#QatarAirways raises capacity to #Europe ahead of Festive Season
#MANCHESTER #LONDONGATWICK #HELSINKI AMONG DESTINATIONS WITH MORE FLIGHTS AND LARGER AIRCRAFT (Posted 11th December 2018) Qatar Airways earlier today announced that it will fly a greater number of passengers to their preferred European destinations this winter, with additional capacity on some routes available now. From December onwards, business and leisure passengers can enjoy a greater […]
#oneworld tops the awards list among the global airline alliances
oneworld News oneworld receives sixth ‘best airline alliance’ of the year oneworld® has received is sixth best airline alliance award of 2018 – twice as many as its competitor global airline alliances combined. Its latest honour comes from World Travel Awards, which has named oneworld the World’s Leading Airline Alliance – for the 16th year […]
The 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
#Seychelles Alain St Ange captures attention at Uganda Aviation Conference
Another edition of #ATQNews from #Nigeria and beyond My Admiration of the Mother City, South Africa ATQnews.com joined the delegates from Nigeria and Ghana media, Travel Agents and Tour Operators who were invited to participate in this year’s SA Specialist Hosting. This trip was to give us the opportunity to discover the splendour, fascinating cultures […]
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#WTMAfrica2019 – take the survey
Buyer Insight Survey – WTM Africa 2018 We’re running a survey and would love your input. Please let us know what you think below. Thanks for participating! Please select under which badge category you attended WTM Africa 2018 as? ? Hosted Buyer ? Buyer’s Club
#Ethiopian Airlines launches #Manchester to #AddisAbaba flights
SECOND UK DESTINATION FOR ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES TO MAKE VISITS TO #AFRICA EASIER FOR BRITS (Posted 11th December 2018) Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated flights to Manchester, its second destination in the UK after to London, at a colourful ceremony graced by the presence of Mrs Susanna Moorehead, Ambassador of the UK to Ethiopia, Group CEO of […]
#AirKenya advises of schedule changes on #JamhuriDay
AIRKENYA FLIGHT SCHEDULE – 12 DECEMBER 2018 #BREAKINGNEWS: NAIROBI / KENYA AIRSPACE CLOSURE NOTICE DURING JAMHURI DAY CELEBRATIONS Dear ATC Readers, We trust this email finds you well. The Jamhuri Day/ Kenya Independance Day is 12th December 2018, as is the norm a NOTAM for Wilson Airport closure for some hours during the day is […]
#UNWTO announces 10 finalists for first ever #TourismStartUpCompetition
10 Finalists Announced in 1st UNWTO Tourism Startup Competition in Collaboration with Globalia The 10 finalists will present their projects in January 2019 within the framework of Fitur in Madrid. •The finalists were selected among 3000 projects from 132 countries: Awake (Colombia), By Hours (Spain), e-bot (Germany), The FreeBird Club (Ireland), Howazit (Israel), Kompas (UK), […]
The Saint Ange Tourism Report – Volume 2 Edition 49 of 2018
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE #SAINTANGE TOURISM REPORT FRESH FROM THE #SEYCHELLES AND THE OTHER #INDIANOCEAN ISLANDS (Posted 10th December 2018) The Editorial this week highlights: a. Michelle and her husband Ameer have a beautiful baby Boy named Adam. b. Inspection Team from ICAO coming to Seychelles for their Airport Audit. c. Delivering Keynote […]
Can you spare 1 Dollar for Ol Pejeta?
Join our Ol Pejeta Champions and become a recurring donor. Giving $1 a day will supply our building project with cement and end conflict between humans and the wild animals of Ol Pejeta. How on earth will it do that?! #YEARENDCAMPAIGN For a limited time, GlobalGiving are matching every recurring donation by 100%.
#VanillaIslands Pro Am Golf 2018
ROUND 2 – VANILLA ISLANDS PRO AM GOLF 2018 The second leg of the Vanilla Islands Pro Am Golf 2018 began this Sunday in a calm friendly atmosphere. After exploring the course yesterday, the teams started this second day with confidence. Good performances were therefore expected. Although the sun was taking a break today, the […]
The 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
#WordPress meetings in #Kampala
Top suggestions for you this week Check out a few highlights based on your current Meetup groups and interests. 1 Using Social Media Applications For Development NetSquared Uganda: Nonprofits and Technology Friday, 2:00 PM Dec 14 8 going We shall learn how to use social media tools for development including: 1. Facebook 2. Whatsapp 3. […]
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#PrecisionAir statement on ATR72-500 birdstrike
PRECISION AIR’S PUBLIC STATEMENT ABOUT A BIRDSTRIKE ON ONE OF THEIR AIRCRAFT (Posted 10th December 2018) Precision Air confirms that its flight PW 722 from Nairobi via Kilimanjaro to Mwanza operated by one of our ATR- 72 aircraft was involved in a bird strike as it was making the final approach and landing at Mwanza […]
#Praslin’s Hotel L’Archipel attains Sustainability Label
L’ARCHIPEL RESORT QUALIFIES FOR #SEYCHELLES SUSTAINABILITY LABEL (Posted 10th December 2018) After several years of continued investments in state of the art technology and integration of green practices has the L’Archipel Hotel on Seychelles’ second largest island of Praslin passed relevant audits and been awarded the Seychelles Sustainability Label. The installation of solar panels to […]
#PrecisionAir #ATR72 suffers bird strikes prior to landing in #Mwanza
PILOTS LAND PLANE SAFELY AFTER SUFFERING MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES DURING FINAL APPROACH (Posted 09th December 2018) The two pilots of a Precision Air ATR72-500 flight to Mwanza performed both professionally and definitely admirably when their aircraft was hit by a flock of birds during the final phase of landing at the lake side airport. The […]
A long awaited welcome for #QatarAirways in #Mombasa #Kenya
QATAR AIRWAYS LAUNCHES FLIGHTS TO MOMBASA (Posted 09th December 2018) The saying third time lucky seems to apply here as Qatar Airways has finally touched down at Moi International Airport after several past on / off situations, when for reasons not of their making they had to pull the planned services and defer flights to […]
South African Airways asks for yet more money from government
ALMOST BROKE SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS LAUNCHES FLIGHTS TO THE #MALDIVES (Posted 09th December 2018) South African Airways last week launched a once per week flight from Johannesburg via Mauritius to Male in the Maldives, a destination over 7.000 South African tourists visited last year. The flight is being operated by an Airbus A330-200 for now […]
#Emirates ups second of four daily flights to #Johannesburg to #Airbus #A380
TWO OF FOUR DAILY FLIGHTS BETWEEN #DUBAI AND #JOHANNESBURG NOW OPERATED BY THE WORLD’S LARGEST PASSENGER JET (Posted 09th December 2018) After taking delivery of its 108th Airbus A380 yesterday – Emirates have a further 54 of these giant aircraft on order – was it also learned that the airline has upped capacity on the […]
New Luxury Safari Camp set to open in the heart of the #Serengeti
WELLWORTH HOTELS ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW CAMP AT MAKOMA HILLS / SERENGETI (Posted 08th December 2018) The Wellworth Safari Portfolio just announced the opening of its newest 5* Luxury Camp called the “Ole Serai Luxury Camp – Makoma Hills” due to go into operations during the third week of December 2018. This Camp […]
NAS Entebbe, formerly ENHAS, welcomes Kenneth Bainomugisha as new station manager
NEW CHALLENGES AWAIT BAINOMUGISHA AS HE MOVES FROM #BRUSSELSAIRLINES TO #NASENTEBBE (Posted 08th December 2018) Kenneth Bainomugisha, a well known individual among the aviation fraternity at Entebbe International Airport, has now joined NAS, Uganda’s leading airport handling company, in a newly created position as Station Manager. Kenneth can look back at a long and distinguished […]
#EthiopianAirlines fleet growth to 108 as another #Airbus #A350XWB arrives
DOUBLE CELEBRATION AT ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES AS TWO ADDITIONAL WIDE BODY AIRCRAFT ARRIVE (Posted 08th December 2018) The arrival at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa earlier today of Ethiopian Airlines’ tenth Airbus A350XWB brought the overall active fleet of the airline to 108 aircraft. Earlier in the week did another Boeing B777F arrive after the […]
#Fastjet Tanzania ownership sees massive change
FASTJET TANZANIA SHAREHOLDING UNDERGOES MAJOR CHANGES (Posted 08th December 2018) From four percent shares to 68 percent shares in one fell swoop makes former Home Affairs Minister Lawrence Masha the majority shareholder of Fastjet (T) Limited after he managed to buy out other Tanzanian partners and also acquired some of the 49 percent stake previously […]
Diary of a Muzungu author offers tourism training
HANDS ON TRAINING AND TIPS HOW TO BECOME MORE VISIBLE IN THE MARKET PLACE AT THE CENTRE OF CHARLOTTE BEAUVOISIN’S WORKSHOP (Posted 08th December 2018) On Thursday 13th December, Charlotte Beauvoisin, author of Diary of a Muzungu, will be holding a half day ‘Introduction to Digital Marketing Training for Tourism‘ workshop at the new Athena […]
#AirAustral launches flights from #Reunion to new destination in #Madagascar
NEW ROUTE FROM ST. DENIS / REUNION TO #FORTDAUPHIN / MADAGASCAR (Posted 08th December 2018) The partnership between Reunion’s home airline Air Austral – a French registered airline – and Air Madagascar has been filled with yet more life, when earlier in the week a new codeshared flight connection was launched between Reunion’s Roland Garros […]
Battleground East Africa – Commemorations could trigger major tourism flow
ORGANIZERS EXTEND THEIR THANKS TO WELL WISHERS AND PARTICIPANTS (Posted 08th December 2018) Asante Sana The great War of 1914-1918 ended in Europe on 11th November 1918, but this was not the case in Africa where the East African Campaign ended 14 days later on the 25th November near the remote village of Abercorn (Mbala […]
Alain Saint Ange delivers keynote address at Ugandan aviation meeting
Another edition of #ATQNews from #Nigeria and beyond Nigerian Journalists have applauded the appointment of former Director General, Nigeria Tourism Development Commission, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe and other professionals into key areas in the industry. 10 reasons and remedies for your bad breath Agric booms in Ghana with the export of Plantain to West Africa as […]
