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MRU capacity stacks up for season
A flood of extra airline capacity is being added to Mauritius before the end of the year. These extra seats and a general improvement in consumer confidence should help to drive business over...
Bonjour Cape Town!
Cape Town will shortly return to Air France’s winter schedule, with three flights a week, starting October 31. Cape Town is just one of the airline’s stations where flights have been, or will be...
SA airlines may give you drinks and food again – but you can’t share your in-flight magazine
South Africa’s domestic airlines have been given permission to provide pre-packaged catering, including food and drinks, to passengers. This was previously prohibited under stricter levels of...
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...