SAA Takes Delivery of First New Airbus
South African Airways recently took delivery of the first of four new Airbus A350-900s.
The aircraft will operate on one of SAA’s ultra-long haul routes...
Lufthansa debuts biorhythms lighting
Lufthansa will be the first airline worldwide to use a range of different settings for the on-board lighting of the A350-900. The settings are...
Hotel Check: Intercontinental Johannesburg Sandton Towers
BACKGROUND: This five-star hotel is operated by South African hospitality company Tsogo Sun – which recently celebrated 50 years of operations – under franchise...
Ethiopian to start flights to Chicago
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will commence direct flight from Addis Ababa to Chicago effective, 9 June.
The first flight is set to leave...
Etihad and Precision Air codeshare
Etihad Airways has entered into a codeshare agreement with Precision Air, a Tanzanian domestic airline.
Under the new codeshare agreement, Etihad will place its EY...
Travelport changes in Africa
Travelport has announced the secondment of Guido Verweij from the UK to the role of Regional Managing Director, Africa, based in Johannesburg.
Verweij has been...
Air Seychelles to launch flights to Durban
Air Seychelles will commence a new direct route to Durban on 30 March.
The new route will be operated twice a week, on Thursdays and...
Third daily flight between Addis and Johannesburg
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it is launching a third flight between Johannesburg and Addis Ababa from the 1st of April.
The airline added Cape...
FCM to launch Sam
FCM Travel Solutions has announced it will launch a chatbot in the second half of 2018.
Sam blends artificial intelligence with the expertise of FCM...
Airlink updates routes and frequency
Following the easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions to Level2, Airlink will re-introduce five routes and increase frequency on two of the routes it’s currently...
Radisson announces arrival at Vic Falls
Radisson Hotel Group has signed for the Radisson Blu Resort Mosi-oa-Tunya, Livingstone, Zambia, which is due to open by the end of 2022.
The hotel...
ExecuJet launches helicopter charter from Cape Town
ExecuJet Africa has added a charter helicopter to its fleet. The VIP-configured Bell 407 helicopter is available from ExecuJet’s Cape Town FBO facility.
ExecuJet will...