Travel news South Sudan

• Flights
• 22/02/2021 16:05

South Africa: British Airways to resume flights between Johannesburg Harare (Zimbabwe)

British Airways, which is operated by Comair Limited in South Africa, is set to resume flights between OR … read more

• Flights
• 22/02/2021 16:05

Airlink postpones the resumption of its flights to Madagascar until June

Airlink's Johannesburg - Nosy Be route will not resume any time soon. According to a statement from the private South African company, published on February 16, its only line between South Africa and Madagascar will remain out of service until June 27.

“Unfortunately, despite the multiple efforts of the Nosy Be lodges, … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 20/02/2021 04:42

African airlines gain despite global slump in demand

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for global airfreight markets showed that global demand for air cargo decreased by 10.6 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019. This was the largest drop in year-on-year (YoY) demand since IATA started to monitor cargo performance in 1990, outpacing the six per cent fall in global … read more

• Attractions
• 20/02/2021 04:39

Cape Town: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden implements dual pricing

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), which manages South Africa's National Botanical and Zoological Gardens,… read more

• Flights
• 20/02/2021 04:39

South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) grants exemption for SAA flight to Brussels

The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has revealed that it was approached by the operator, South African Airways (SAA), with a request for an exemption relating to a flight to Brussels.

SACAA said it thoroughly considered the operator’s request for the said exemption, and directed the operator to provide f… read more

• Flights
• 20/02/2021 04:36

South African Airways: No flights before May 2021!

South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA), has announced that due to the continuing impact of Covid-19 and the ongo… read more

• Destinations
• 19/02/2021 07:43

Honeymoon in South Africa

Going on honeymoon overseas seems an unlikely prospect for newly married couples in South Africa for the time being. But do not fear, this country has plenty of utterly romantic places where you can have a luxurious “mini ‘moon”.

Here are three of our top picks.

Situated 300km from East London, near Port St Johns, this … read more

• Flights
• 18/02/2021 21:18

Air Côte d’Ivoire receives its first Airbus A320neo

Air Côte d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast’s flagship carrier based in Abidjan, has taken delivery of its first A320neo, becoming the first operator of the type in the West-African region. This latest generation aircraft will join Air Côte d’Ivoire’s existing Airbus fleet of six aircraft.

With improved levels of efficiency, this n… read more

• Travel-tech
• 18/02/2021 21:11

FlySafair introduces new mobile app

FlySafair, a local low-cost airline, has launched a new mobile app as companies attempt to rebuild after South Africa's second wave, and adjust to travel in the new normal.

The company in a release stated, "We've been crafting an app for a while and now seemed like a great time to launch it because we were able to make a lot of adju… read more

• Opinion
• 18/02/2021 11:57

ET CEO: The future of Africa Aviation

The overall situation from an airline perspective in Africa at this time. African airlines did not have the opportunity to look for support from their government in terms of bailout money due to COVID-19.Building on more than airline passenger traffic to stem the tide and fund the budget.

Peter Harbison of CAPA Live, spoke with Tewolde Geb… read more