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Why Crew Ask Passengers To Turn On Airplane Mode
Before we answer the question, why do flight attendants ask passengers to switch their smartphones to Airplane mode? Let's first define what it is. Sometimes called "flight mode," airplane mode is a...
SA Express licenses, route allocations cancelled with immediate effect
South Africa's International Air Services Council has cancelled all licences and related route rights currently allocated to regional state-owned airline SA Express (SAX) with immediate effect. The...
Business travellers are ditching planes for Eurostar trains to avoid travel chaos and flight delays
Business travellers are catching the Eurostar train instead of gambling with chaotic airports and flight disruptions, new Eurostar data shared with Insider suggests. The rail operator's data shows...
Airlink to Launch Flights between Johannesburg and Victoria Falls
South Africa’s Airlink has announced it will launch daily direct return flights between Johannesburg and Victoria Falls from 15 August 2022, reconnecting the region’s main economic hub with the...
South Africans can once again get e-visas to get into Turkey. After abruptly being excluded
The Turkish Embassy in Pretoria says South Africans can once again get e-visas to get into that country. This follows Turkey (the country has recently changed its name to Türkiye) excluding South...
SA’s airports company has a new app to tell you if your flight is on time – how much parking costs
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has launched a mobile app that allows users to check on their flight's arrival or departure time, calculate how much parking will cost, and navigate to points of...
Heathrow imposes cap on summer departures
Heathrow has set a daily cap on departing passenger numbers for the remainder of the summer meaning airlines will have to cancel additional flights. John Holland-Kaye, Heathrow chief executive,...
Two of Europe’s Biggest Airlines Scrap Hundreds More Flights
Two of Europe’s biggest airlines announced another round of cancellations, adding to the disruption turning the travel sector’s pandemic recovery summer into a nightmare. The Dutch arm of Air...
Cyprus And Qatar Reinstate Mask Mandate And Thailand Could Be Next
Cyprus and Qatar have become the latest countries around the world to make the decision to reinstate their face mask mandates – and the wildly popular destination Thailand could become the next...