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Fuel shortage: Congo Airways cancels, reduces and delays flights
In anticipation of an imminent fuel shortage in the Democratic Republic of Congo, due to delivery delays, the supplier SEP CONGO has opted for rationing throughout the country. This decision has had a negative impact on the operations of Congo Airways, the Congolese public air carrier.
Cabo Verde Airlines temporarily cancels flights to Lisbon due to operational strike
On the call of the National Union of Civil Aviation Workers (SINTAC), employees of PORTWAY, the main ground handling company in Portugal, will be on strike between 26 and 28 August 2022. This situation will disrupt the flights of several airlines, including Cabo Verde Airlines.
Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) flights sched… read more
This street in Cape Town is one of the 33 coolest streets in the world
Global culture, entertainment and events magazine Time Out recently published the results of its annual Time Out Index. As part of the global survey, Time Out askeds ome 20,000 city-dwellers which specific streets they think are the coolest i… read more
Namibia scraps vaccination proof, PCR test results entry requirement
Guests visiting Namibia will no longer be required to produce a vaccination certificate or a negative PCR test result at the ports of entry, the Ministry of Health and Social Services announced on Thursday.
pete"The current epidemiological situation no longer supports the retention of this requirement," the ministry announced on Thu… read more
Rehabilitation of Railway Line from Victoria Falls to Chingola
The project to rehabilitate approximately 1029 km of railway track, from the border with Zimbabwe in the south (Livingstone) to the border with DCR (Dem. Rep. of Congo) (Chingola) in the north, is being implemented in two phases. The project involves the rehabilitation of the track superstructure, as well as, the installations of t… read more
Air Peace Lagos - Owerri flight suffers bird strike
MANAGEMENT of Air Peace confirmed a bird strike on their Lagos - Owerri flight which got stuck on left main landing gear.
The airline in a statement revealed,”This is to inform the flying public and our esteemed customers that Air Peace flight P47154, which departed Lagos at 12:00hrs today, August 27, 2022, for Owerri, could … read more
UAE President, Egyptian President inspect tourist project in Al Alamein City
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inspected the Regal Heights Hotel, an investment project in Al Alamein City.
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jordan, and Mustafa Al Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq… read more
Seychelles considers introducing GPS bracelets for hiking Tourists
The Seychelles' government is considering to introduce GPS tracking bracelets for use by tourists when venturing out on hiking trails on their own.
This announcement comes after a recent increase in tourists going missing on various trails on the islands, requiring large rescue missions, which at times took days to locate them.
The P… read more
Travelport and Oman Air strengthen relationship with agreement renewal
Travelport, a global technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, and Oman Air, the national airline of Oman announced today that they have reached a multi-year renewal of content agreement that will enable modern travel retailing by bringing Oman Air content to Travelport-… read more
HotelPORT announces new agreement with tech leader Sabre
HotelPORT, specialists in technology and distribution solutions for the hotel industry, announced a new technology agreement with Sabre. This partnership will integrate PropertyVIEW, HotelPORT’s AI-Powered content monitoring and audit solution into Sabre’s Content Services for Lodging.
PropertyVIEW combines artificial intelli… read more
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