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LH Group piles on summer capacity to SA
WITH the changeover from its summer to winter schedule, from November 1, the Lufthansa Group will boost capacity between South Africa and Germany and Switzerland. Exciting news for Cape Town’s...
EK brings on more seats to Oz
Emirates is to enhance its operations to Australia to meet pent-up demand for travel into and out of the country. Vaccination rates in New South Wales have reached their target and Victoria is not...
Airlink feeds domestic pax
Passengers on domestic flights operated by Airlink will once again be offered meals and drinks from October 27. This is due to the recently gazetted changes to the Disaster Management Act that allow...
MRU capacity stacks up for season
A flood of extra airline capacity is being added to Mauritius before the end of the year. These extra seats and a general improvement in consumer confidence should help to drive business over...
Bonjour Cape Town!
Cape Town will shortly return to Air France’s winter schedule, with three flights a week, starting October 31. Cape Town is just one of the airline’s stations where flights have been, or will be...
SA airlines may give you drinks and food again – but you can’t share your in-flight magazine
South Africa’s domestic airlines have been given permission to provide pre-packaged catering, including food and drinks, to passengers. This was previously prohibited under stricter levels of...
Qantas returns to SA in January
Qantas will reconnect Johannesburg and Sydney with three flights a week from January 5, three months earlier than scheduled. The airline’s earlier comeback is due to changes in Australian travel...
Hello (again) George, says Airlink
Airlink will re-introduce scheduled services between Johannesburg and George from November 1. The independent airline will initially operate early-morning and late-afternoon flights on the route....
MSC Cruises to resume sailing in SA from December 6
MSC Orchestra to offer 2- 3- 4- and 7-night cruises around South Africa and to Mozambique. MSC Cruises will resume its South African sailings on December 6 following approvals in the most recent SA...