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Germany Proposes Social Media Checks for Schengen Visa Applicants
German authorities recommend using social media to assess Schengen visa applicants and prevent fraud. The proposal involves gathering publicly available information to create risk profiles and...
Flying on empty: Sars addresses jet fuel controversy
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) noted that it will engage with representatives in the SA fuel industry to avert a crisis if there is a shortage of jet fuel (also known as kerosene). The...
Qatar Airways to buy 25% stake in Virgin Australia
Qatar Airways has entered into an agreement to purchase a 25% stake in Virgin Australia from owner Bain Capital for an undisclosed amount. The investment, should it meet the approval of Australian...
British Airways plans to cut hundreds of long-haul flights over shortage of planes
Long-haul travel from the UK to Malaysia, New York and the Persian Gulf is set to get trickier this winter, following the announcement of three route cancellations by British Airways (BA). The...
Cape Town welcomes Norwegian Sky for summer cruise season
Cape Town has long been a safe haven for seafarers, earning the affectionate title of ‘Tavern of the Seas’, Cape {town} Etc reports. Also read: Winter travel destinations: Cape Town dubbed best...
TAAG – Angola Airlines is not just spreading wings
TAAG – Angola Airlines is experiencing a period of transformation and modernization, accommodating itself in the new competitive context of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), at the...
Acsa finally begins fixing dark, dingy, fading OR Tambo
Out-of-order escalators, moving walkways that don’t move, chipped tiles, cracked walls … these do not make for a good first impression on the many tourists visiting SA. At long last, Airports...
Emirates soars back to Adelaide
Emirates will make a welcome return to Adelaide this month, reconnecting South Australians with Emirates’ Dubai hub – and through it, the rest of the world, especially Europe and the UK. From Monday...
Airlink to start flights to Kinshasa next year
South African regional and domestic airline Airlink announced on Friday that it will start scheduled flights between Johannesburg and Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...