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Biometric System

SA travellers exempt from biometric system

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has announced that South Africans travelling abroad will now be exempt from the biometric system at the country’s...
Emirates

Improved connections between Los Angeles and Cape Town

Passengers travelling with Emirates from Los Angeles to Cape Town can now look forward to more choice and shorter connection times with the airline’s...

Uganda introduces online visa application system

Effective July 1, the government of Uganda has introduced an online visa application system. With the introduction of the new system, all travellers wishing to...
cape town

Emirates enhances its service to Dakar

Emirates has announced that its service between Dubai and Dakar, currently operated by an Airbus A340-300, will be replaced with a Boeing 777-300ER from...
Lufthansa

Lufthansa resumes Frankfurt-Cape Town service

Lufthansa has confirmed that it will resume operations of the Frankfurt-Cape Town route, starting December 2. Flights are scheduled to operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and...
Yellow Fever

SA steps up Yellow Fever surveillance

The South African Department of Health has issued a notice to all border agencies in the country to increase Yellow Fever surveillance activities for...

Enhanced baggage policy for Air Seychelles

Air Seychelles has introduced major enhancements to its baggage policy to provide travellers with more choice and convenience when flying to and from its...
early check-in services

Check-in early with Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines has introduced early check-in services on all flights departing from Terminals 1 and 2 at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. According to...
SAA Aircraft

SAA aims to set the record straight

Following much controversy following a recent media statement issued by SAA with regards to the resignation of Nico Bezuidenhout, the chief executive of Mango...
African Union

AU set to launch e-Passport

The African Union (AU) has confirmed that it is preparing to launch the electronic (e-Passport) at the next AU Summit scheduled to take place...