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Qantas returns to SA in January
Qantas will reconnect Johannesburg and Sydney with three flights a week from January 5, three months earlier than scheduled. The airline’s earlier comeback is due to changes in Australian travel...
Hello (again) George, says Airlink
Airlink will re-introduce scheduled services between Johannesburg and George from November 1. The independent airline will initially operate early-morning and late-afternoon flights on the route....
MSC Cruises to resume sailing in SA from December 6
MSC Orchestra to offer 2- 3- 4- and 7-night cruises around South Africa and to Mozambique. MSC Cruises will resume its South African sailings on December 6 following approvals in the most recent SA...
Delta to go daily to JNB
On December 19, Delta Air Lines will increase its flights between Atlanta and Johannesburg from three flights a week, to five. So said Jimmy Eichelgruen, Delta’s Director of Sales for Africa, Middle...
Air Mauritius will increase Joburg flights in November – after ‘significant interest’
Air Mauritius will increase its flight frequency to Johannesburg amid a surge of interest from South African travellers following the island nation’s long-awaited reopening. Mauritius reopened to...
United poised to restart CPT
Exciting news for Capetonians is that United Airlines, which operates flights between New York (Newark) and Johannesburg, will soon announce the restart of its Cape Town flights. A short media...
BA – CPT flights to start in November
British Airways is to start its Cape Town-London service on November 2. The flight from London will initially operate three times a week (days as yet unspecified) and then, on November 12, become...
US ends its isolation
US media, including CNN and Reuters, are reporting that the White House has announced that vaccinated foreign travellers will be able to enter the US from November 8, without quarantine. This is the...
NZ keeps borders sealed
Foreign nationals who are permitted to enter New Zealand (strictly only NZ residents and their families, foreign students, diplomats and others on a specific list) from November 1 will need to be...