The country’s visa waiver schemes with African countries are boosting growth in travel and tourism, says Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille
Interest in the beleaguered national carrier, which has received billions of rands in public funding, means criticism is inevitable
Fourteen days of quarantine in a Centurion hotel may be tedious, but for Kate Bartlett, there are plenty of laughs with new friends
Bloated, excessive and overweight — that has
been the Cabinet for more than 10 years
Indonesia is one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets, but it has come under fresh scrutiny since a fatal Lion Air crash last month
More tourists are choosing to holiday on the continent according to data.
As of July 31, seat bookings for flights to Africa are up 16.8% from where they were on the same date in 2016.
Black people routinely face humiliation from border officials on their travels around the globe.
South African officials from the international relations department have been unable to leave Belgium because of a strike by air traffic controllers.
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/ 10 January 2011
At least 70 people were killed and 35 injured when an Iranian Boeing 727 passenger plane crashed in bad weather in north-western Iran on Sunday.
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/ 31 December 2010
African carriers were the only region to show an increase in air travel growth rates from October (12,6%) to November (16,4%).
Heavy snow disrupted the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe, forcing the continent’s biggest airports to close and leaving passengers stranded.
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/ 25 November 2010
Millions of Americans took to the skies on Wednesday for the start of the Thanksgiving holiday but air travel flowed smoothly.
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/ 30 December 2009
Imposing more restrictions won’t make air travel safer. Only correct use of intelligence and a targeted approach can work.
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/ 20 November 2009
Fuel levies are still being disguised as ‘taxes’ in
South Africa. Maya Fisher-French reports
I’m perched on the end of a longtail boat, cocktail in hand, head to the wind.
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/ 16 January 2009
A US Airways jet with 155 people on board ditched in the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese on Thursday.
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/ 27 November 2008
Nicole Johnston savours the (vegetarian) culinary delights of Dubai.
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/ 14 October 2008
An error in the automatic pilot system caused an Airbus jet to plummet last week, injuring scores of passengers on a Qantas flight.
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/ 29 September 2008
Most travellers oppose the use of cellphones on aeroplanes but would not mind striking up a chat with their seatmate, a survey showed.
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/ 11 September 2008
Maya Fisher-French looks at how the airline is flying high in the industry.
Claims that the Civil Aviation Authority is facing possible downgrading by the US Federal Aviation Association are not true, a spokesperson says.
Government funding of SAA should stop, kulula.com said on Thursday. It said taxpayers should stop filling the begging bowl for state-owned businesses.
A ”balanced solution” is needed when it comes to compensating airline passengers denied permission to board a flight because it is overbooked.
Persian Gulf countries have announced deals worth $15-billion for the latest fuel-efficient aircraft and other planes made by Boeing and Airbus.
As the summer holidays begins, sterling’s frailty coupled with a rise in air fares are changing Britons’ holiday plans in Europe.