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Emirates Now Offers Free WiFi Onboard All Flights
On May 19th, Emirates announced that it would offer basic complimentary inflight WiFi to all passengers, regardless of cabin and travel class. The airline provided something similar pre-pandemic,...
France bans short-haul flights where trains are available
A ban on short domestic flights for journeys that can be completed in two-and-a-half hours by train was signed into law in France on Tuesday. Clement Beaune, France’s transport minister, heralded...
Zambian carrier heads for JNB
Zambia Airways (ZN) is about to spread its wings into South Africa. The Lusaka-based airline, with its hub at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, currently flies from Lusaka to the Zambian...
Kenya removes COVID entry regs
Kenya has revised its COVID-19 travel regulations, removing the requirement for all travellers entering the country to show proof of either vaccination or a pre-departure COVID-19 test, with effect...
Record number of 1 425 378 people tried to get their hands on FlySafair’s R9 tickets
"We're pleased with how the sale went this morning," Kirby Gordon, chief marketing officer at FlySafair, told News24 on Wednesday following the airline's annual low-airfare sale. This year the local...
Africa Travel Indaba demonstrates that Africa can host world class events, says tourism minister
South African Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille and KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomsa Dube-Ncube officially rang the bell marking the official opening of Africa Travel Indaba 2023. The event taking place...
Emirates goes digital and phases out paper boarding passes for flights departing Dubai
Taking a step forward in its drive to offer customers a digitally-enabled journey, Emirates now requires most passengers departing Dubai to use a mobile boarding pass instead of a printed paper...
SAA announces fleet expansion to relaunch long-haul routes
South African Airways (SAA) is pleased to announce that it has been given the green light for a significant expansion of its fleet to pave the way for the national carrier to relaunch international...
New ferry links urban Guangzhou with HK
With the sound of a siren, the high-speed passenger ferry Haizhuhu, named after Haizhu Lake, left Pazhou Ferry Terminal for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Thursday morning, marking...