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KLM signs codeshare agreement with Kulula

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the South African airline kulula.com have announced that they have signed a codeshare agreement to expand both airlines’ network. The...

SAA reduces capacity on certain routes

SAA has announced that it will be reducing capacity on a number of international routes in the airline’s network. The airline filed aircraft changes for...

AccorHotels strengthens African footprint

AccorHotels has announced the signing of a hotel management agreement with Noral, a leading private group in Ivory Coast, for a combined 200-room Novotel...

New requirements for foreign minors

South African Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom has confirmed that the SA government will be reissuing an advisory to clarify the recent changes to the...

Emirates to resume flights to southern Africa

Emirates will resume flights to the region next month. Johannesburg, Cape Town and Harare (Zimbabwe) will come on line on 1 October. Mauritius will...

BON Hotels grows Nigerian footprint

BON Hotels has added four hotels to its Nigerian portfolio, bringing to 16 the number of hotels it manages in the country. This makes BON...

Airlink starts using new E190 E-jets

Airlink has put one of its three recently delivered Embraer E190 E-jets into service, using the aircraft on the Pietermaritzburg and Bulawayo routes. Airlink’s new...

GrandWest unveils water purification plant

Sun International’s GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World in Cape Town has announced the completion of a water purification plant on the property that will in future treat borehole water to potable standards...

ONOMO Hotels enters SA

ONOMO Hotels has entered the South African hotel management arena with the acquisition of three properties: the Inn on the Square in Cape Town,...

Airlink and Safair to unite

Airlink and Safair have announced that the two independent aviation groups will apply to South Africa’s Competition Commission for approval to unite under the common umbrella...

SAA announces codeshare with TAAG

SAA has announced an extended codeshare agreement with TAAG Angola Airlines. As part of the extended agreement, SAA will codeshare with TAAG on their direct...

BA to add four more Johannesburg flights

British Airways will add four more weekly flights to its double-daily London - Johannesburg schedule at the end of October. It will operate the Boeing...