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UK rules out ‘vaccine passports’ for foreign travel
The UK government has ruled out plans to introduce "vaccine passports" to allow people, who have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, to travel abroad. Still, people could get evidence...
W African airline suspends JNB flights
Asky Airlines has suspended its flights between Johannesburg and Lomé in Togo. The airline introduced the service during 2020 but agent sources say the Johannesburg flights have been removed from...
SAA’s R9bn (€500 000) still in the pipeline
The government appears to be moving forward with the SAA business rescue process and says it has put motions in place that will enable the distribution of the remainder of the R10,5bn (€585m) of...
Greyhound closes operations in South Africa after 37 years
Transport group Greyhound has announced that its Greyhound and Citiliner bus operations will close in February 2021. In a statement published on its website and social media platforms, Greyhound...
New entry regs for France
Air France has confirmed that all flights between Paris and Johannesburg will continue following the announcement of new regulations by the French government. To comply with the new regulations,...
FlySafair – Mauritius, here we come
FlySafair has been awarded rights to operate a twice-weekly service between Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport and Mauritius and is currently preparing to be able to launch this route...
Covid-19: Emirates extends flight ban for passengers to South Africa
Flights will now remain suspended till February 12, 2021. Emirates airline has extended the suspension of its passenger flights to South Africa to February 12, 2021. The Dubai-based carrier had...
Covid-19: UAE among countries added to UK’s travel ban list
The measure, aimed at stopping the spread of the South African variant, comes into force from 13:00 on Friday. British, Irish and third country nationals with residence rights in the UK will be...
Early restart for SAA unlikely
While announcing the last R10,5bn bailout for SAA last year, the Department of Public Enterprises simultaneously said the airline would be relaunched in the first half of 2021. But industry...