Travel news South Africa

• Flights
• 17/11/2019 14:04

Cabo Verde Airlines opens second flight to Boston

Already this coming december (14th), Cabo Verde Airlines, will start flying twice a week to Boston, on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

This new service can be used for either Americans travelling to the Cabo Verde island or connecting to Africa as well as for customers travelling the western direction. Cabo Verde airlines is recently starting to operate in Lagos, Nigeria.

• Flights
• 17/11/2019 13:57

Additional Embraer E195-E2s for Air Peace

• Miscellaneous
• 16/11/2019 13:59

Kids travel to South Africa has been eased

New government – new approach: The South African government has eased access for children travelling to South Africa or having a transfer at one of the South African Airports.

Effective November 2019, foreign children no longer require supporting documents to be presented upon arrivals. However, South African children holding S… read more

• Flights
• 14/11/2019 17:51

SAA skips Guangzhou before the start

South African Airways has recently closed boking for one of the new destinations, Guangzhou.

Originally, the ailine had planned to commence this Service on 12th of January, 2020. Published as 3 weekly A340-300 service, reservation for travel on/after this date, including Northern summer season from 29MAR20, is no longer available.

• Flights
• 14/11/2019 17:50

Air Zimbabwe cannot fly to South Africa anymore

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has confirmed it will not service planes of Air Zimbabwe any longer at any of its nine Airports in South Africa. ACSA confirmed that this decision had to be taken due to open debts. However, the amount has not been mentioned.

ACSA says it informed Air Zimbabwe in writing that it would not be allowed to … read more

• Flights
• 13/11/2019 03:21

South African Airways to cut almost 20% of labour

• Rail
• 09/11/2019 06:55

Mauritius Metro Express inaugurated

Last month, the new Metro Express has launched its operations on Mauritius.

In 1964, all railroad facilities had been dismantled on Mauritius island; the railroad was unable to compete with growing indivual traffic. Of course this has changed over the last years and along with increasing demand of public transport and the ong… read more

• Flights
• 09/11/2019 05:51

Air Peace acquired a B737-800 NG

This week, a Boeing 737-80 New generation with the livery of AIR PEACE landed at Lagos Murtala Mohammed International Airport. An airline spokesman has confirmed the acquisition of the 160 seater aircraft offering 16 seats in Business Class and 144 in Economy. The new acquired aircraft would give Air Peace, West and Central Africa’s large… read more

• Flights
• 07/11/2019 06:39

South African Airways receives its first A350

South African Airways has taken delivery of the first out of four A350-900 aircrafts. The first two A350s to arrive are not brand new – SAA confirmed that they previously flew “with another carrier”, and are nine months old.

The aircraft is not brand-new; SAA gave no statement in regards to the previous owner. However, … read more

• Flights
• 06/11/2019 18:18

Lufthansa reduces bag allowance on Africa flights

As of tomorrow, 7th of November 2019, Lufthansa will reduce the luggage allowance for all its passengers from and to East-, Central- and Westafrica. Instead of two suitcases 23kg each, for all sales of tomorrow there is only one suitecase 23kgs allowed.