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TravelComments.com – South Africa: Airlink & Emirates have expanded their existing partnership into a unilateral codeshare agreement!

South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink and the largest airline and flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, Emirates, have announced the expansion of their existing partnership into a unilateral codeshare agreement, giving travellers to and from South Africa access to more than 40 domestic and regional destinations across 12 African countries. Customers travelling to… […]

TravelComments.com – South Africa: South African Airways’ flight resumption draws closer!

South Africa’s national carrier, South African Airways (SAA), which is now 51% privately owned by the Takatso Consortium, has taken another important step towards flight resumption with the arrival of two Airbus A320. The two aircraft have been in storage and have accomplished 6-year maintenance “C-Checks” in Abu Dhabi during the carrier’s time in business […]

#IATA partners with SYNLAB to make travel easier

SYNLAB and IATA Partner to Facilitate Safe and Easy Travelling SYNLAB to securely share certified COVID-19 test results with passengers directly through IATA Travel Pass, providing reliable digital proof on health status as international travel increases Through SYNLAB’s international laboratory network travellers will have access to up to 450 testing labs and more than 1,600 […]

#IndiaOutbound’s latest news updates

About India Outbound Magazine India Outbound, a brand of Media India Group, is India’s only B2B travel media platform, that encompasses a print magazine, a website, an online TV channel and dynamic social media platforms, entirely dedicated to the promotion of foreign destinations and products in India. India Outbound is a niche platform not just […]

#VoyagesAfriq’s latest tourism news updates from Africa

Meet South Africa’s New Minister of Tourism- Lindiwe Sisulu South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has named veteran politician Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu as the rainbow nation’s new Minister of Tourism. She replaces Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane who has been re-assigned as minister for Human Settlement. She has been a long-standing member of Parliament for ANC and has served […]

#Zambia Tourism News Updates

The Latest from ZambiaTourism.com An Update on Kafue National Park Priority Support Plan Since the implementation of a much-anticipated Priority Support Plan was made official in February 2021 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by the Government of Zambia and African Parks, support and development of Kafue National Park’s future have steadily […]

TravelComments.com – Namibia: Massive 89.4% decline of tourist arrivals in 2020!

The Namibian Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, announced on the occasion of the virtual launch of the National Tourist Arrival Statistics Report 2020, the Tourism Revival Initiative (TRI) Report for the period September 2020 to March 2021 and the COVID-19 Socio-Economic Impact Assessment on Tourism in Namibia for 2020 on 11 August […]

TravelComments.com – South Africa: Mango placed in voluntary business rescue!

The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has placed South African low-cost airline Mango, a subsidiary of South Africa’s state-owned flag carrier South African Airways (SAA), into voluntary business rescue. The High Court dismissed an application by the Mango Pilots Association, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and the South African Cabin Crew […]

TravelComments.com – Zambia: Zambia Airways to launch operations!

Zambia Airways, a joint venture between Zambia’s state-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC; 55%) and Ethiopian Airlines (45%), is set to commence operations. The IDC has announced that Zambia’s new national carrier will start operating on… [READ MORE]

Corporate Council on Africa shares ‘big announcements’ at US – Africa Summit

CORPORATE COUNCIL ON AFRICA’S US – AFRICA SUMMIT IS ALWAYS AN EVENT TO WATCH (Posted 12th August 2021) From July 27 – 29, 2021, the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) (www.CorporateCouncilOnAfrica.com) hosted the 13th U.S.-Africa Business Summit (https://bit.ly/2U9glsr). The Summit is CCA’s flagship event viewed as essential by those doing business in Africa. The 2021 […]

Corporate Council on Africa News Updates

CCA IN THE NEWS Big Announcements at the 13th U.S-Africa Business Summit Africa News From July 27 – 29, 2021, the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) (www.CorporateCouncilOnAfrica.com) hosted the 13th U.S.-Africa Business Summit (https://bit.ly/2U9glsr). The Summit is CCA’s flagship event viewed as essential by those doing business in Africa…Read more>> TOURISM Covid-19’s third wave dashes […]

TravelComments.com – Emirates: Negative PCR test required for transit in Dubai!

The largest airline of the United Arab Emirates and the flag carrier of the Emirate of Dubai, Emirates, has released an update about passengers travelling from South Africa in order to transit in Dubai. According to the airline, passengers travelling from South Africa must complete all the requirements of their specific destination and… [READ MORE]

TravelComments.com – Survey: Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town named Best Airport in Africa for the sixth consecutive year!

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town was named Best Airport in Africa for the sixth consecutive year at the 2021 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. Durban’s King Shaka International Airport (DUR) came in second in the continental category, followed by OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) in… […]

Corona pandemic continues to hit airlines

‘CORONA LOSS’ FOR BRUSSELS AIRLINES … (Posted 08th August 2021) As a result of the coronavirus pandemic and its ongoing and unprecedented impact on the aviation sector, Brussels Airlines reports a negative EBIT of -143 million euros in the first semester of 2021. The non-essential travel ban in the first quarter and continuous travel restrictions […]

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome is the founder and publisher of ATCNews, Eastern Africa’s leading aviation, tourism and conservation news blog of its kind. Wolfgang has nearly 50 years of experience in the tourism, aviation and conservation fields in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, covering all aspects of safari-, hotel- and air-operations. 

The Managing Editor of ATCNews is Mrs. Esther C. Goossens.

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