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• 19/05/2022 11:29

United wants to launch Washington-Cape Town service

United Airlines is seeking regulatory approval to launch service between Washington Dulles and Cape Town.

If the route is approved by the DOT, the carrier plans to begin weekly flights between those cities on Nov. 17.

United said it would be the first airline to fly nonstop from D.C. to Cape Town. The flights would acco… read more

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• 19/05/2022 07:38

Delta doubles its JNB flights

Delta Air Lines has announced that it will take its Johannesburg frequency from three to six flights a week, with effect from May 25.

A Delta spokesperson told Tourism Update  the additional flights had been for sale for some time. “We are seeing significant demand for travel between South Africa and the US… read more

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• 17/05/2022 21:41

Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines unveil enhanced strategic partnership

Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines unveil the roadmap outlining the next phase of their strategic partnership, following Malaysia Airlines’ announcement to launch a non-stop service from Kuala Lumpur to Doha from 25 May. The two partners will significantly expand their codeshare cooperation, allowing passengers to travel the world and e… read more

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• 17/05/2022 21:39

Travel Trade will be Front and Centre of SAA’s plans

Africa’s travel and tourism trade will be key to South African Airways’ strategy in connecting the continent. The Airline’s Commercial Director Simon Newton-Smith has said.

The Airline in a breakfast meeting with trade partners and stakeholders on the sidelines of last week’s Africa’s Travel Indaba revealed several initiatives the c… read more

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• 17/05/2022 21:38

Air Burkina (finally) resumes operations with its own fleet

Air Burkina has been without an active aircraft since last month. It has a fleet of two ERJ1195s and one ERJ175, owned by the lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).

Failures in their maintenance regularly lead to the disruption of operations of the Burkinabe flagship.

• Flights
• 17/05/2022 21:38

Praia guarantees EUR 7 million debt of Cabo Verde Airlines

Cabo Verde Airlines (formerly TACV) resumed commercial operations in December 2021 after 21 months of inactivity. Despite its renationalization and its ongoing recovery process, the Cape Verdean flagship is still living under financial infusions.

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• 17/05/2022 21:28

Air Senegal intensifies its offer to Spain

With this decision, the Senegalese national company intends to satisfy the request consisting in facilitating the important movements of passengers during the holiday period. For the next summer season, Air Senegal is increasing its flight frequencies to Spain. From June 21, the Senegalese carrier will introduce an additional flight on … read more

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• 17/05/2022 08:30

Emirates Airlines now selling seats to Jamaica

In a historic first for Jamaica and the Caribbean, Emirates Airlines  is now selling seats to Jamaica. This arrangement opens gateways from the Middle East, Asia and Africa to Jamaica and the rest of the region.

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett made the announcement today following high-level meetings between Jamaica’s… read more

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• 17/05/2022 08:29

The renovated Kumasi airport will be operational earlier than planned in August 2022

Ghana's goal is to become a major air hub in sub-Saharan Africa. To achieve this, the West African country has undertaken a vast plan to modernise its main international airports.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Kumasi International Airport could be operational by August this year and open for international fligh… read more

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• 17/05/2022 08:25

USA: Delta Air Lines finally gets approval for South Africa triangle route

Major US airline Delta Air Lines's application to fly a triangular route between Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta in … read more