El Al, the flag carrier of Israel, has announced that it will stop operating direct flights between Israel and South Africa. According to the airline, "a significant fall in demand by Israeli travellers" led to this decision. El Al's last flight from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) in Tel Aviv to OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg will take place on 27 March 2024. The return flight is set to depart for Tel Aviv on 28 March 2024.
El Al's announcement of the suspension of flights to Johannesburg in South Africa was released just hours before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) releases its findings on South Africa's case against Israel over alleged genocidal acts in Gaza.
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26 January 2024
Israel: El Al suspends flights to South Africa!
06 December 2021
Mozambique: The new Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport has been officially opened! [update]
update (09 December 2021): The new airport in Chongoene is named "Filipe Jacinto Nyusi Airport".
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi has officially opened the Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport in the country's southern province of Gaza. The countruction of the new airport, which was undertaken by the China Aviation International Construction and Investment Co., Ltd. (AVIC AIC), started in 2018 and was funded by the Chinese government at a cost of US$75 million. The Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport has an annual passenger capacity of 220,000, a runway of 1,800 metres, a 28-metre control tower and an apron large enough to harbour four Embraer 170 aircraft.
At the opening ceremony of the airport on 29 November 2021, President Filipe Nyusi said that "the airport is a landmark for the country’s infrastructure, and is expected to help develop tourism, industry, agriculture and logistics in Gaza, thus boosting the regional and national economy".
Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport is located 30 kilometres from Gaza's provincial capital Xai-Xai.
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