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Airlink suspends Johannesburg to Nosy Be flights until June
Airlink has decided to suspend its service between Johannesburg in South Africa and Nosy Be in Madagascar until June 27, 2021. The airline said in a statement that the reason for the suspension is...
SA land borders reopen on Monday and close at 9pm daily
The borders were closed on January 11 as part of the country’s efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 following the moving of the country from lockdown level 1 to adjusted level 3 amid a surge in...
Airlink launches fourth Namibian route
Airlink says it will launch a new direct thrice-weekly service between Cape Town and Walvis Bay on March 2. The new route is Airlink’s fourth link between South Africa and Namibia. It already...
Lufthansa cuts CPT
The Lufthansa Group has adjusted its South African timetable and suspended its direct flights between Frankfurt and Cape Town until further notice. This follows the decision by the German government...
Emirates’ passenger ban extended again
Emirates has sent out a communication saying its flights to South Africa will remain suspended until at least March 10, in line with a United Arab Emirates government directive that bars entry to...
Air Namibia liquidates
Namibians woke up yesterday to find they no longer had a national carrier as reports came in of Cabinet’s decision to liquidate Air Namibia. The 74-year-old carrier is to round up its operations...
RwandAir suspends flights to Zimbabwe, Zambia and SA
RwandAir on Monday suspended flights to Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa, citing safety concerns in the aftermath of “Covid variants prevalent throughout Southern Africa". The airline said in a...
Travellers from South Africa face jail time and fines for breaking UK’s new Covid-19 travel rules
UK Health secretary Matt Hancock has detailed new travel restrictions that will be introduced to try stop Covid-19 variants from entering England. Briefing British parliament on Tuesday (9...
UK hotel quarantine starts Feb 15
The UK hotel quarantine for passengers who have been in ‘red list’ countries, including South Africa, announced last week by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will come into effect on February 15. This...