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Virgin brings CT flights forward to December
Virgin Atlantic announced earlier today (October 14) that it was expanding its portfolio of flights from South Africa, following the country’s removal from the red list. Last week, bookings to the...
EK-SA codeshare is back
Emirates and SAA have reactivated their long-standing codeshare aimed at increasing connectivity for both carriers. A media release from SAA says the two carriers have been working toward increasing...
British Airways to ramp up services to South Africa and other former red list destinations
British Airways is to add former red list destinations to its network after the UK removed 47 destinations from the list on Thursday. The airline will ramp up services to South Africa, with daily...
Emirates to resume flights to London Gatwick from December
In addition, it aims to restore Emirates’ United Kingdom operations to six gateways, alongside the six times daily A380 London Heathrow service; double daily A380 flights to Manchester, ten weekly...
SAA relaunches MRU flights
SAA announced today in a travel trade advisory that it was relaunching services to Mauritius. “Our first scheduled flight is planned for Sunday, November 21,” said Shabnam Vadachia, Manager...
Airlink to resume Polokwane Flights
Airlink, the independent regional airline, will resume scheduled air services to and from Polokwane from the 18th October 2021. Services were disrupted earlier this year to enable the Polokwane...
Brazil clears travelers from the UK, South Africa and India to enter the country
Brazil has lifted a restriction that blocked people coming from the United Kingdom, South Africa and India from entering the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a decision published...
South Africa is finally removed from the UK’s red list
South Africa will finally be removed from the United Kingdom's restrictive red list which has prohibited travel between the two countries since May. The delisting will come into effect on Monday 11...
Thailand declares ‘sandbox’ open to SAs
Thailand is to allow vaccinated travellers from South Africa into its ‘sandbox scheme’. The scheme was first announced in July. It’s an innovative idea in which vaccinated foreign visitors may...