-19 travel ban imposed by the Republic of Mauritius on the Republic of South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia has been lifted and commercial passenger flights from these countries to Mauritius already resumed.
Travellers are reques… read more
Cruise lines sailing from Dubai in 2022
There are eight cruise ships sailing roundtrip from Dubai during 2022, most of them on multiple itineraries for the winter season, while a further eight cruise ships will sail longer grand voyages and repositioning cruises during the year.
There were 118 cruise itineraries scheduled from Dubai for 2022 at the time of writing,… read more
ProFlight Zambia ads another jet
Zambia’s leading airline, Proflight Zambia has welcomed the latest addition to its ever-expanding fleet, a modern bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft, which arrived at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka. Aircraft OY-MIL landed at 01:23 on Friday (January 7, 2022) morning and is now in the Proflight hangar where it starts the pr… read more
Air Mauritius to resume passenger commercial flights from South Africa
Air Mauritius, the flag carrier of Mauritius, suspended all passenger commercial flights from … read more
White Paper on safety and security in Tourism launched
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has in collaboration with the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the West African Econom… read more
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