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Seychelles sticks to travel ban for SA and Brazil
The Seychelles Tourism Board is eagerly awaiting an announcement for the island to reopen to South Africans and Brazilians, both of which have traditionally been large source markets for the...
Home affairs resumes passport applications
Home affairs services adjusted alert level 3 Registration of births including late registration of birth (LRB)Re-issue of birth certificatesRegistration of deathsIssuance of Temporary Identity...
Emirates set to flood SA with capacity
Hot on the heels of the August 3 news that the UAE will allow South Africans to transit in Dubai comes the news that Emirates will lay on 18 flights a week from South Africa to Dubai. The airline...
Delta is back on the SA track
Delta Air Lines has resumed its Johannesburg-Atlanta service, with the arrival of the first inbound flight in the late afternoon of Monday, August 2. The service, which was first launched by Delta...
Swift PCR tests come to OR Tambo
Next Pathology will open its swift PCR testing facility at OR Tambo on Thursday, August 5. The testing centre promises a fast turnaround time of only two hours for delivery of results. It is...
BA rebuilds its SA service
British Airways has sent out a release to the trade that says, from August 16, passenger flights between Johannesburg and London Heathrow will increase to two a week. This frequency will continue up...
SAA clears final hurdle
The SA Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that it has concluded SAA’s Air Operator Certificate (AOC) renewal. This was the final hurdle that, according to the airline, needed to be completed...
EK set to carry passengers from SA
Emirates has published on its website a list of countries from which travellers will be allowed to transit in Dubai, and South Africa is on it. Having left South Africa temporarily earlier this...
Mauritius bookings stream in
Late on Friday afternoon, July 30, Air Mauritius announced that the much-anticipated return of its flights to South Africa would take place on October 1. Operators and agents are thrilled by the...