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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...
Netherlands clamps down on Corona
Due to a new surge in COVID-19 cases, the Netherlands has issued new travel advice notices to its citizens, per the assessed risk per country. It is also only allowing non-EU citizens with...
CemAir returns to Plett
Plettenberg Bay airport is set to reopen to commercial flights. According to Business Insider, the SA Civil Aviation Authority has reported that the airport has had its Category 4 licence...
‘Mango can go it alone’ – aviation expert
The sale of Mango Airlines looks inevitable, and in the opinion of one aviation expert would be a good thing. But SAA, as the mother company to Mango, has confirmed it will first meet with...