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Airlink announced that it will launch a mid-morning flight between Johannesburg and East London from 16 March 2020 and the key objective of this flight is to provide connections with international and regional flights arriving in the early morning at OR Tambo International.The E190 E-jets are configured with 6 business and 92 economy class se… read more
Marriott with two new hotels in South Africa
Marriott International has announced the opening of the Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch as well as the opening of the Executive Apartments Johannesburg Melrose Arch.
The opening is remarkable as it is the debut of Marriott Executive Apartments in South Africa and the first purpose-built Marriott Hotel in the country. Developed… read more
SAA continues operations into Munich
As a consequence of the "business rescue" phase, South African Aiways (SAA) had announced to end operations into Munich end of February 2020.
Suddenly, the airline said it will continue flights to Munich until 21st of April 2020; also for Sao Paolo in Brazil the flights would continue to operate until 31st of March. However, on the SAA web… read more
Ibis Styles to open hotel in Addia Ababa in 2023
Accor is expanding its presence in Ethiopia after signing an agreement to open a new property under brand, Ibis Styles.
In a move that ramps up its ambitious development plans in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Group has partnered with private conglomerate, Yuluch Elyano Trading plc, to operate the 150-key Ibis Styles Addis Ababa, it… read more
ONOMO Hotel Maputo
ONOMO Hotels continues to spread thze brand in Southern Africa. The African Hotel Group announces the opening of a new hotel in Maputo, Mozambique, expanding the number of properties in Southern Africa to 7 hotels, among which 5 in South Africa and one in Rwanda. ONOMO Hotel Maputo, will be officially opened on December 1st,
Green Africa leases three more A220
Green Africa has added three more Airbus A220 to its fleet plans as per announcement by GTLK Europe, an aircraft Leasing company.These three airplanes serve to kick off operations of the new airline in 2020. This news pops in just after Green Africa had announced the order 50 planes of the same type, straight from Airbus. This step now is… read more
Mozambique Airlines to connect Pemba and JNB
Effective 30 March 2020, LAM - Mozambique Airlines will connect Pemba (POL) and Johannesburg three times per week with a nonstop service. These flights will be offered Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to OR Tambo International.
At the moment, the only competitor is the South African Airlink, currently still operating un… read more
AIRLINK takes over SAA routes
Airlink, the privately-owned South African airline, will continue to operate services between Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth, Entebbe, Ndola and Luanda after 29 February 2020.
Business as usual, this is what Airlink communicates on all channles. And yes, this is basically true as there are no changes on the already published … read more
Flight Centre restarts selling SAA tickets again
The Flight Centre Travel Group in South Africa has decided to sell again South African Airways tickets as its preferred travel insurer has reinstated travel supplier insolvency cover to the state-owned airline. Six weeks ago, Flight Centre had stopped selling tickets for SAA as the insurance had issued a warning. SAA's acting chief financial off… read more
British Airways will increase flights to Cape Town
As of 10 January 2021, next European winter, British Airways will operate two extra flights every week from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town in South Africa. These new services added, customers can choose from 19 flights a week to Cape Town from London UK.
With outbound and inbound overnight nights, travellers can m… read more
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