Travel news South Sudan

• Rail
• 10/10/2020 05:38

NRZ major breakthrough against thieves

The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has scored a major breakthrough after apprehending three people for stealing brass bearings from its wagon wheel axles. For years, the NRZ has had challenges with thefts of brass bearings from wagon wheel axles with no arrests being made.

The thieves would remove the bearings and replac… read more

• Flights
• 10/10/2020 05:20

QR announces fifth new destination in 2020: SFO

As Qatar Airways continues to rapidly rebuild its network across the globe and in the U.S., the airline has announced it will operate four weekly flights to San Francisco – the fifth new destination launched by the national carrier of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic – from 15 December 2020. The San … read more

• Flights
• 09/10/2020 05:41

COVID-19 testing key to aviation’s survival in Southern Africa

Sebastian Mikosz, IATA’s senior vice president, urges governments and health authorities in the region to cooperate to replace quarantine restrictions. 

1.  Ensuring urgent government relief is provided to the air transport industry and that pledged funds from international and pan-African organizations reach those i… read more

• Flights
• Opinion
• 09/10/2020 05:40

Emirates airlines count on return of travellers between Africa and Asia to boost operations

The aviation industry is one of the biggest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the tourism and hospitality industries. With international flights resuming in various places, many airlines are looking to get out the rut and boost their operations.

Dubai-based airline giant, Emirates is set to resume its operations on the Afr… read more

• Flights
• 09/10/2020 05:35

Lufthansa's SA flight schedule now fully operational

To coincide with the start of the summer season in South Africa, Lufthansa is once again fully operational within the local market with the resumption of its scheduled service between Frankfurt and Cape Town.

LH 576, the first commercial Lufthansa flight to Cape Town since the lifting of the international travel ban, was welc… read more

• Flights
• 08/10/2020 20:37

Ethiopian Airlines Nov 2020 South America operations

Ethiopian Airlines in late-October 2020 plans to resume service to Argentina, with 1 weekly Addis Ababa – Sao Paulo Guarulhos – Buenos Aires Ezeiza service scheduled. From 26OCT20 to 30NOV20, the airline operates 1 weekly flight with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

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• Miscellaneous
• 08/10/2020 15:39

Top destinations in Africa for business travel

More South African business travellers have started travelling into Africa, according to FCM Travel Solutions. Bonnie Smith, General Manager FCM Travel Solutions revealed that travel to Kenya has picked up again, followed closely by Botswana and Zambia. Mozambique and Ghana have seen a revival when it comes to business travel from … read more

• Destinations
• 08/10/2020 15:02

South Africa Committee on Tourism welcomes the Tourism Recovery Plan

The Portfolio Committee on Tourism, (National Assembly), received a briefing from the Department of Tourism on its First Quarter Performance Report for the 2020/21 financial year.

The 2020/21 Quarter 1 report is made against the backdrop of the budget adjustments that were made due to the Covid-19 pandemic. An amount of R1 billion w… read more

• Flights
• 08/10/2020 09:31

Air Zimbabwe takes delivery of its 2nd Boeing 777-200ER

• Flights
• 08/10/2020 07:28

EK suspends flights into South Africa - and resumes

After a press release last night, the situation has changed again:

Emirates announced service to South Africa will resume in full tomorrow, with flights to Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg operating. Crews will not be required to submit negative COVID-19 tests, but will be required to self-isolate in… read more