A group buying option portal has being introduced by Kenya Airways airline to enable its customers to manage their booking process. The new launched portal will enable its customers to book group travel as it seeks to broaden revenue streams. It will also reduce the turnaround time to close the deal. The tool will enable
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Indian Rolls out Solar-Powered Trains
Coach are now powered by Solar Panels for supplying power to the Lights, fans, Air Conditioners, charging points India has launched solar-powered trains that will save around 21,000 litres of diesel every year. The train left Safdarjung Station in south Delhi pulling six carriages topped with PV panels to meet the needs of its electrical systems
Start date set for work on key 1,260-kilometre rail line for West African countries
Work to rehabilitate a 1,260-kilometre (782-mile) railway that is a vital link between the Sahel and Atlantic coast will begin on September 15, the governments of Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast said Tuesday. The two governments, along with the track’s operating company Sitarail, signed an agreement setting the date at a
How Lufthansa lifted 60 million passengers in 6 months
Work commences at Ilorin Int’l airport
Ilorin, Nigeria. Renovation and upgrading of facilities have commenced at the Ilorin International Airport, in the Kwara State capital. The renovation, which is being executed by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) affects every part of the airport. Some of the projects being renovated are the FAAN Administrative block, roofing of
How Virgin Atlantic carried 3 million Nigerian passengers
... all passengers were carried through the Lagos-London route in 16 years -- airline is giving away generous discounts to its customers to mark the period Virgin Atlantic said it has carried over three million Nigerian passengers between Lagos and London Heathrow in the last 16 years it commenced flight operations between
No-go zones for Uber SA emerge following a driver attack
South Africa: Over 15 pick-up areas across Gauteng territory have been declared no-go zones for picking up and dropping off due to the ongoing clashes between metered-taxi operators and Uber drivers. According to a report in Tuesday’s edition of The Star, the Uber Drivers Movement shared a list of the pick-up points that have
Amid rising taxi violence, Uber asks SA police for help
... Metered taxi operators unleashing violence and threats against Uber drivers ...Uber partnered with multiple private security to provide security and medical services in emergency situations. Uber has condemned the intimidation against driver-partners and riders at the Gautrain Stations across Gauteng and formally asked the Police Minister and the Minister of Transport to
Honda, Ford recall 1.5 million vehicles
16 people have been killed and about 180 injured worldwide, in defective airbag related accidents Two automakers are adding more than one million vehicles to the growing Takata air bag inflator recall. Honda Motor Corporation is recalling 772,000 additional Honda and Acura vehicles in the United States (US) for defective front passenger
Airbag scare: Mazda recalls additional 19,000 vehicles in S’ Africa
Mazda Motor Corp. is recalling 19,000 cars in South Africa due to airbag safety concerns as the Japanese carmaker extends a global recall to cover a wider manufacturing period, its local unit said on Monday. The recall was prompted by investigations in Japan and North America for three different types of