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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News, Airline Offers on March 10th, 2010 | No Comments
South African Airways & Cathay Pacific will bring Korean and Japanese visitors to SA
South African Airways and Cathay Pacific Airlines, both of which fly between Johannesburg and Hong Kong, will bring large numbers of soccer fans from Korea and Japan for the FIFA World Cup in June and July. Neither Korea nor Japan have direct flights to South Africa.  David Ryan, Cathay’s...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on March 9th, 2010 | No Comments
Kenya Airways Improve KQ 767 Fleet Efficiency
Kenya Airways has achieved operation efficiencies on the utilisation of its Boeing 767 fleet of aircraft. This is now expected to improve on connectivity across the routes serviced by the KQ B767s. According to Technical Director Mr. Allan Fullilove, Kenya Airways B767 fleet schedule reliability vs....
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on March 8th, 2010 | No Comments
Emirates going to start new flights to Senegal this September
Emirates Airlines on Monday announced its plan to launch direct flights to Senegal – its 106th international destination. Dakar is the airline’s third new African destination in less than 12 months, after Durban and Luanda joined the network in late 2009 and follows new route announcements to Tokyo,...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on March 8th, 2010 | No Comments
24 hour operational services to be launched for all flights during World Cup 2010
According to Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), the country’s airports will run 24-hour operations during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Acsa general manager Chris Hlekane told BuaNews that all airports will be operational day and night. "OR Tambo, Cape Town, King Shaka, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on March 8th, 2010 | No Comments
"Air Zimbabwe – a dangerous airline" rumors, hoax or reality?
It’s been 5 years that I am in the airline business. Being honest, it does not really matter if Kenyan Airways is selling more than Ethiopian or Air Zimbabwe more than British Airways, at the end of the day it’s a business like any other. What matters for most is the prices, getting cheap flights...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Internet Travel News on March 6th, 2010 | No Comments
Zimbabwe will not be influenced by a SA High Court ruling, Says Govt.
Zimbabwe will not be influenced by a South African High Court ruling seeking to enforce a Sadc Tribunal order promoting white former farmers’ interests above those of resettled black Zimbabweans. The South African government yesterday also said it was still studying Pretoria High Court judge Garth...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on March 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Kenya Airways rejoined African Airlines Association (AFRAA)
Kenya Airways (KQ) has rejoined the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) six years after it quit, citing what it termed as mismanagement and administrative system failures, the association said here Friday in a statement. The airline’s managing director, Mr. Titus Naikuni, announced the return to the...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on March 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Qatar Airways announce to develop biofuel for commercial jets
Qatar’s national carrier “Qatar Airways” announced its plans to develop a biofuel for commercial jet operations in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint. Qatar Airways announced plans with Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Science and Technology to develop a sustainable biofuel product for its commercial...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline Offers on March 4th, 2010 | No Comments
European Travelers facing another strike threat as Air Berlin pilots vote to strike
European Travelers facing fresh disruptions after a German pilots’ union called for a strike at Air Berlin, Germany’s second-biggest airline after Lufthansa. The three-hour stoppage will be some time in the coming days, the Vereinigung Cockpit union said Tuesday. V.C. said it wants better working...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on March 4th, 2010 | No Comments
South African Airways begins 100-day count down as 2010 FIFA World Cup going to start on June 11
South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, has begun the 100-day countdown as it continues to prepare to welcome the world to South Africa for the championship tournament that will begin June 11th.  For fans, it’s not too late to purchase seats on flights to the event,...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Airline News on March 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
No more paper boarding passes on Continental Airlines’ Heathrow flights
Continental Airlines has announced the expansion of its mobile boarding pass service to London’s Heathrow Airport, becoming the first carrier to offer paperless boarding passes on nonstop flights to USA from the United Kingdom. The service allows customers to receive boarding passes electronically...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on March 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
120, 000 more flights to South Africa during World Cup 2010
There will be an extra 120, 000 flights to South Africa during 2010 Fifa World Cup, According to the Airports Company SA briefing on Tuesday. At a briefing on the airport’s preparedness for the World Cup, Acsa group manager of operations Andre Vermeulen said there had been a definite increase in...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Internet Travel News on February 27th, 2010 | No Comments
A look at best attractions in Australia, named at Australian annual awards
Australia is a land blessed with some amazing sceneries and places, which can make your holiday memorable. Every year the Australia tourism awards named best attractions throughout Australia. The awards, which began in 1985, are organised by the National Tourism Alliance, the industry’s peak body,...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on February 26th, 2010 | No Comments
Number of flights cancelled as french air traffic controllers strike continued
Number of flights to and from Paris’ main airports were cancelled on Friday for the fourth day running as an air traffic controllers strike continued, aviation authorities told AFP. Domestic flights from the Orly hub were the worst hit, with 50 percent cancelled, while at the larger Charles de...
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Posted by mkmajeed in Worldwide Flights on February 26th, 2010 | No Comments
British Airways union put “strike mandate” on hold
On Thursday, the Unite trade union announced that it had put any industrial action against British Airways (BA) “on hold” while it continues negotiations with airline management under the auspices of the Trades Union Congress. The announcement comes despite a massive vote for strike action by BA’s...
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