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Fastjet first to react to South Africa’s return to lockdown level 3

FASTJET ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THIS MORNING WITH ADDED INFORMATION ABOUT FLIGHTS EXPECTED LATER IN THE DAY (Posted 29th December 2020) Fastjet has reacted immediately to the announcement by South Africa’s President that the country would return to lockdown level 3 effective midnight, 28th to 29th of December. As a result of the expanded curfew […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 28th of December 2020) #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: 81.247.315 Cases and 1.774.170 Deaths as of today 28th of December 2020 57.399.507 cases have […]

#AirSeychelles to suspend #Johannesburg flights in January

SEYCHELLES MINISTRY OF HEALTH HALTS INBOUND TRAFFIC FROM SOUTH AFRICA EFFECTIVE END YEAR (Posted 28th December 2020) As South Africa’s #COVID19 case numbers went across the 1 million mark are more and more countries now pulling the plug on travel from and to Africa’s hardest hit country. Effective 31st of December will no more South […]

The F.O.M.O. Travel Show visits distant relatives – THE Distant Relatives

ACHOLA ROSARIO’S END OF YEAR SPECIAL – A VISIT TO KILIFI (Posted 28th December 2020) They say loyalty is everything. Carving out a niche for oneself where one wants whatever you are selling is one of the most sought-after Holy Grail of any business. After going through 2020, a year of hell, anxiety and unexpected […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 27th of December 2020) #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: 80.818.506 Cases and 1.766.848 Deaths as of today 27th of December 2020 57.041.437 cases have […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 26th of December 2020) #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: 80.306.622 Cases and 1.759.690 Deaths as of today 26th of December 2020 56.601.708 cases have […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 25th of December 2020) #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 This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda #COVID19 Daily Update […]

Trials and Tribulations of Travel in the Age of COVID19 – Chapter 2 Part 1

JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS BEFORE TRAVELLING … AS IN THE LEFT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT DOES … (Posted 25th December 2020) This was the notice in place when I prepared to travel out of Uganda again, the second time since the airport reopened on the 01st of October. I had of course received it, […]

Kenya’s Northern Rangelands – End of Year News Summary

STORIES FROM THE RANGELANDS NRT Quarterly END OF YEAR ISSUE December 2020 Dear ATCNews Readers, I hope this finds you safe and well. I am not going to give COVID a lot of real estate in this end-of-year letter to you — instead I share with you a few highlights of a year in the […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 24th of December 2020) #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: 79.219.657 Cases and 1.740.879 Deaths as of today 24th of December 2020 55.812.812 cases have […]

#ElewanaEnd of Year News Updates

The Elewana Collection Newsletter – December 2020 Happy Holidays From Elewana Collection Happy Holidays from all of us at the Elewana Collection. With a challenging year coming to a close, we want to take a moment to share how immensely grateful we are to everyone. Read more ? Christmas Festivities Include Toy Drive At Elewana […]

Tour D’EAC 2021 – be the first to know about their plans for next year

TOUR ORGANIZERS CONFIDENT THAT THE 2021 VERSION OF THE TOUR D’ EAC WILL TAKE PLACE AS PLANNED (Posted 24th December 2020) Dear ATCNews Readers, As you well know that the East African Bicycle Tour gets bigger and bigger each year that passes. We are working very hard to improve our planning so the tour can […]

Spotlight Virtual Workshops 2021 – Book your space now

FOCUS ON EAST AFRICA TO HELP KICKSTART THE FLOW OF TOURISM TO THE REGION (Posted 24th December 2020) Derek Houston, a tourism marketing veteran well known across the continent of Africa, is already looking ahead into next year and has planned two events relevant to East Africa for February 2021. One will be a face […]

Qatar Airways set for daily flights to #Montreal

QATAR AIRWAYS SET TO LAUNCH DAILY FLIGHTS TO MONTREAL ON 16TH OF JANUARY (Posted 24th December 2020) The airline will incrementally increase flights to Montréal from 16 January 2021 and operate daily frequencies by 25 February 2021 Additional frequencies will complement the recently announced codeshare agreement with Air Canada on the Toronto – Doha route […]

#BrusselsAirlines set to continue culinary excellence into 2021

BRUSSELS AIRLINES AND 2 STAR MICHELIN CHEF TIM BOURY CONTINUE COOPERATION INTO 2021 (Posted 24th December 2020) Brussels Airlines will continue its successful culinary collaboration with Belgian Michelin ranked Chef Tim Boury of Restaurant Boury(**) in Roeselare. Throughout 2021, Tim, Chef of the Year 2017, will again create gastronomic experiences for the Business Class customers […]

President Museveni receives new Airbus A338Neo on behalf of an enthusiastic nation

RUNWAY PERIMETER FENCE PACKED AS EXCITED UGANDANS WELCOME AFRICA’S FIRST A338NEO (Posted 23rd December 2020) (Pictures courtesy of author and Uganda Airlines) Ugandans lined the runway perimeter fences and crammed into other viewpoints giving them clear sight of the airport’s runway, taxiway and parking apron, as 5X-NIL, an Airbus A330-800Neo named Mt. Elgon first performed […]

Uganda Airlines enters the package market with Serena Hotels

VACATION PACKAGES GO INTO SALE (Posted 24th December 2020) In time for the end of year holiday period have Serena Hotels and Uganda Airlines launched package deals, which will include flights, transfers to and from the resort in Mombasa, accommodation on half board (breakfast and dinner) as well as other ‘goodies‘. Located north of Mombasa […]

Corporate Council on Africa News Updates

U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS Western Sahara/Morocco: Can US President Biden undo Trump’s deal? The Africa Report Can the next US president – who’s set to take office on 20 January 2021 – reverse Trump’s decision to recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara? After all, the US supported the reappointment of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 23rd of December 2020) #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: 78.516.904 Cases and 1.727.079 Deaths as of today 23rd of December 2020 55.269.329 cases have […]

Laikipia Forum – the latest news updates

December Edition 2020 TOURISM Will our Tourism Sector Bounce Back? The Laikipia Tourism Association Will Need All Hands on Deck. It has been a tough year for the tourism sector in our landscape. With the outbreak of Covid 19, our tourism industry was immensely affected. On behalf of the Laikipia Tourism Association, we’d like to […]

The frightening prospect of seeing the Okavango Delta turned into an oil production site

THE CONSERVATION ACTION TRUST OUTS PLANS TO KILL OKAVANGO WITH DRILLING AND FRACKING (Posted 23rd December 2020) Paradise is closing down: The ghastly spectre of oil drilling and fracking in fragile Okavango Delta 15th December 2020 | Daily Maverick | Andreas Wilson Spath For a distance of some 150km, Canadian company ReconAfrica’s oil and gas […]

The world’s major airline alliances support slot relief measures

STAR ALLIANCE – SKYTEAM AND ONEWORLD ALL IN FAVOUR OF CONTINUED SLOT RELIEF (Posted 23rd December 2020) oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance support calls for governments to implement recommendations for slot relief measures for Northern Summer 2021 issued by the Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB), comprising Airports Council International (ACI World), IATA, and the Worldwide […]

#IATA appoints new Vicepresident for Africa and Middle East

Al-Awadhi New RVP for Africa and Middle East The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Kamil H. Al-Awadhi will be appointed IATA’s Regional Vice President for Africa and Middle East (AME), effective 1 March 2021. Al-Awadhi succeeds Muhammad Albakri who will become IATA’s Senior Vice-President for Customer, Financial, and Digital Services (CFDS), also effective […]

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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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