Kenya Airways kicks off holiday campaign to popular destinations
Kenya Airways has activated a campaign across the airline’s network allowing customers special ticket discounts of up to 30% off to destinations.
Route Planning & Tourism
in Route Planning & Tourism Seychelles borders open up to South Africa
Posted 15 September 2021
Air Seychelles has confirmed that the national flag carrier will reinstate commercial passenger services between Johannesburg and the Seychelles effective 26 September, 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism EgyptAir to operate non-stop services between Cairo and Dhaka
Posted 14 September 2021
EgyptAir plans to operate non-stop flights between Cairo and Dhaka in Bangladesh by November 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism RwandAir adds Lubumbashi and Goma to its network
Posted 14 September 2021
RwandAir continues its recovery from the pandemic by adding additional routes to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from September.
in Route Planning & Tourism Emirates expands operations in South Africa
Posted 8 September 2021
Emirates will be expanding its operations in and out of South Africa, boosting its schedule to 28 weekly flights by October.
in Route Planning & Tourism Air Senegal now operates in the USA
Posted 5 September 2021
Air Senegal has inaugurated its new route between Dakar and New York / Baltimore.
in Route Planning & Tourism Emirates extends Nigeria flight suspensions until September
Posted 31 August 2021
Emirates Airlines has extended the suspension of flights from Nigeria to Dubai until September 5, 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Fly City Air to start services between Harare and Mutare
Posted 17 August 2021
Fly City Air, the Zimbabwean startup, is set to introduce its first scheduled flight on September 9, 2021, between Harare International and Mutare.
in Route Planning & Tourism Emirates and Airlink expand partnership and seal codeshare agreement
Posted 17 August 2021
Emirates and Airlink have announced the expansion of their existing partnership into a unilateral codeshare agreement, giving travellers to and from South Africa access to more than 40 domestic and regional
in Route Planning & Tourism Emirates boosts connectivity across Africa
Posted 11 August 2021
Emirates Airlines is restoring its services across Africa.
in Route Planning & Tourism Sharm El Sheikh receives first EgyptAir flight from Moscow
Posted 10 August 2021
Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport has received the first EgyptAir flight coming from Moscow, with 297 Russian tourists on board.
in Route Planning & Tourism Silk Way West Airlines expands its footprint into Africa
Posted 9 August 2021
Silk Way West Airlines has signed an interline agreement with Kenya’s Astral Aviation. . In line with the agreement, Al Maktoum International Airport of the UAE, also known as Dubai World Central (DWC), will function as the key
in Route Planning & Tourism Air Seychelles to resume scheduled flights to Mauritius in October
Posted 3 August 2021
Air Seychelles will be resuming scheduled passenger flights to the neighbouring island of Mauritius this October, after an absence of more than 18 months on the route.
in Route Planning & Tourism RwandAir and Qatar Airways join forces
Posted 2 August 2021
RwandAir and Qatar Airways have forged a new partnership. As part of the strategic agreement, the extensive interline agreement will give customers access to the networks of both airlines.
in Route Planning & Tourism Flydubai restarts its operations to Hargeisa
Posted 27 July 2021
Flydubai will commence a three-times weekly service to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) from 10 August.
in Route Planning & Tourism Royal Air Maroc re-launches routes to France, Belgium and Holland
Posted 21 July 2021
Royal Air Maroc is launching 11 nonstop routes to destinations across Europe in July, essentially to France, Belgium and Holland in order to meet demand.
in Route Planning & Tourism Air Seychelles to establish direct connection with Kazakhstan this summer
Posted 20 July 2021
Air Seychelles will mark another historic milestone this August by operating for the first time into Kazakhstan's largest metropolis and most popular cultural hub, Almaty.
in Route Planning & Tourism Nigeria’s Cally Air conducts maiden commercial flight
Posted 19 July 2021
Cally Air has conducted its maiden commercial flight on a B737-300 from Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
in Route Planning & Tourism Al Ain International Airport welcomes Nile Air
Posted 15 July 2021
Al Ain International Airport, owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Airports, this week welcomed two new weekly Nile Air flights between Al Ain and Cairo.
in Route Planning & Tourism Comair to voluntarily extend suspension of services
Posted 13 July 2021
Following President Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa will remain on an adjusted LEVEL 4 lockdown for at least the next two weeks, Comair will extend the suspension of scheduled kulula.com and British Airways (operated by
in Route Planning & Tourism Qatar Airways to launch new route to Lusaka and Harare
Posted 22 June 2021
Zambia and Zimbabwe are being added to Qatar Airways list of destinations in Africa from early August.
in Route Planning & Tourism Delta Air Lines and Kenya Airways boost connectivity
Posted 22 June 2021
Delta Air Lines and Kenya Airways have expanded their codeshare agreement, increasing the choice of destinations offered by Delta in Africa and extending Kenya Airways’ reach in North America via the U.S. gateway of New York-JFK.
in Route Planning & Tourism Qatar Airways touches down in Abidjan
Posted 21 June 2021
Qatar Airways has welcomed Abidjan to its global network as its debut flight to the largest city in Côte d’Ivoire landed at Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport on June 16.
in Route Planning & Tourism TAL Aviation Italy partners with RwandAir
Posted 9 June 2021
RwandAir has partnered with TAL Aviation Italy to market and sell the airline's passenger air service as its general sales agent in Italy.
in Route Planning & Tourism Flights to and from Morocco to resume from June 15, 2021
Posted 7 June 2021
Based on the positive indicators of the epidemiological situation in the Kingdom of Morocco and the drop in the number of COVID-19 cases, the Moroccan authorities have taken new progressive measures to ease restrictions on the
in Route Planning & Tourism United Airlines inaugurates nonstop daily service from New York to Johannesburg
Posted 7 June 2021
United Airlines has inaugurated its nonstop daily service between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and O.R. Tambo International Airport, with the arrival of the first flight
in Route Planning & Tourism Gulf Air to resume services to Alexandria and Sharm El Sheikh
Posted 4 June 2021
Gulf Air will return to Alexandria and Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, this summer.
in Route Planning & Tourism Etihad Airways is restarting services to Rabat
Posted 3 June 2021
Etihad Airways is restarting services to Rabat on June 23, 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Cabo Verde Airlines will officially resume flights from June 18
Posted 1 June 2021
The airline will officially restart its operations on June 18th with a weekly flight on Fridays between Sal Island and Lisbon. The resumption will be gradual, connecting the archipelago through the hub in Sal.
in Route Planning & Tourism Air Austral in the starting-blocks
Posted 17 May 2021
Air Austral thwarted the Covid-19 crisis by adjusting to the context and constraints of air transport by leveraging its human and technical capabilities.
in Route Planning & Tourism Pent-up demand will help propel Africa’s travel recovery
Posted 12 May 2021
Africa’s travel recovery will be fuelled by substantial pent-up demand, according to the “Africa Travel Recovery, Opportunity & Risks Research Brief”, reports Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics Company, written for
in Route Planning & Tourism Kenya Airways signs interline agreement with Airlink
Posted 10 May 2021
Kenya Airways and Airlink have signed an interline agreement that will extend the airlines reach in the Southern Africa region via Johannesburg and Cape Town.
in Route Planning & Tourism RwandAir resumes services to Lusaka
Posted 7 May 2021
RwandAir has resumed its services to Lusaka with two weekly flights on Wednesdays and Fridays effective May 7, 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism IATA welcomes G20 push to restart tourism
Posted 6 May 2021
IATA has welcomed the agreement by the G20 Tourism Ministers to support the safe restoration of mobility by following the G20 Rome Guidelines for the Future of Tourism.
in Route Planning & Tourism Kenya Airways resumes domestic passenger flights
Posted 4 May 2021
Kenya Airways resumed domestic services on May 2 with two daily flights to Mombasa and one daily to Kisumu.
in Route Planning & Tourism First charter flight from Romania lands in Seychelles
Posted 30 April 2021
Air Seychelles has today welcomed its first charter flight from Bucharest, establishing a direct link between Romania and the Seychelles.
in Route Planning & Tourism Qatar Airways to launch three weekly flights to Abidjan
Posted 29 April 2021
Qatar Airways will operate three weekly flights to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire via Accra from 16 June 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Qatar Airways to resume services to Khartoum
Posted 22 April 2021
Qatar Airways will resume services to Khartoum, Sudan, with four weekly flights starting 11 May 2021, increasing to daily service from 1 June 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Airlink launches Johannesburg-Livingstone service
Posted 21 April 2021
Airlink will expand its network next month with the launch of its Johannesburg-Livingstone flights, providing travellers with direct access to one of Southern Africa’s most popular tourist attractions – the Victoria Falls.
in Route Planning & Tourism Flydubai resumes flights to Asmara
Posted 6 April 2021
Flydubai has resumed flights to Eritrea’s capital Asmara with a weekly flight service.
in Route Planning & Tourism Roar Africa and Emirates Executive Private Jet Safari introduce ‘epic' trips
Posted 6 April 2021
Emirates Executive Private Jet Safari has partnered with Roar Africa, a travel specialist to curate a unique journey, with an ethos rooted in humanity, targeting sustainability and conservation to four
in Route Planning & Tourism 77% of MENA travellers are willing to get vaccinated as soon as possible
Posted 6 April 2021
Wego, an online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has released its survey on travellers’ behaviours and MENA travel trends for Q1 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Kenya Airways suspends passenger flights between Kenya and UK
Posted 6 April 2021
Kenya Airways has announced the suspension of passenger flights between Kenya and the UK effective 9th April 2021 at 00:00 HRS GMT until further notice.
in Route Planning & Tourism Air Austral will fly to Mayotte from Marseille during summer
Posted 31 March 2021
Air Austral has planned two weekly flights to Mayotte (Dzaoudzi) from Marseille during summer 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Etihad Airways to recommence services to Nairobi
Posted 25 March 2021
Etihad Airways has said it will recommence twice weekly services to Nairobi on May 4 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Air Cairo to start services to Conakry via Niamey
Posted 23 March 2021
Egypt’s Air Cairo is to start services to Conakry in Guinea via Niamey, Niger.
in Route Planning & Tourism EgyptAir resumes direct flights between Cairo and Dusseldorf
Posted 18 March 2021
EgyptAir will operate three weekly direct flights between Cairo and the German city of Dusseldorf from July 2, 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Jazeera Airways launches flights to Addis Ababa
Posted 15 March 2021
Jazeera Airways has launched a new route to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, starting March 16th.
in Route Planning & Tourism Etihad launches sale to Morocco
Posted 15 March 2021
After Morocco’s recent addition to the ‘green list’, Etihad Airways is encouraging residents to enjoy quarantine free travel on arrival back into Abu Dhabi with the launch of its Casablanca sale.
in Route Planning & Tourism Air Seychelles to resume flights from Mumbai and Dubai
Posted 12 March 2021
Air Seychelles will resume commercial passenger flights from Mumbai and Dubai.
in Route Planning & Tourism Kenya Airways to increase flights during Easter celebrations
Posted 11 March 2021
Kenya Airways (KQ), will increase its flight frequencies from Nairobi to Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret and Entebbe during Easter holidays, from 18th March to 19th April 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Air Cairo and SunExpress sign cooperation agreement
Posted 10 March 2021
Air Cairo and SunExpress have signed a sales cooperation agreement which will allow up to 30 flights per week to the Red Sea resort of Hurghada from 14 airports in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
in Route Planning & Tourism EgyptAir Tourism and Duty Free lands cloud contract with IBM
Posted 10 March 2021
EgyptAir Tourism and Duty Free have entered a new agreement with IBM to leverage IBM Cloud capabilities to scale and modernise EgyptAir Duty Free back-end operations and host its SAP Travel Retail System.
in Route Planning & Tourism Airlink to resume daily scheduled services between Johannesburg and Maseru
Posted 9 March 2021
Airlink, the privately-owned regional airline, will resume with daily scheduled air services between Johannesburg and Maseru from 29 March 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Kenya Airways to resume flights to France
Posted 2 March 2021
National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced plans to resume direct flights from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Charles De Gaulle (CDG), France. The direct flights are set to restart from 17th March 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Travelport rebrands and reveals new identity
Posted 24 February 2021
Worldwide travel retail platform Travelport, which operates in Africa, has launched a new visual identity, which has been created as part of the company’s first ever end-to-end rebrand.
in Route Planning & Tourism Airlink launches direct service between Cape Town and Walvis Bay
Posted 15 February 2021
Airlink will launch a new direct service between Cape Town and Walvis Bay, commencing on March 2, 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Wizz Air Abu Dhabi commences Abu Dhabi to Alexandria route
Posted 9 February 2021
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has confirmed the start of its route from Abu Dhabi to Alexandria, Egypt on 22 February 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Ethiopia awarded Safe Travels Stamp
Posted 9 February 2021
Ethiopia is the latest destination to be awarded the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travels Stamp – the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene stamp.
in Route Planning & Tourism Airlink to resume scheduled air services between Johannesburg and Sishen
Posted 8 February 2021
Airlink will resume scheduled air services between Johannesburg and Sishen in the Northern Cape from 15 February 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism RwandAir suspends four African destinations from its network
Posted 8 February 2021
RwandAir has suspended its services to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lusaka and Harare effective February 8.
in Route Planning & Tourism RwandAir won’t lift passengers from Nigeria to Dubai
Posted 4 February 2021
RwandAir will not lift passengers from Nigeria to Dubai until further notice.
in Route Planning & Tourism RwandAir to launch flights to Bangui
Posted 29 January 2021
RwandAir is set to launch a new route into Central Africa with flights to Bangui.
in Route Planning & Tourism Lufthansa & SWISS partner with Airlink
Posted 28 January 2021
Lufthansa and SWISS are partnering with Airlink, to offer customers access to over 25 domestic destinations in South Africa.
in Route Planning & Tourism Air travellers ready to take their next flight within 12 months
Posted 27 January 2021
A Honeywell survey of almost 900 respondents across the Middle East, Turkey, and Central and Eastern Europe has revealed that despite reduced air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of travellers expect to
in Route Planning & Tourism Qatar Airways expands African network
Posted 25 January 2021
Qatar Airways has added numerous services to its African network.
in Route Planning & Tourism Emirates Airlines adds two more flights into Durban
Posted 14 January 2021
Emirates Airline will add two more flights into Durban from February 1 which means that the airline will now fly a daily scheduled air service between Durban and Dubai.
in Route Planning & Tourism EgyptAir to start operations between Cairo and Doha
Posted 14 January 2021
After Egypt’s decision to reopen its airspace to Qatar, EgyptAir will commence a daily flight between Cairo and Doha from January 18.
in Route Planning & Tourism EgyptAir operates a daily flight to Lagos and Addis Ababa
Posted 4 January 2021
EgyptAir has announced the operation of a daily flight from Cairo to Addis Ababa starting January 6th and to Lagos, starting February 1, 2021.
in Route Planning & Tourism Comair restarts British Airways' domestic services in South Africa
Posted 16 December 2020
Comair began operating British Airways’ domestic services last week, providing a choice of more flights, more routes, a full-service offering, lounge offerings, frequent flyer benefits and a business class
in Route Planning & Tourism Congo Airways commences flights to South Africa
Posted 14 December 2020
Congo Airways has resumed services to South Africa from December 13.
in Route Planning & Tourism Kenya Airways operates direct freighter services out of Johannesburg
Posted 7 December 2020
Kenya Airways has started operating direct freighter services across southern African out of South Africa Airways (SAA) hub at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport.
in Route Planning & Tourism Airlink to connect Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg
Posted 26 November 2020
Airlink will reconnect Tanzania with South Africa when it launches its first scheduled passenger flights between Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg on 01 December 2020.
in Route Planning & Tourism Qatar Airways to launch three weekly flights to Abuja
Posted 20 November 2020
Qatar Airways will operate three weekly flights to Abuja, Nigeria via Lagos from 27 November 2020 becoming the sixth new destination announced by the national carrier of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic.
in Route Planning & Tourism Airlink launches scheduled services between Tanzania and South Africa
Posted 18 November 2020
Airlink will reconnect Tanzania with South Africa when it launches its first scheduled passenger flights between Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg on 01 December 2020.
in Route Planning & Tourism Air Austral updates its flight programme
Posted 18 November 2020
The airline will resume its regional flights as from mid-December 2020.
in Route Planning & Tourism FlySafair partners with Emirates to strengthen travel options in South Africa
Posted 16 November 2020
Emirates airline and FlySafair today announced an interline agreement, opening up connections for customers to selected routes on FlySafair's network in South Africa.
in Route Planning & Tourism Qatar Airways adds Luanda to its network
Posted 12 November 2020
Qatar Airways is to launch a weekly flight to Luanda, Angola, on December 14.
in Route Planning & Tourism Safe Air starts new services connecting Africa and the Middle East
Posted 10 November 2020
Safe Air has started scheduled services to Dubai-Mogadishu-Nairobi, which will operate every Saturday. The first direct service will operate between Mombasa to Dubai.
in Route Planning & Tourism Air Seychelles is back in Johannesburg
Posted 8 November 2020
The flagship carrier of the Republic of Seychelles has successfully resumed commercial passenger services to one of its most popular routes on the airline’s network, Johannesburg.
in Route Planning & Tourism Airlink adds three new destinations in Mozambique
Posted 20 October 2020
Airlink, the privately-owned regional airline, will enhance its South Africa and Mozambique network with additional scheduled services to Pemba, Vilanculos and Beira in Mozambique.
in Route Planning & Tourism Airlink reconnects Johannesburg to Windhoek
Posted 16 October 2020
Airlink will launch daily direct air services reconnecting Johannesburg with Windhoek starting on 26 October.
in Route Planning & Tourism Qatar Airways and Airlink in interline agreement
Posted 14 October 2020
Qatar Airways has signed an interline agreement with Airlink, further expanding its presence in Southern Africa as the largest carrier to operate from the region.
in Route Planning & Tourism Airlink launches Maputo – Jo’burg service
Posted 14 October 2020
Airlink has reconnected Mozambique and South Africa with the launch of its new scheduled passenger air service between Maputo and Johannesburg.
in Route Planning & Tourism Air Austral resumes flights to Nosy Be island in Madagascar
Posted 7 October 2020
After several months of suspension, Air Austral has been authorised to resume its flights from and to this Malagasy destination.
in Route Planning & Tourism Airlink adds more services in Africa
Posted 5 October 2020
Airlink will commence services to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia and Mozambique.
in Route Planning & Tourism Air Seychelles to resume limited services across its network this winter
Posted 1 October 2020
Air Seychelles announces that the national airline will resume limited passenger services across its regional network from Seychelles to Mauritius, Johannesburg and Tel Aviv this winter.
in Route Planning & Tourism Mauritius announces a phased easing of travel restrictions
Posted 29 September 2020
As from 01 October 2020, borders will be opened to Mauritian nationals, residents and to tourists travelling for long stays.
in Route Planning & Tourism EgyptAir resumes more flight destinations
Posted 28 September 2020
EgyptAir will resume services from Cairo to Muscat, Amman, Kigali, Johannesburg, and Entebbe.
in Route Planning & Tourism Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Victoria Falls
Posted 24 September 2020
Ethiopian Airlines Group today announced the resumption of its flight services to Victoria Falls - one of African’s most spectacular natural sites - from 6th October 2020.
in Route Planning & Tourism Emirates to resume flights to Jo'burg, Cape Town, Durban, Harare and Mauritius
Posted 24 September 2020
Emirates today announced it will resume flights to Johannesburg (1st October), Cape Town (1st October), Durban (4th October) in South Africa; Harare in Zimbabwe (1st October) and Mauritius (3rd
in Route Planning & Tourism Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town
Posted 23 September 2020
Ethiopian Airlines have confirmed it will resume flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa as of 01 October 2020.
in Route Planning & Tourism RwandAir to restart its flights to and from London and Brussels
Posted 18 September 2020
RwandAir is to resume flights to and from London and Brussels to Kigali from 3rd October 2020, as it reinstates its passenger network.
in Route Planning & Tourism Qatar Airways increases more African services
Posted 17 September 2020
Qatar Airways is to resume services to Entebbe, Seychelles, and Windhoek, as well as many more global destinations.
in Route Planning & Tourism Emirates restarts flights to Luanda
Posted 17 September 2020
Emirates' African network will expand to 15 destinations with the restart of Luanda, Angola from 1 October.
in Route Planning & Tourism Qatar Airways to launch four weekly flights to Accra
Posted 15 September 2020
Qatar Airways will operate four weekly flights to Accra, Ghana via Lagos from 29 September.
in Route Planning & Tourism Emirates adds Casablanca to its route network
Posted 11 September 2020
Emirates will resume passenger services to Casablanca, Morocco from 18 September.
in Route Planning & Tourism Emirates announces repatriation flights to Casablanca
Posted 8 September 2020
To help stranded Moroccans around the globe get home, Emirates plans to operate two flights between Dubai and Casablanca on 8 and 9 September.
in Route Planning & Tourism Qatar Airways resumes four weekly flights to Lagos
Posted 8 September 2020
Qatar Airways is to resume four weekly flights to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) Lagos, Nigeria from 10 September 2020.
in Route Planning & Tourism Emirates to resume services to Accra and Abidjan
Posted 2 September 2020
Emirates will resume flights to Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, Ivory Coast from 6 September.
