Dumela Lesotho!

Dumela Lesotho!

Airlink is due to resume daily scheduled air services between Johannesburg and Maseru today, Monday, March 29. This follows the reopening of Lesotho’s borders and the lifting of COVID-related travel restrictions that curtailed travel between the country and South...
Airlift from SA fades to 38%

Airlift from SA fades to 38%

According to a recent update from Barsa, only 12 of its 32 international airline members that usually offer flights out of South Africa are currently operating and permitting South African passengers to travel on them. These figures highlight the seriousness of the...
Virgin no-fly to SA extended

Virgin no-fly to SA extended

South Africans won’t see the familiar Virgin tailplane on the apron at either OR Tambo or Cape Town International Airport any time soon. Virgin has just announced that its SA flights won’t be back until at least May, citing ongoing travel disruption. The UK will not...
Emirates – UAE passenger ban rolls on and on

Emirates – UAE passenger ban rolls on and on

Emirates has advised the South African industry that the suspension of passenger uplift from South Africa to Dubai has now been further extended up to and including April 8. The ban has been in force since mid-January. Daily inbound-only passenger services to JNB will...
Lions tour a go for SA!

Lions tour a go for SA!

SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions confirmed today (March 23) that they were aligned on ensuring the Castle Lager Lions Series was held in South Africa in the scheduled playing window (July to August). “After reviewing information relating to the various...
Ireland’s SA ban now ‘indefinite’

Ireland’s SA ban now ‘indefinite’

The Irish government has extended its visa-free travel ban for South African passport holders, due to concerns around COVID-19. The ban was initiated at the end of January, and reported in Travel News here. Ireland’s Minister of Justice, Helen McEntee, said the ban...