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Air Seychelles Partners with Car Trawler to Offer Guests Ground Transportation

2 March, 2018 admin 0 Comments 2 categories

Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, has formed a new partnership with CarTrawler, the world’s leading B2B travel technology platform, to provide guests with car hire and ground transportation options. CarTrawler’s…

Ethiopian Airlines Becomes Africa’s first A350 full-flight simulator operator

23 February, 2018 admin 0 Comments 2 categories

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has achieved yet another milestone, becoming the first A350 XWB Simulator Operator in Africa and among the few in the world. This machine is fitted with a full electrical…

Maputo International Airport Gets Exclusive Lounge

22 February, 2018 admin 0 Comments 1 category

First National Bank Mozambique (FNB) and National Aviation Services (NAS), the fastest growing aviation services provider in the emerging markets, recently inaugurated an exclusive, contemporary lounge at the International terminal of the Maputo International Airport.…

Kinshasa Joins Fly Dubai’s Growing Network in Africa

14 February, 2018 admin 0 Comments 1 category

Dubai-based Flydubai has announced the start of flights to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from 15 April. The daily flights will operate with an enroute stop in nearby Entebbe…

Entebbe-Nairobi: Flying Gets Easier as Jambojet Joins the Club

14 February, 2018 admin 0 Comments 2 categories

Flying between Entebbe and Nairobi is now getting much easier than it used to be just a couple of years ago when there were only a few options. For many years, this route was dominated…

RwandAir to Start Flights to Abuja, Cape Town

13 February, 2018 admin 0 Comments 2 categories

RwandAir has announced that it will soon commence flights to Abuja in Nigeria and Cape Town in South Africa. Rwanda’s national carrier will operate four weekly flights from Kigali to Cape Town with a stopover…

British Airways on the Hunt for Nashville’s next Biggest Hit

17 January, 2018 admin 0 Comments 2 categories

Calling all songwriters, British Airways is on the hunt for Nashville’s next biggest hit. The airline is looking for the new Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton or Sheryl Crow, and wants to give undiscovered talent the…

British Airways now offers flights for 50% fewer Avios

30 November, 2017 admin 0 Comments 1 category

British Airways is offering customers the chance to travel the world for half the number of Avios usually required. Available for booking from today until December 17, the airline will offer World Traveller (long-haul economy) flights…

Antonov AN-26B aircraft crashes in Goma

11 September, 2017 admin 0 Comments 1 category

Air traffic in Goma was brought to a halt yesterday when an Antonov 26B, suffering the loss of engine power after take off, returned to the airport but overshot the runway and ended up in…

Kenya Bans Plastic Bags, Violators to Be Fined $38,000

29 August, 2017 admin 0 Comments 2 categories

Kenya joins over 40 countries that have made plastic bags illegal, in a positive effort to reduce the impact on our environment. However, there may be implications for our guests traveling to this region, as…

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