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New airline for Nigeria

Green Africa Airways is a new value airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. The new airline has received its Air Transport License from the Nigerian government and is anchored by a group of senior industry leaders led by Tom Horton, former Chairman and CEO of American Airlines, William Shaw, Founder and former CEO of VivaColombia, and Virasb Vahidi, former CCO of American Airlines.

NoLo drinks onboard Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic is launching the world’s first no and low (NoLo) alcohol cocktail menu at 35,000 feet. Launched this month, the NoLo menu has been designed in partnership with Seedlip, the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirits, and Regal Rogue, the Australian quaffing vermouth, and is available across economy, premium economy and upper class cabins.

Wings expands tech services

Wings Travel Management has announced a major expansion of its technology solutions division, following the acquisition of Alchimea, a specialist software developer of workflow...

Travel delays and airport chaos: know your rights as a passenger

Covid restrictions removed: check. Packed my bags and ready to fly: check. Trip turned into a nightmare: TBC. We saw how, during the height of the pandemic,...

Travelport announces new products

Travelport has unveiled its product roadmap to extend its content offering to airline customers using IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard. This will enable travel...

Travelport announces agreement with Ethiopian Airlines

Travelport and Ethiopian Airlines have announced a new multi-year full content agreement, which sees Ethiopia’s flag carrier selecting Travelport's Travel Commerce Platform to promote...

The Ritz Hotel, Cape Town set to re-open

According to Breaking Travel News, The Ritz Hotel, Cape Town has been undergoing an extensive $900,000 makeover. This historic hotel – which has 212 rooms...

New apartments open at Radisson Blu in Maputo

Carlson Rezidor will open a new residence complex as part of an expansion project at Radisson Blu Hotel, Maputo. Radisson Blu became the first international...