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UK halts flights from SA, bans South Africans and says thanks for spotting new variant
The United Kingdom has temporarily halted all passenger flights from South Africa and surrounding countries.Anyone who has been in South Africa and its neighbours in the previous 10 days has been...
EK adds festive flights to CPT
Emirates will add 10 extra flights to its Cape Town schedule over the festive season, in order to support high demand, according to a trade release. Certain peak dates will therefore see double...
Turkey drops mandatory quarantine for fully vaccinated South African travellers
Turkey is the latest country to remove mandatory quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated South African travellers. Travellers from South Africa have been severely restricted from entering...
India reopens to tourists from 99 countries – South Africa isn’t one
India has added 99 countries to its "Category A" list, which allows fully vaccinated travellers from these destinations to enter without needing to quarantine. South Africa has been excluded and is...
Update on South Africa’s Covid-19 certificate and travelling overseas
The Department of Health plans to roll out further ‘upgrades’ to South Africa’s Covid-19 certificate – but there are limitations on how the certificate can currently be used abroad. The department’s...
SAA quits Mozambique but is still on track to launch its Nigerian route in December
South African Airways (SAA) will stop its daily return flight schedule between Johannesburg and Mozambique’s Maputo on 1 December. Its plan to resume direct services to Lagos on 12 December is still...
Mandatory vaxxes come to Europe
Austria will take the bold step of becoming the first European state to make vaccination mandatory. Vaccinations will become a legal requirement in Austria from February 1, 2022. The other news from...
Visa backlog nightmare!
The UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) authority is notifying agents that due to the ongoing global impact of Covid-19, they are experiencing extremely high demand and that standard UK visitor visas are...
Thailand Pass required for all visitors
Thailand now has its own “Thailand Pass”. It’s a free, web-based system designed to add efficiency to the document processing of inbound travellers entering Thailand. Just like the Certificate of...