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EK – suspension goes on
Emirates has announced that the suspension of passenger services on its flights from Johannesburg to Dubai will continue for at least another two weeks, until January 31. A new recommencement date...
EU lifts ban!!
This was now the time to get back to rebuilding what was left of the sector, said industry leaders who welcomed the announcement on Monday (December 10) that the European Union had decided to lift...
Turkey reopens to South Africans
Turkish Airlines’ Cape Town office has informed the trade that travellers from South Africa, or those who have been in South Africa in the 14 days prior to travel, may once again enter Turkey. All...
Israel now welcomes the world
Fully vaccinated international travellers from anywhere in the world, including South Africans, are able to travel to Israel again, effective January 9. This follows the country scrapping its ‘red...
Seychelles begins contactless screening
A brand-new biometric corridor for traveller health screening has been installed at Seychelles International Airport, making the country only the second in the world after the UAE to use...
Hooray! Mauritius is open!
Just as abruptly as it slammed the door on Southern Africans on November 26, Mauritius has suddenly lifted the Covid-related travel ban on travellers from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe,...
France drops ‘scarlet red’ category for SA
South Africa has been removed from France’s scarlet red list. The ‘scarlet red’ category – one level higher than its red list category – was introduced by France early in December and included...
Britain further eases travel requirements
The UK government has further relaxed entry requirements for travellers, axing the need for pre-departure COVID-19 tests before travellers leave for the UK, and lowering the Day 2 standard test from...
Spain reopens to South Africans
Although Spain has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from nine southern African countries, (removing a travel ban instated on November 30), it still considers these countries...