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Airlink announces minor schedule adjustments
Airlink has confirmed that while the majority of its flights remain unaffected by the adjusted COVID-19 Level 4 restrictions, it is adjusting the schedule of selected flights so that its customers...
FlySafair adjusts to Level 4
FlySafair has sent out a notice of schedule adjustments necessitated by the June 27 Presidential announcement of an adjusted Level 4 lockdown. The airline says customers with existing bookings...
Int’l travel is permissible for all
This week’s presidential address, which moved the country back to adjusted Level Four lockdown in an effort to curb the latest spike in South African’s COVID-19 infections, was somewhat vague in...
Travel restrictions on South Africa extended as third wave hits – and harder lockdown looms
The prospect of a harder lockdown in South Africa could see it lose out on potential Northern hemisphere travel and tourism in the coming weeks – while international travel suspensions and...
Qatar opens two new Africa routes
Qatar Airways will launch flights from Doha to Lusaka, Zambia, and onwards to Harare, Zimbabwe, on August 6. The route will operate three times per week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. “Africa...
SAX revival on a cliff-edge
FOUR former South African Express (SAX) employees, trading as Fly Sax, who hope to buy what’s left of the defunct carrier, have until the end of this month to tie up a potential new investment deal....
Delta to return to Johannesburg with Atlanta flights from August 1
International airlines are slowly making their way back to South Africa. Delta is among the latest airlines to return to South Africa, with flights scheduled from August 1. Delta will operate three...
Rwanda tightens Covid-19 restrictions amid spike
Rwanda has tightened Covid-19 restrictions to curb rising infections and mitigate the risk of a severe third wave that is already being experienced in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. In...
Ethiopia has stopped issuing visas – but SA travellers will still be allowed to transit
Ethiopia has stopped issuing eVisas and visas-on-arrival, effectively banning entry into the country for all travellers who haven’t received authorisation from an embassy or consulate. This does not...








