TravelComments.com – Kruger National Park: Lower Sabi Rest Camp temporarily closed until further notice!
South African National Parks (SANParks) just announced that the Lower Sabi Rest Camp in Kruger National Park has been temporarily closed until further notice due to a a spike in the number of employees infected with Covid-19. According to SANParks… [READ MORE]
Porini Camps / Gamewatcher Kenya News Updates
Dear ATCNews Readers, I hope that you and your families have enjoyed the festive season, and as we leave behind the extraordinary year of 2020 we can embrace this new year with a positive outlook and confidence that better days are ahead for us all. Nature is thriving here in our national parks, game reserves […]
Lesotho flight ban leads to Airlink suspending route to Maseru
#COVID19 SPREAD ONCE AGAIN IMPACTS ON AIR CONNECTIVITY (Posted 13th January 2021) Airlink, the privately-owned regional airline, regrets to announce the suspension of the daily service between Johannesburg and Maseru from tomorrow, 14th January, following the Lesotho government’s ban of passenger flights to and from Moshoeshoe I International Airport. “We regret, but respect the decision […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS COVID-19 Pandemic: Ethiopian Airlines get Airbus commendation Vanguard Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, has expressed the airline’s appreciation to Airbus, the largest aircraft manufacturer, for deeming it fit to recognize the role it played and is still playing in the COVID- 19 Global Pandemic Crisis…Read more>> ENERGY South […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 13th of January 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 92.183.337 Cases and 1.974.201 Deaths as of today 13th of January 2021 65.997.760 cases have […]
TravelComments.com – Covid-19: Lesotho goes into a 14-day lockdown!
The Government of Lesotho has decided to put the country on a two-week total lockdown starting from midnight on 14 January 2021. The Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr Moeketsi Majoro, announed the decision when addressing the nation on state television on 12 January 2021. The shutdown means Lesotho has been put to an adjusted red […]
TravelComments.com – Namibia: Travellers do not require another Covid-19 PCR test when leaving the country!
According to the 23rd Covid-19 public briefing on the national response measures and preparedness by Namibia’s Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, on 13 January 2021, all non-Namibian travellers must present a negative Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test result that is not older than 7 days (168 hours) at Port of […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
Kenya Airways suspends Seychelles flights
CONNECTIVITY TO SEYCHELLES IMPACTED BY FLIGHT SUSPENSION OF KENYA AIRWAYS AND EMIRATES DROPPING ONE FREQUENCY (Posted 13th January 2021) Information from the Seychelles suggests that flight connectivity has been reduced after Kenya Airways, which only recently resumed twice a week services between Nairobi and Mahe, has suspended the route at least until the end of […]
Qatar Airways gets highest marks in health and safety audit
APEX AND SIMPLYFLYING AWARD QATAR AIRWAYS HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE AFTER CONDUCTING A HEALTH AND SAFETY AUDIT (Posted 13th January 2021) The airline has achieved the Airline Passenger Experience Association’s (APEX) latest safety benchmark following assessment of the airline’s robust COVID-19 hygiene and safety standards Qatar Airways announced that it has achieved Diamond Standard in the […]
CAPA – Centre for Aviation to hold a Live Summit
APPLY FOR A FREE PASS TO ATTEND THE CAPA VIRTUAL LIVE SUMMIT LATER TODAY (Posted 13th January 2021) https://marketing.centreforaviation.com/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/28260/p/p-00c1/t/page/fm/0
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 12th of January 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 91.546.426 Cases and 1.959.011 Deaths as of today 12th of January 2021 65.511.527 cases have […]
Airlink keeps South Africa connected with neighbouring countries
LAND BORDERS ARE CLOSED BUT AIRSPACE REMAINS OPEN – FOR NOW (Posted 12th January 2021) Although South Africa’s land borders are closed until at least mid-February, Airlink, the independent airline, continues to serve Southern Africa’s main commercial centres with its comprehensive flight schedule and air route network. South Africa’s decision to close its 20 land […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
TravelComments.com – Covid-19: South Africa closes all land borders and remains on Adjusted Alert Level 3 Lockdown!
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on 11 January 2021 that the country will remain on Adjusted Alert Level 3 Lockdown. South Africa has been on Adjusted Lockdown Alert Level 3 since 29 December 2020, when the resurgence in infections started. While most measures remain in place, minor but significant adjustments to the current regulations […]
Kenya now also demands PCR Negative test prior to leaving the country
PCR TEST REQUIREMENTS FOLLOW NO VISA ON ARRIVAL RULE FOR KENYA (Posted 12th January 2021) Effective beginning of 2021 did Kenya’s Visa rules change, when the Visa On Arrival facility was scrapped, compelling all visitors to apply for Visa online in advance. Airlines are complying with this rule now and only allow passengers destined for […]
Qatar Airways returns to Riyadh
POLITICAL NORMALISATION OF RELATIONS IN GULF LEAD TO QATAR AIRWAYS RESUMING FLIGHTS TO RIYADH (Posted 12th January 2021) The airline will operate a daily service to Riyadh on wide-body aircraft including the Airbus A350, Boeing 777-300 and Boeing 787-8 Following the normalisation of relations between several Gulf states and the State of Qatar, has Qatar […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 11th of January 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 90.862.330 Cases and 1.946.400 Deaths as of today 11th of January 2021 64.964.207 cases have […]
TravelComments.com – Covid-19: Rwanda has introduced new measures to facilitate the movement of tourists and operators to tourism entities between Kigali and other provinces!
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB), a government department that integrates all government agencies responsible for the attraction, retention and facilitation of investments in Rwanda’s economy, has announced that the following measures to facilitate the movement of tourists and operators to tourism entities between Kigali and other provinces have been put into place. [READ MORE]
TravelComments.com – Zambia: Cheetahs have returned to the Bangweulu Wetlands after almost a century!
African Parks, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that manages 19 protected areas in 11 African countries, has announced that the Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia has received a small founding group of cheetahs – the first of their species to return to this community-owned protected area in north-eastern Zambia in almost a century. The relocation of an […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 10th of January 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 90.363.015 Cases and 1.939.040 Deaths as of today 10th of January 2021 64.634.913 cases have […]
More rangers killed at Virunga National Park as violence in Congo’s East continues
6 MORE RANGERS KILLED AS VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK REMAINS A CONFLICT HOTSPOT (Posted 10th January 2021) News are coming in of another deadly attack on the rangers of Virunga National Park with at least 6 dead, leaving others injured. At least two of the attackers were also killed, with initial findings attributing the violent attack […]
Achola Rosario’s F.O.M.O. Travel Show visits Dagoz’s Bar
ACHOLA ROSARIO GOES OUT IN SEARCH OF MUSIC AND ROAST MEAT By Achola Rosario, Contributing Editor of www.ATCNews.org (Posted 10th January 2021) Dagoretti Corner has for long had a slight unsavory reputation, not for any reason but simply because it is on a corner of a major highway (Ngong Road) and is the downtown side […]
Uganda Airlines changes to Terminal 2 in Nairobi
ONGOING RENOVATIONS AND MODERNIZATION AT JKIA SEES UGANDA AIRLINES MOVE TO ANOTHER TERMINAL (Posted 09th January 2021) Uganda Airlines has moved to Terminal 2 for arrivals and departures at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport due to the closure of Terminal 1B for renovation and modernization. The move is effective immediately and all passengers flying with Uganda […]
TravelComments.com – Namibia released rhino & elephant poaching statistics for 2020!
Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MET) has released the rhino and elephant poaching numbers for 2020. According to Romeo Muyunda, Chief Public Relations Officer at the MET, a total of 30 rhinos and eleven elephants got illegally killed by poachers in Namibia in 2020, compared to compared to 50 (54?) rhinos and 13 […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#IATA data suggest passenger demand in November 2020 ground to a halt
Passenger Demand Recovery Grinds to a Halt in November The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in passenger demand which had been slowing since the Northern hemisphere’s summer travel season, came to a halt in November 2020. Total demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was down 70.3% compared to November […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 07th of January 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 87.799.708 Cases and 1.894.534 Deaths as of today 07th of January 2021 63.277.842 cases have […]
#IATA says air cargo demand for November 2020 was on the up
Air Cargo Demand Improves in November, Capacity Remains Constrained The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in November showing that freight volumes improved compared to October, but remain depressed compared to 2019. Capacity remains constrained from the loss of available belly cargo space as passenger aircraft remain parked. Global […]
