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MSC’s SA cruises require jabs
MSC Cruises South Africa has announced that guests for its 2021/22 local cruise season must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in addition to the requirement to take a PCR test before their...
Thailand bans SA visitors
Thailand has banned the entry of all travellers from South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe from December 1 for an unspecified period. “It is with great...
Switzerland the first to ease travel rules – but it doesn’t help South Africans looking abroad
Switzerland has dropped its mandatory quarantine requirement in favour of a stricter Covid-19 testing regime which applies to all fully vaccinated travellers. South African nationals are not...
Canada-bound SAs to test in transit
Canada has now expanded its border control measures beyond the previous November 26 ban on travellers from Southern Africa. The Canadian Government says the Omicron variant of Coronavirus has been...
Air France resumes SA flights
Air France has resumed flights between Paris and Johannesburg and Cape Town over the weekend. Johannesburg flights began on December 4, 2021, and leave from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)...
Mango for sale
A new, revised Business Rescue (BR) plan for Mango Airlines was approved by creditors on Thursday, December 2. The airline has now called for expressions of interest from potential qualifying...
Breaking News: SAA, Cemair ink co-operation deal
SAA and CemAir have signed a co-operation agreement. The deal effectively extends the route network reach of both carriers and offers customers using both airlines on a multi-destination voyage a...
Here are the travel restrictions on South Africa right now – a week after news of the Omicron variant broke
On Thursday (25 November), South African health authorities and scientists announced the discovery of the new B.1.1.529 variant. The variant, which was later given the Greek name ‘Omicron’, has led...
SA travel bans – all the latest deets on flights
In South Africa and stressing about flights out of the country? Here are some deets on some airlines: Emirates Emirates suspended flights to and from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia on November...