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#BrusselsAirlines – the official airline for the national football team

BRUSSELS AIRLINES AND ROYAL BELGIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION RENEW PARTNERSHIP (Posted 07th October 2021) Brussels Airlines and the Royal Belgian Football Association (RFBA) have renewed their partnership, confirming that Brussels Airlines will be the official airline of both the Belgian Red Devils and the Red Flames for the coming three years, departing from Brussels Airport. Brussels […]

Aerolink Uganda publishes 2022 flight schedule

It’s Time to Fly to experience the Pearl of Africa Safety and security are obviously of paramount importance and all our aircraft are regularly inspected by highly trained engineers. All passengers and third parties are insured through our London brokers‚ Marsh Limited. All AeroLink flights are approximately one hour and fifteen minutes to every destination‚ […]

Corporate Council on Africa News Updates

CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Google confirms $1B investment into Africa, including subsea cable for faster internet Techcrunch The developing world represents the best chance of growth for large internet companies, and today one of the very biggest set out its strategy for how it plans to tackle that…Read more>> TOURISM Zimbabwe: Group Out to […]

#WTMAfrica2022 – a prime event for African Tourism

Register your interest ATW Connect Why exhibit? Contact Us Unlock Africa: Making Travel Happen Again through aviation We have Azwifaneli Mphaphuli, Assistant General Manager Client and Passenger Service at Airports Company South Africa sharing the importance of aviation as an engine of global connectivity and how green shoots are starting to reappear. Listen in on […]

#BrusselsAirlines reveals added destinations for summer 2022

MORE DESTINATIONS FOR BRUSSELS AIRLINES AS APPETITE FOR TRAVEL CONTINUES TO GROW AGAIN (Posted 06th October 2021) Brussels Airlines will once again offer a vast leisure network for next summer, as it sees demand returning. Due to the uncertainty the coronavirus pandemic brought along, booking behaviour had changed and passengers booked their flight tickets very […]

#VoyagesAfriq’s update on #MKTE2021

Don’t miss Final day at MKTE 2021 The novel magical kenya travel expo was off to exciting start with tourism leaders and players sharing expertise on the new ways of doing tourism post the pandemic. Kenya’s cabinet Secretary of tourism and wildlife Najib Balala set the ball rolling with an invitation to the world to […]

#VoyagesAfriq’s latest tourism news from #Africa

All set for 2021 Virtual Magical Kenya Travel Expo Kenya Tourism Board is excited to present a special edition of Magical Kenya Travel Expo this year (05-06 October 2021). The novel 2021 edition will transport Magical Kenya directly into the offices and homes of the travel trade around the world in a revolutionary new way, […]

Travelling to #Brussels – Get the latest updates of do’s and don’ts

Discover Belgium by bike With ICU Road World Championships in Belgium, this year is all about cycling. Belgium is a small but quaint country that can easily be discovered by bike. Hire a bike and enjoy thousands of kilometres of cycling fun. Get inspired and discover our various cycling routes. You can also combine them […]

#IATA data suggest Air Cargo remains a driver for aviation recovery

Air Cargo Up 7.7% in August Versus Pre-COVID Levels; Capacity Lagging Demand The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released August 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend but pressure on capacity is rising. As comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact […]

oneworld scoops another major award

SKYTRAX NAMES ONEWORLD AS BEST GLOBAL AIRLINE ALLIANCE FOR 2021 (Posted 01st October 2021) The oneworld® Alliance has won the World’s Best Airline Alliance title in the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2021, in recognition of the alliance’s popularity among customers. oneworld was named the World’s Best Airline Alliance following a 23-month-long customer survey from September […]

#AFRAA and Colins Aerospace join hands for virtual conference

AVIATION WOMEN AND YOUTH CONFERENCE SET FOR 19TH AND 20TH OCTOBER (Posted 01st October 2021) The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) is pleased to invite you to the AFRAA Women & Youth in Aviation Conference which is scheduled to take place from 19-20 October 2021 in virtual format. The event is graciously sponsored by Collins Aerospace. […]

Mount Kenya Trust Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2021

WILDLIFE RANGER CHALLENGE 2021 LAST CHANCE TO DOUBLE YOUR DONATION FOR OUR RANGER TEAM, FORESTS and WILDLIFE. THANK YOU! THE FINAL EVENT On September 18th, the Wildlife Ranger Challenge culminated in the 21km half marathon. Across the African continent, wildlife rangers strapped on their 22kg kits and raced across their respective protected areas in one […]

#BrusselsAirlines offers 61 destinations in the upcoming winter schedule

BRUSSELS AIRLINES RESPOND TO RISEN TRAVEL DEMAND WITH RELAUNCHES AND NEW DESTINATIONS (Posted 01st October 2021) 61 destinations in the winter schedule High demand for winter-sun destinations Restart of corporate travel Relaunch Hurghada, Kiev and Lanzarote Start of Marrakesh route With a slight growth in corporate travel week after week and a high demand for […]

#IATA says government response to #COVID19 Delta variant impacts on travel

Governments Response to Delta Variant Slams August Domestic Traffic Demand The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel decelerated in August compared to July, as government actions in response to concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant cut deeply into domestic travel demand. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results […]

TravelComments.com – Etihad Airways returns to South Africa!

Etihad Airways, the second-largest airline in the United Arab Emirates after Emirates, has announced the return to South Africa. The airline will start flights between Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) in Abu Dhabi and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg as well as between Abu Dhabi and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape […]

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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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