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As of today, July 18, 2021, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has landed in Vienna for the very first time as part of a new flight connection. With Etihad Airways, a new airline is represented in Vienna and Abu Dhabi is now also accessible from Vienna. Etihad Airways now serves the route twice a week with a… read more
Qatar Airways plans to resume regular flights between St. Petersburg and Doha on 23 July 2021. Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Hamad International Airport will initially be operated twice-weekly on Fridays and Sundays. The route will be served with an A320.
“We are happy to resume sc… read more
Carnival Cruise Line has announced the end of its Fun Times printed daily planner across the fleet, while also creating separate non-smoking casino areas on at least three of its ships. Carnival’s end to the print version of the Fun Times is an environmentally friendly move to save paper, while the non-smoking areas in the casinos are based… read more
Air Peace, has officially deployed its brand new Embraer 195-E2 airplanes for scheduled flight operations.
The three ultramodern 124-seat capacity jets, which were delivered in the first half of 2021, commenced entry into service on Monday, July 19, 2021, amidst fanfare and excitement.
The Spokesperson of the airline, Sta… read more
It is with deep regret that travelcenter.africa® advises of the passing away of Peter Long our Chief Executive Officer who was a dynamic sales strategist, business analyst, and organizational development expert on Friday 9 July 2021.
He was passionate about the travel industry and development of the different players at every … read more
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the renewal of Airtel’s Mobile operating licence is still pending.
The commission who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by its Director, Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde explained that the application of the renewal of the operating licence of Airtel Nigeria is yet to be approved a… read more
Tourism stakeholders have seen some success in boosting tourism to
the Zambian town of Livingstone since the establishment of the
Destination Livingstone campaign. Founded during 2020, Destination Livingstone is a private, public and
community initiative established to make the town, which borders the
Victoria Falls, a more attractive an… read more
MSC Cruises is doubling up in Dubai for the 2021/22 cruise season, with MSC Opera set to join MSC Virtuosa, one of the cruise line’s largest and newest cruise ships. MSC Virtuosa will homeport in Dubai for the 2021/22 winter cruise season in the Arabian Gulf, alongside her smaller fleet mate MSC Opera.
The two cruise ships ma… read more
After being grounded for 20 months, commercial flights with the Boeing 737 MAX resumed in December 2020 in the US. Since then, several civil aviation agencies (ANAC) have also approved the aircraft's return to service.
Of the four 737 MAX operators in Africa, Mauritania Airlines is the second to fly the aircraft again.
With this acquisition, Fastjet Zimbabwe now has a seamless fleet of three ERJ145s. According to the company's management, the aircraft offers capacity compatible with the needs of the Zimbabwean and South African regional market and ensures a comfortable cabin environment.
"We are delighted to add another Embraer ERJ145 air… read more