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Emirates ramps up SA flights
Emirates will start double-daily flights between Dubai and Johannesburg on September 1. On the same date, the carrier will start daily flights between Dubai and Durban. The airline is linking some...
‘Willkommen, SA’ says Austria
Austria has flung open its doors to South Africans – as long as they are fully vaccinated. The EU country opened its borders to a group of countries now re-classified from ‘virus variant areas’ to...
Qantas postpones return to SA
Australian carrier, Qantas Airways, initially said last year that its South African services would be suspended until late October 2021, but this date has now been moved out further due to the...
FlySafair launches business class – but the seats are the same
SA low-cost carrier FlySafair has launched its business-class service but the seats are the same. The next time travellers book their flights, they will have the option to book business class on all...
Mango gets voluntary business rescue
The South Gauteng High Court has granted Mango its application to be placed under voluntary business rescue, and dismissed the urgent court application filed by Numsa, the Mango Pilots Association...
CemAir forced to suspend Plett flights
Travellers looking forward to flying direct to Plettenberg Bay in time for the September spring holidays may have to rethink their plans. This is due to the failure of the Bitou Municipality to...
French pass sanitaire – how to get one
Now that France has opened its doors to vaccinated South African residents for all travel purposes, including tourism, Atout France (the French Tourism Office) has sent out a communication with some...
South Africans to be hit hard by UK travel changes this week
South Africans looking to travel to the UK will pay significantly more in quarantine costs from Thursday (12 August). South Africa is currently on the ‘red list’ for entering England. Under the...
PCR required for DXB transit
Emirates has sent out more communications to South African agents with some important information about passengers transiting through Dubai. 1. According to the airline, travellers transiting...