Monthly Archives: July 2016
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
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...