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Qatar Airways reaffirms its position as the market leading international carrier in Australia with the resumption of services to Adelaide, Australia starting from 16 August 2020. The South Australian capital will become the airline’s fifth destination in Australia to resume flights, making Qatar Airways the only interna… read more
Large cracks have appeared in the hull of the MV Wakashio, a cargo ship which ran aground off of Mauritiuslast month. Prime minister, Pravind Jugnauth, has warned the vessel, which is carrying around 4,000 tonnes of fuel oil, could break in two and cause untold ecological damage.
The ship ran aground at Point… read more
At 592,800sqkm, Madagascar is the world’s second largest island country. Sitting in the Indian Ocean, some 400km off the coast of east Africa, it has 56 airportsand civil aerodromes open to public air traffic, including eight international airports, four mainly dedicated to domestic flights, and 44 secondary aer… read more
If all goes according to plan, Sunyani Airport in west-central Ghana is expected to reopen in two months. This is the assurance given to the Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, who carried out a site inspection visit on August 8, 2020.
According to Resources Access Limited (RAL), the company in charge of the fir… read more
We will have to wait at least a month to hope to see Royal Air Maroc outside the national borders on regular flights. The Moroccan government has in fact extended the state of emergencyin force throughout the country, from Monday August 10 at 6 p.m. to Thursday September 10, 2020 at the same time.
As a result of this decision… read more
Mwant Jet continues to expand its fleet. On August 8, the young company from the Democratic Republic of Congo, led by pilot and businesswoman GUEDA AMANI Yav, took delivery of a new Embraer E145. The 50-seat aircraft (msn 145601) is owned by the British carrier, Eastern Airways.
With this acquisition, Mwant Jet … read more
Amid the scrapping of four cruise ships in less than the same number of weeks and expectations that dozens of other cruise ships may soon meet the same fate, MSC Cruises has quashed rumours that it is considering retiring its older tonnage. “No, absolutely not,” said Gianni Onorato, CEO, MSC Cruises when asked by Cruise Indu… read more
Amid warnings of a new spike of COVID-19 cases, Paris city officials announced that face masks are now mandatoryin all city tourist hotspots, starting today. The new requirement came as France along with much of Western Europe sweltered in a heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). The heat sent c… read more
The Dubai Tourism Board says Nigeria is very important to Dubai and its doors are always open to Nigerians. This is just as the board denies the recent press and social media reportsof a purported travel restrictions between Nigeria and the UAE.At the 2nd webinar series by the National Association of Travel Agencies in Niger… read more
Rodrigues Islandis an exceptionally under-rated cruise destination with far more to offer than white sandy beaches and azure, tropical waters. This remote island with Mauritius as its closest neighbour has lots of unique places and features like fresh foods, colorful festivals, local cuisine, beautiful parks, and of course t… read more
Qatar Airways: The only international airline to service five major Australian cities
Mauritius: Oil spill could permanently damage environment
Madagascar's future airport structure
Ghana: After 5 years of closure, Sunyani airport to reopen in October
RAM not to restart international flight before 10th of September
DRC: Mwant Jet received first E145 to start scheduled services
MSC Cruises not planning to sell any ships
Paris: Tourists must wear face masks
Nigerians are welcome to Dubai… says the DXB tourism board
