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COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 16th of February 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 16.00 hrs GMT / 19.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda #COVID19 Daily Update at 17.00 hrs GMT / 20.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 15th of February 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 16.00 hrs GMT / 19.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 109.504.829 Cases and 2.413.888 Deaths as of 15th of February 2021 81.614.968 cases have recovered. […]

TravelComments.com – Lufthansa has suspended flights between Frankfurt Cape Town!

Germany’s largest airline, Lufthansa, has temporarily suspended its direct service between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Frankfurt and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town until further notice. This is due to a general ban on travel and entry from countries with widespread occurrence of Covid-19 virus variants, which includes… [READ MORE]

Achola Rosario explores Nairobi in search of history

WALKING ACROSS NAIROBI SEES ACHOLA ROSARIO COME CLOSE UP AND PERSONAL WITH SOME DISTANT HISTORY   By Achola Rosario, Contributing Editor to www.ATCNews.org  (Posted 15th February 2021) When I walk I feel connected to the environment around me, like I am tapping into some of its life-force. The smells are a vehicle for the internal […]

Airlink’s expansion drive will connect Cape Town with Walvis Bay

AIRLINE EXPANSION DRIVE LEADS TO ADDED CONNECTIVITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (Posted 15th February 2021) Airlink, Southern Africa’s largest regional airline, will launch a convenient new direct service between Cape Town and Walvis Bay, commencing on 02nd of March 2021. The new route is Airlink’s third between South Africa and Namibia, with other services linking Cape […]

TravelComments.com – South Africa has reopened 20 land border posts!

South Africa has reopened 20 land border posts with Botswana, Lesotho, eSwatini, Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to allow normal travel today (15 February 2021). The reopening plan includes a crackdown on fake Covid-19 test certificates. According to South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, any person presenting themselves at any of the borders with […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 14th of February 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 16.00 hrs GMT / 19.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 109.188.340 Cases and 2.407.126 Deaths as of 14th of February 2021 81.229.473 cases have recovered. […]

India Outbound’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 […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 13th of February 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: 108.855.660 Cases and 2.397.434 Deaths as of 13th of February 2021 80.897.898 cases have recovered. […]

Brussels Airlines launches new booking platform

AMADEUS E-RETAIL – THE CHOICE FOR BRUSSELS AIRLINES (Posted 13th February 2021) Today, the booking platform behind brusselsairlines.com migrated to Amadeus e-Retail, which is currently already used for lufthansa.com. By doing so has Brussels Airlines become a first mover in a project to harmonize all four Lufthansa Group network airlines’ booking platforms. The remaining airlines, […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 12th of February 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: 108.450.566 Cases and 2.382.987 Deaths as of 12th of February 2021 80.461.968 cases have recovered. […]

Two aviation accidents in East Africa claim three lives

NANYUKI AND ENTEBBE ACCIDENTS INVOLVE FIXED WING AND ROTOR AIRCRAFT (Posted 12th February 2021) A Kenya Wildlife Service Aviat 1A-C Husky, registered as 5Y-KWL, MSN 3071 crashed yesterday at the Nanyuki airstrip killing both occupants instantly. The flight was enroute to Meru National Park and the crash occurred shortly after takeoff. The same aircraft had […]

Karibu KiliFair 2021 – Have you signed up yet?

We are ready, are you? KARIBU-KILIFAIR is back and set “ready to go” – uncompromising reliability as usual. Worldwide Tourism needs “real events” urgently and we are ready to serve. Africa’s undisputable No. 1 Tourism event, KARIBU-KILIFAIR, has moved to a new 25,000 sqm UWC School Sport Grounds in Arusha. UWC is located right on […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 11th of February 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: 108.022.864 Cases and 2.369.002 Deaths as of 11th of February 2021 80.062.923 cases have recovered. […]

TravelComments.com – Namibia: Air Namibia goes into voluntary liquidation!

The Government of Namibia has announed the decision to file for the voluntary liquidation of Air Namibia. According to a media statement by Namibia’s Minister of Finance, Ipumbu Shiimi,, Namibia’s economy can no longer afford to perpetually provide financial support to the airline at the expense of supporting economic growth and critical social services. Air […]

Akagera National Park – the 2020 Highlights

Akagera Highlights 2020 © DREW BANTLIN With the arrival of 2020, Akagera had expectations to build on the success of the previous year. In 2019 Akagera was 90% self-financing, and the park was on the last stretch to self-sustainability. Unfortunately, soon after, the pandemic began to impact the park, like everywhere else, resulting in the […]

TravelComments.com – Namibia: Air Namibia suspends all operations!

The flag carrier of Namibia, Air Namibia, has announced the suspension of all services. Effective today (11 February 2021), all flight operations will be cancelled, with all aircraft returning to base. The cash-strapped airline has also suspended the reservation system for taking new bookings. Affected passengers are advised to… [READ MORE]

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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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