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On Monday 1 November, Air France i naugurated its new seasonal route between Paris and Banjul with an extension to Bamako in Mali. The route will now be operated every day of the week except Thursday and Saturday. On this route, the French flag will deploy its Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, which can accommodate 40 passengers in Busine… read more
From November 9, Emirates Airlines will resume its services to Algeria. This is what emerges from a press release of the Emirati company dated Monday, November 1st.
From this date, the carrier will offer two weekly rotations - Tuesdays and Thursdays - between Dubai and Algiers, a corridor where it will align its 777 fleet. Return… read more
Weather:
- height of summer
- very hot & humid days
- warm nights
- often spectacular lightning storms
Temperatures:
- between 18°C - 34°C (Fahrenheit: e.g. 34°C = [(34x9)]/5 + 32 = 93.2°F)
- visit our webcam page for live footage from
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Global travel was brought to an astonishing halt with COVID-19. Corporate travel was the worst hit and has shown a much slower recovery than personal travel. Even then, the initial months of 2021 showed signs of relief for travel agencies across the U.S.
This was fueled by the successful rollout of vaccines and freshly update… read more
Primates, with their similar anatomical and physiological features
similar to humans, are vulnerable to the same diseases, and are
therefore considered to be at risk to Covid-19.
Rwanda has put protocols in place to protect its gorilla population.
Coronavirus amongst gorillas is not unheard of; there is a case in which
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Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
Seychelles Tourism Board at Expo 2020. The agreement reaffirms the
airline’s commitment to the island-nation and outlines joint initiatives
to promote trade and tourism to the country.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed
by Ahmed Khoory, Emirate… read more
Namibian privately-owned airline Westair Aviation has announced the rebranding of its scheduled passenger airline FlyWestair to FlyNamibia.
According to the airline, the name was changed to better reflect its role as trusted Namibian carrier. FlyWestair launched domestic operations in … read more
Airlines are still finding it difficult to repatriate revenues from ticket sales and other activities in some parts of the world. Africa remains the worst performer, with Zimbabwe and Nigeria alone holding 30% of the $963 million in blocked funds worldwide. Harare has recently made a strong commitment to eradicating its image as a bad performer.
Holland America Line ships have long been regarded as floating art galleries for their extensive collections of museum-quality pieces. When Rotterdam sets sail for the first time Oct. 20, 2021, guests are in for a visually rewarding journey with some of the most thought-provoking, striking and bold pieces in the fleet — including historic… read more
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announces the launch of private charter services under the title of 'Boutique Charters' allowing its global clientele to book private direct charter flights with personalised itineraries. The new service is available to government and corporate delegations, group trave… read more
Air France discovers Banjul for the first time, returns to Cape Town
Emirates returns to Algeria after more than a year's absence
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Emirates inks deal with the Seychelles Tourism Board
FlyWestair rebranded as FlyNamibia
Zimbabwe repatriates USD 50 million in airline revenues
Holland America Line’s Rotterdam sets sail with World-Class floating art gallery valued at over $4.1
Gulf Air launches Boutique Charter services
