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Air Austral restarts direct JNB – RUN flights
AIR Austral (UU) has reinstated a direct connection between South Africa and Réunion Island this past weekend. From November 7, the airline will operate one weekly flight, on a Sunday. From December...
Returning SAs – no PCR, no fly
Facebook rumours concerning a relaxation of the rule requiring PCR tests for all travellers inbound into South Africa have caused a great deal of confusion among agents. Air Mauritius yesterday sent...
US updates travel restrictions for South Africa
The US eased international travel restrictions on Monday (8 November) for the first time in nearly two years, removing its country-by-country travel restrictions and instead introducing...
SQ adds a sixth flight to JNB
Singapore Airlines has announced that flights between Singapore and Johannesburg will increase from five to six per week, from November 12. Flights from Singapore: SQ 478 departs Singapore at 01h30...
Kulula revs up capacity DUR-CPT
With the relaunch of a double-daily service between Cape Town and Durban, kulula.com says it has now fully restored its network to pre-COVID levels and has actually doubled capacity between Cape...
BA’s back in the Mother City
The City of Cape Town welcomed British Airways back yesterday (November 3) as the first flight of the airline’s London-Cape Town service touched down at Cape Town International Airport. BA’s...
Israel – vax date now critical for tourists
Israel’s borders opened on November 1 to tourists who have received their last dose of vaccine within a certain time period. South Africans, and others, will no longer need permits to enter from...
Emirates reopens CPT lounge
The Emirates Lounge at Cape Town International Airport reopens today, November 3. The two-level lounge is located in the northern end of the international departures terminal and has views of the...
Understanding the Thailand Sandbox
After 20 months of border closures, Thailand has opened its borders to vaccinated international tourists, with no quarantine necessary. This was announced by Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and...