Monthly Archives: March 2019
KLM to suspend tax-free sales on board
From July 2019, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will no longer offer tax-free articles for sale on its European flights. In January of 2020, it...
Emirates to launch second daily flight to London Stansted
Emirates today announced the launch of a second daily flight from Dubai (DXB) to London Stansted (STN) starting 1 July, 2019. The additional flight...
Get your boarding pass on WhatsApp with FlySafair
FlySafair has announced that its passengers will now have the option to send their boarding passes straight to their phones via WhatsApp, once they’ve...
Comair temporarily takes MAX 8 out of schedule
Following an earlier statement stating that it would continue to operate its B737 MAX 8 aircraft, Comair has since decided to remove its 737...
Dream Hotels & Resorts welcomes Royal Thonga Safari Lodge to its portfolio
Dream Hotels & Resorts Group has secured
the management contract of Royal Thonga Safari Lodge,
in KwaZulu-Natal’s Tembe
Elephant Park.
This recent acquisition
strengthens their company footprint within...
2019 Starts on a positive note for passenger demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January 2019 showing traffic (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.5% compared...
Star Alliance opens new lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol
Star Alliance customers travelling from the Dutch capital can look forward to a new premium lounge experience at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The new Star...
Ethiopian Airlines grounds B737-8 MAX fleet, Comair to monitor investigations
Following the Tragic accident of ET 302/10 March B-737-8 MAX (ET-AVJ), Ethiopian Airlines has decided to ground all B-737-8 MAX fleet effective March 10,...
First refurbished SWISS A340 returns to revenue service
The first SWISS Airbus A340 with a totally refurbished interior in all three seating cabins took off from Zurich today on its first...
Etihad to introduce B787 Dreamliners to Rome and Frankfurt
From 1 June 2019, Etihad Airways will introduce a new two-class Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, on its scheduled daily morning service from Abu Dhabi to...