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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...
Germany opens to SA!
Germany is set to welcome South Africans and Namibians from August 1. SA and Namibia are being downgraded from the classification: virus variant areas to that of areas of high risk. This means that...
New SA route alert: FlySafair launches flights between Bloemfontein and Cape Town
With travel somewhat picking up and President Cyril Ramaphosa moving the country into adjusted alert level 3, South African airlines are capitalising on air travel demand by offering new routes....
Hope on the horizon for SAA as airline set to resume operations by August
There may be hope on the horizon for South African Airways (SAA). SAA, which came out of business rescue in April, have submitted compliance documentation to the Civil Aviation Authority. Interim...
Cathay will not return to SA this year
Cathay Pacific won’t be returning to South Africa this year due to ongoing restrictions against South African travellers, but the airline says it still sees commercial potential in resuming the...
The US will reportedly keep travel restrictions in place as highly infectious Delta variant surges
The US will not lift its existing travel restrictions due to the spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus and increasing Covid-19 cases, Reuters reported. "Given where we...
New UK regs don’t help Saffers
There was celebration among holiday-seekers in the UK last week, as certain travel restrictions for Britons were dropped. Would-be travellers from South Africa also looked hard at the new...
LIFT to resume flights from August 2021
LIFT will resume all flights on its Johannesburg - Cape Town route from Sunday, August 1. LIFT cancelled all flights on the route from July 5-31, due to the adjusted level 4 restrictions banning...








