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You could be slapped with a hefty bill if you don’t wear your mask on a plane
The recent surge of non-mask-wearing misfits on-board has caused delays to flights and put passengers' lives at risk. And the South African airline industry isn't taking the matter lightly. Defiant...
Qatar Airways aims for rapid recovery
IN a world where many airlines are cutting back on flights and reducing capacity, QR is moving forward with bold strides, playing to its strengths to ride out the effects of the global coronavirus...
Airlines still avoid SA – but three majors could be flying South Africans before May
South Africans have very limited international travel options thanks to extended border closures, concerns around new coronavirus variants, and lack of demand. The reopening of South Africa's...
kulula.com resumes flights from Lanseria International Airport
Kulula.com has resumed flights from Lanseria International Airport on April 1, 2021, with a permanent weekly schedule operation Lanseria International has established itself as a niche-market...
SAA’s rescue winds up – where to next?
As SAA’s business rescue process winds to a close, many South Africans, from aviation professionals to consumers, question why the government continues to throw billions more taxpayers’ rands at the...
Emirates extends SA pax ban to mid-April
The latest notice to agents from Emirates says the suspension of passenger uplift outbound from South Africa (JNB, DUR and CPT) to Dubai has been further extended up to and including April 15. Daily...
Kenya suspends all UK flights
Kenya Airways (KQ) says the Kenyan government has decided to suspend its passenger air links with UK, effective from midnight April 9. This is said to be because Kenya has been added to the UK’s...
Airlink – more flights to Maputo, Lubumbashi
Airlink has added frequencies between Johannesburg OR Tambo and Maputo from April 1. 4Z270 departs Johannesburg at 06h15, arrives in Maputo at 07h10, Monday to Friday; return flight 4Z271 departs...
Breaking news: Lockdown remains at level 1 for Easter break
With the exception of a limited period in which alcohol will not be for sale off-site, there were no material changes to South Africa’s current Level 1 lockdown announced in President Ramaphosa’s...