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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...
EK extends SA pax suspension
Emirates it will not resume carrying South African passengers on outbound flights from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban on January 1, as it had planned. The airline says the suspension, which...
Breaking news: Qatar is back
As South Africa’s airlift gradually returns, following the global Omicron variant scare of late November 2021, agents will be relieved to hear that Qatar Airways has announced that it will ...
Germany lifts bar on SA
The German authorities have announced that, from yesterday, January 4, all countries that appeared on its ‘virus variant areas list’ will be moved to its high-risk list, according to an announcement...
Breaking News – Qantas is back in SA!
After a 20-month absence from the South African market, Qantas has released the news that its first flight from Johannesburg to Sydney will take place on Thursday, January 6. Source:...