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Airlink keeps Southern Africa connected
Although South Africa’s land borders are closed till mid-February, Airlink continues to serve Southern Africa’s main commercial centres with its comprehensive flight schedule and air route network.
South Africa’s decision to close its 20 land borders for all but emergency and exceptional travel comes as countries across the r… read more
Quite dark around SAA
A photo recently surfaced on social media, depicting the current condition of SAA’s administrative headquarters, and painting a bleak picture of the situation at the national carrier.
South African Airways’ headquarters in Johannesburg looks like an abandoned building, with the photo being circulated showing a section of the buildin… read more
Requirements for Travellers to Nigeria
The new provisional quarantine protocol for passengers arriving Nigeria introduced by the federal government has come into effect from Monday, 11th January, 2021.
The COVID-19 response protocol was signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation/ Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha.
It list… read more
OR Tambo receives international health accreditation
OR Tambo International Airport has received airport health accreditation from Airports Council International (ACI). The accreditation is based on assessments of a range of areas, including passenger areas and processes at an airport, from access to the terminal, through security screening to the aircraft embarkation bridges… read more
Emirates resumes flights to Seattle, Dallas and San Francisco
Emirates has announced it will resume non-stop services to Seattle (from 1st February), Dallas and San Francisco (from 2nd March). The addition of these 3 destinations will take Emirates’ North American network to 10 destinations following the resumption of services to Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York J… read more
Costa and MSC only major cruise lines to announce January return to service
While the rest of the cruise industry has largely hunkered down for another several months of suspended operations amid two new strains of the coronavirus, Costa and MSC Cruises have announced they will resume cruises once more at the end of January. MSC and Costa have announced they will resume cruise operations in Italy on… read more
Arrivals from more African nations banned from England
Travellers from a number of countries in southern Africa have been banned from entering England on an attempt to stop the spread of a new variant of Covid-19.
While arrivals from South Africa have been banned for some weeks, this has now been expanded to include travellers from Namibia, Zimbabwe, Angola and Botswana.
Island nations Mau… read more
SACAA gives green-lights for the MAX
The SA Civil Aviation Authority will follow the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) lead, and will clear the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to return to South African skies, subject to compliance with a new airworthiness directive for South African aircraft.
The MAX has been out of service for almost two years following two fatal cr… read more
South African Parks and Reserves hace struggle for survival
Game reserves and national parks remain open under alert Level 3, albeit with limited services and scars from financial losses brought on by the lockdown. The tourism industry continues to take a knock from ongoing restrictions, with game parks, a massive drawcard for international travellers, doing their best to survive on revenue… read more
Airline Start Up Of The Week: South Africa’s Webclift Airways
Prospective South African airline, Webclift Airways, has ambitious plans. The start-up is yet to get planes, its air operator’s certificate and is seeking further funding. But already, Webclift Airways is eyeing flights between Johannesburg and Miami sometime in 2022.
According to the airline’s website, Webclift Air… read more
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