Travel news overview
Please remember to register on this website, so we can send you your dose of travel news customized as per your requirements.
South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed that the International Air Services Council (IASC) has ratified the airline’s retention of all its historical route traffic rights, following SAA’s voluntary relinquishing of the number of frequencies on the destinations it is not currently servicing. In accordance with legisl… read more
After transferring the country's political capital from Dar-Es-Salaam to Dodoma, the Tanzanian government decided to provide the city in the center of the country with the land and air infrastructure that its new status confers. It is in this context that the new international airport project, which has been in the pipeline for sev… read more
Katima Mulilo Airport is one of the hubs serving the Caprivi Strip, the main popular destination in northeast Namibia, bordering Zimbabwe.
Katima Mulilo Airport's runway gets a facelift. The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) announced this Tuesday, November 1, 2022, the end of the rehabilitation work of the platform. T… read more
For the second time in two months, Emirates airline has announced suspension of flight operations into Nigeria indefinitely.
Recall that Emirates Airlines had announced the suspension of its flight operations to and from Nigeria in August.
The airlines had said the suspension became necessary following its inability … read more
The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has issued Executive Order #112 establishing the National Railway Authority (NRA) with the responsibility to, amongst other things, manage railway and associated infrastructures owned by the Government of Liberia.
The Order which was issued Monday, October 17, 2022, … read more
Carnival Cruise Line’s new Excel-class cruise ship Carnival Celebration is on her way to Southampton after being delivered by the Meyer Turku shipyard.
Carnival Celebration is a sister ship to Mardi Gras and the second LNG-fuelled vessel to join the Carnival Cruise Line fleet, although she is the 7th ship in the class … read more
The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has announced that it will implement the tariffs for the 2022/2023 financial year at its various nature reserves around Mpumalanga with effect from 01 December 2022. The tariffs will remain la… read more
With the reopening of the borders at the end of 2020, air traffic in the world, and in Africa, is progressing continuously. However, this growth has been affected by the increase in fuel prices since the beginning of the year.
On international routes, African airlines' operations have finally exceeded the pre-COVID-19 level by 0.… read more
In 2020, Air Mauritius suspended its routes to Malaysia and Australia, due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. But despite the lifting of these restrictions, the Mauritian national airline took its time before reopening its two routes.
Air Mauritius is back in Malaysia. Since this Monday, October 31, 2022, the carrie… read more
The first Airbus A220-300 of Air Senegal, which was delivered on December 29, 2021, has been grounded and stored in the company's hangars in Dakar, Senegal, for almost half a month.
The reason for this is that serious damage has been noted on both engines. The A220-300, ex-CSeries of the Canadian Bombardier bought by Airbus in 2018, … read more
South African Airways announces the addition of four regional destinations
Tanzania (finally) starts construction of Dodoma International Airport
Namibia completes runway rehabilitation at Katima Mulilo airport in the northeast
Again, Emirates suspends operations in Nigeria over trapped funds
Liberia establishes National Railway Authority NRA
Carnival Cruise Line takes delivery of Mardi Gras sister ship Carnival Celebration
The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) implements new tariffs at its nature reserves in Mpum
Int'l traffic of African airlines now exceeds pre-COVID-19 performance
Air Mauritius returns to Malaysia and Australia after a 2-year absence
What if Air Senegal's Airbus A220-300 "Niokolo Koba" did not fly again until 2023?
