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South Africa Kenya and Botswana Rank in 2023 Telegraph Travel Awards ‘Top 10 Best Countries’ for Holiday Destinations

○ South Africa, Kenya, and Botswana rank among the Top 10 Best Countries for holiday destinations, with South Africa named the Best Country in the World.

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Tourism

Airlink Reveals Special Skybucks Livery

○ Airlink's special Skybucks livery features an Embraer E-Jet painted in black, as part of its frequent flyer program launched in March 2023.

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Airlink ✈︎ Fleet ✈︎ Southern Africa

Airlink's E-Jet in special Skybucks livery

Green Africa Increases Fleet with Additional ATR72 Aircraft

The airline expands its all-ATR fleet to four with the addition of an ATR72-500 aircraft, to commence service in Q3 2023.

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Fleet ✈︎ Green Africa ✈︎ West Africa

South African Airways Temporarily Deploys B737 on Select Domestic Flights

○ Starting July 09, 2023, SAA deploys a leased high-density Boeing 737 on select domestic flights, operating a hybrid fleet service with economy class only.

Sunday, July 9, 2023

Fleet ✈︎ SAA ✈︎ Southern Africa

Air Tanzania’s 767 Freighter to Launch Cargo Operations with Mumbai

○ Air Tanzania plans to operate its inaugural Boeing 767 Freighter flight to Mumbai on July 28, 2023, with additional plans to launch regional cargo operations.

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Air Tanzania ✈︎ Cargo

May 2023 Air Travel Demand Soars, Load Factor at 81.8%: IATA

○ IATA reports strong growth in air travel demand for May 2023, with total traffic rising 39.1% compared to May 2022 and reaching 96.1% of pre-pandemic levels.

Thursday, July 6, 2023

IATA ✈︎ Reports