New Act will appropriate SAA funds for Mango

New Act will appropriate SAA funds for Mango

A new Special Appropriation Bill, tabled by the Finance Minister on Tuesday and debated in a parliamentary committee meeting this week, aims to appropriate R2,7bn from SAA’s business rescue funds for the recapitalisation of its subsidiaries, including Mango. Deputy dg...
Zanzibar – clarity on permitted tourists

Zanzibar – clarity on permitted tourists

A bombshell announcement from the Tanzanian government on May 3, specifying 14 days of mandatory quarantine for travellers entering from unspecified countries “with new Covid-19 variants” threw the cat among the pigeons as travel agents and tour operators specialising...
Airlink resumes Lodge flights

Airlink resumes Lodge flights

Airlink resumes lodge flights Airlink will re-start its safari lodge air transfer service from July 1. The airline’s popular Lodge Link service will provide direct connectivity beyond Skukuza and Nelspruit KMIA airports to three popular safari lodge airstrips –...
BREAKING NEWS: Zanzibar – green or red light?

BREAKING NEWS: Zanzibar – green or red light?

Tanzania yesterday (May 3) issued a new travel advisory, for fear of COVID-19 variants spreading within the country. Operators, still in upheaval over Mango’s recent suspension of the route between Johannesburg and Zanzibar, still need more clarity on whether this...
New Act will appropriate SAA funds for Mango

Mango – uncertainty is the only certainty

Mango’s brief announcement on Friday that it would continue to operate as normal from Saturday, May 1, has left a multitude of unanswered questions about the future of the airline and its funding. The extent of Mango’s financial difficulties first became apparent on...