VS: Nairobi – London Service Withdrawal

Please note that we are due to withdraw our service between London and Nairobi from 23 September 2012.
The decision to withdraw this service is due to external factors, including increasing costs and a challenging economic environment in both Kenya and Europe during the past five years.

“These are still challenging times for the airline industry and we have to deploy our aircraft to routes with the right levels of customer demand to be financially viable,” Julie Southern, Chief Commercial Officer, Virgin Atlantic.

The last service from London Heathrow to Nairobi (VS671) will operate on 23 September 2012 and the last service from Nairobi to London Heathrow (VS672) will operate 24 September 2012.

Around the world in taxi!

London: Three Britons in their 20s have undertaken a record-breaking trip around the world in a cab, travelling over 43,000 miles (over 69,000 km) and putting 80,000 pounds (about $128,600) on the meter. The three friends — Paul Archer, 25, Leigh Purnell, 24, and Johno Ellison, 28 — drove across four continents and 50 different countries in their trusty diesel motor, affectionately called Hannah, the Daily Express reported.

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What an interesting story!

Emirates specials

Emirates has the below special offers to the newest destinations on our Global Network.

ex  CAPE TOWN Fare Q surcharge Tax Total
Ho Chi Minh City       (04 JUN)

5800

690

667

7157

Barcelona                 (03 JUL)

5500

460

754

6714

Lisbon                       (09 JUL)

5500

460

754

6714

Washington D.C.       (12 SEP)

7500

690

983

9173

         
         
ex  DURBAN/JOHANNESBURG Fare Q surcharge Tax Total
Ho Chi Minh City       (04 JUN)

5800

690

667

7157

Barcelona                 (03 JUL)

4800

460

754

6014

Lisbon                       (09 JUL)

4800

460

754

6014

Washington D.C.       (12 SEP)

7200

690

983

8873

 
Fares are based on a return basis.
Please refer to GDS for booking class and fares rules and note seasons.
Prices subject to change, terms and conditions apply.

You be the judge at Tsogo Sun’s MasterChef themed Wednesday night dinners

Every Tuesday night South Africans make themselves comfortable in front of the television to watch Mnet’s MasterChef SA, the themed dishes prepared and the reaction of the judges. Tsogo Sun, proud hospitality host of MasterChef South Africa, put their hearts and souls into mastering the art of fine food and launched a unique initiative, Wednesday Night Dinners, to provide the viewers with an opportunity to become more involved. At the Wednesday Night Dinners, Tsogo Sun Chefs will infuse your taste buds with dishes similar to the challenge of the previous night that was featured on the television show.

One of the judges on the show, Benny Masekwameng is also the Executive Chef at Tsogo Sun, MondoVino Restaurant. Truly a South African homegrown treasure, Benny was lured into the art of preparing and cooking food by his mother, who supplied meals to construction workers in Alexandra Township as an additional income. Benny believes it is this early start in his mom’s kitchen that set him off on his impressive culinary journey. After graduating in Catering Management at the Natal Technikon, Benny held various positions throughout South Africa and joined Tsogo Sun in 2006.

Jet airways to stop Mumbai – Johannesburg flights

Jet Airways  announced that as a part of its ongoing network evaluation with a clear focus on profitability, it will be redeploying its assets on its existing route network. This has hence necessitated the temporary suspension of the airline’s A330 Mumbai – Johannesburg flights effective June 12th, 2012.

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Ferry disaster – India leaves 200 dead

Not a great story to read on this workers day of an over crowded Indian ferry that split into 2 killing over 200 people:

Hopes dimmed Tuesday of finding more survivors after an overcrowded ferry split in two and sank in northeast India, leaving more than 100 dead and around 100 missing.

Full story / source

Travel chuckle

1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn’t get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!)

2. I got a call from a Kansas Congressman’s (Moore) staffer (Howard Bauleke), who wanted to go to Cape Town. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, and then he interrupted me with, ”I’m not trying to make you look stupid, but Cape Town is in Massachusetts …”

Without trying to make him look stupid, I calmly explained, ”Cape Cod is in Massachusetts , Cape Town is in South Africa …”
His response — click.

AIR BOTSWANA INTRODUCES DAILY FLIGHTS BETWEEN MAUN AND CAPE TOWN

Air Botswana will introduce daily flights between Cape Town and Maun effective June 1st 2012. The flights come just ahead of the tourism peak season, giving travelers the opportunity to enjoy a sea and delta holiday experience.
“Introduction of the Maun-Cape Town route is a very exciting development for us at Air Botswana. It is part of our airline’s growth strategy which will see the introduction of several other regional routes”, Joe Motse, Air Botswana Commercial Director said.
Air Botswana currently operates flights from Johannesburg to Maun, Gaborone, Francistown and Kasane.

David on his way back to Italy

After a long stint in the USA David is on his way back to Italy

Airliner carrying 131 crashes in Pakistan

A Pakistani airliner with 131 people on board crashed in bad weather near Islamabad’s international airport on Friday, a civil aviation official said.

The civilian plane, which was traveling from Pakistan’s biggest city and commercial hub Karachi to the capital Islamabad, crashed about five nautical miles from the airport, said the official, Pervez George, without mentioning casualties.

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