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• Cruise
• 04/10/2021 05:26

South Africa 2021/22 cruise season gets the go-ahead from authorities

South Africa has moved to adjusted Alert Level 1 ahead of the 2021/22 summer cruise season, meaning that cruise ships will be allowed to cruise to and from Cape Town and Durban.

South Africa’s cruise season for the coming 2021/22 summer has been given the go-ahead at the last minute, suggesting the country may be able to salvage som… read more

• Flights
• 04/10/2021 05:06

Etihad launches flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Zanzibar

Etihad Airways today announced three new quarantine-free destinations for the coming winter season. This November, the airline will begin flying to Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa, and the beautiful Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar. The new additions to Etihad’s network mean the UAE’s national carrier will be operating t… read more

• Flights
• 04/10/2021 04:59

IATA pushes South Africa to support airline industry

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on the South African government to support the air transport industry. The aim is to help other industries such as travel and tourism recover following the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the medical emergency, South Africa saw air transport contribute billions to the economy of the … read more

• Flights
• 02/10/2021 05:45

Back Again: Miami Regains Its Only Link To Africa

Miami has regained its sole non-stop passenger route to Africa, a continent not especially associated with the South Florida area. Resuming on May 13th will be Royal Air Maroc from Casablanca, returning after an absence of 26 months because of the pandemic. Miami will be one of four destinations in the US and Canada served b… read more

• Flights
• 02/10/2021 05:36

Etihad relaunches Boeing 787 South Africa tag flight

On September 30th, Etihad Airways unveiled three new destinations for its upcoming winter season. These three quarantine-free spots are the South African cities of Johannesburg and Cape Town, as well as the tropical island paradise of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. Let’s take a look at the aircraft selection and schedu… read more

• Destinations
• 02/10/2021 05:32

Covid-19: South Africa has moved to "Adjusted Alert Level 1"

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in an address to the nation on 30 September 2021 that the country's Cabinet has decided to mo… read more

• Flights
• 02/10/2021 05:32

Airlink to land in Luanda this month

Intra-African flights are gradually returning to normality as travel restrictions are eased. With this momentum, Airlink, Southern Africa's leading regional carrier is strengthening its wings in the southern region of the continent.

Airlink is strengthening its wings in the southern African region. The regional private airline ha… read more

• Flights
• 01/10/2021 07:44

South African Airways and Emirates are set to reactivate long-standing partnership

South Africa's national airline, South African Airways (SAA), and the largest airline of the … read more

• Flights
• Destinations
• 01/10/2021 07:40

South Africa Airways re-launch operations in Ghana

Competition in the Aviation Industry in Ghana is set to be keener as South African Airways (SAA) on Tuesday, re-launched its operations in Ghana after eight months break.

This is as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 and associated restrictions imposed on air travel and closure of some airports across the world.

The re-entry of… read more

• Flights
• 01/10/2021 07:35

Airlink and United Airlines (USA) announce codeshare and loyalty program agreement

South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink and United Airlines, one of the major American airlines, have announced a codeshare agreement that will offer customers more connections between the U.S. and Southern Africa than any other airline partnership.

According to the two airlines, the new agreement,… read more