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These flight routes are under strain in South Africa right now after Comair grounding
South African airlines are struggling to make up for the 40% loss in domestic seat capacity since local airline Comair grounded flights at the start of June, with no short-term solution on the...
Italy drops last COVID entry rules, ditches testing and vaccination restrictions
Italy will abolish all entry rules for international travellers from June 1. Italy’s Health Ministry have indicated that it “will not be extended,” marking the end of all entry restrictions on...
Air Côte d’Ivoire launches ‘the quickest route’ between Joburg and Abidjan
The national airline of Côte d'Ivoire will soon start flying from Abidjan to Johannesburg, which will be the quickest route between the two cities offered by any airline. Air Côte d'Ivoire will...
Lufthansa cancels 900 flights due to “bottlenecks and staff shortages”
Lufthansa and its subsidiary Eurowings have been forced to cancel around 1,000 flights next month, due to ongoing disruption affecting both the carriers and their hub airports. The group said that...
US to lift COVID testing requirement for air travelers entering country: White House official
The Biden administration is lifting pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements for international travelers to the United States, according to a senior White House official. Effective Sunday, June...
Liquidation process: Why Comair can still be saved by ‘a miracle’
The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of Comair have confirmed that their application for the company to be liquidated will be heard in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on 14 June....
Radisson opens first Durban property
Radisson Hotel Group has marked its entry into its fourth South African city, Durban, with the opening of Radisson Blu Hotel, Durban Umhlanga. The opening brings the group’s portfolio in one of its...
Comair grounding: Here’s why other airlines won’t be able to plug the gap any time soon
South African airlines are attempting to bring more aircraft into the sky and up their frequencies on domestic routes in the wake of Comair's grounding of Kulula and British Airways flights. But...
Home Affairs alarmed by Afrikaans UK travel test
UK-bound travellers who were unable to complete the test will be refused travel, according to the airliner. This was done “due to the high prevalence of fraudulent South African passports, we...