The frustration for anyone planning a long-haul trip is not letting up as airlines continue to enforce travel bans against South Africa.

Newly gazetted regulations prohibiting on-board catering on domestic flights in South Africa will knock some airlines’ finances even further.

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Beleaguered national airline SAA has suspended flights once more, dashing hopes its planes will take to the skies any time soon.

The bleak outlook for the global aviation industry may result in more airline closures and ever higher costs of air travel for passengers.

Australia’s national carrier Qantas is hopeful it will be able to resume direct flights between Australia and South Africa by mid-year.

British Airways, operated by Comair, will begin to resume flights on its regional route network after several months on the ground.

Ambitious, privately owned local airline Cemair is expanding its operations undeterred by the ongoing slump in the aviation sector.

British Airways, operated by Comair, is introducing two new routes to East London, and travellers can expect bargain fares.

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South Africans travelling to Perth may find themselves on a Qantas flight once Australia reopens its borders to visitors from other countries.

Virgin Atlantic is the second British carrier to lengthen the suspension of its flights to South African destinations.

South African airline FlySafair has been granted approval to operate flights between Johannesburg and the island of Mauritius.

The US carrier has once again delayed the resumption of daily direct flights between New York and Johannesburg.

The UAE-based airline has extended the temporary suspension of its flights to South Africa by an extra week.

The German airline is reducing the frequency of its international flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town.

The carrier is now the second largest in Africa, based on the number of routes it operates.

Anyone from Southern Africa or who has been here within 10 days will be refused entry.

The airline has announced it will suspend the London to Durban route from 28 March.

With the diplomatic ban over, the airline has moved quickly on its first direct flight.

The country has done a U-turn but revised entry requirements do apply.

The airline will soon be able to offer quicker flights and connections to passengers flying to and from Johannesburg.

Australia’s national carrier is set to resume operations on key routes from mid-2021, signalling reopening of the country’s borders.

Double-check those departure times, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula warns.

Border closures, travel bans and airlines requiring PCR test certificates from passengers are making travelling outside South Africa ever more challenging and costly.

Discovery of the new strain of coronavirus has resulted in additional border closures and flight bans.

The tourism minister has agreed to excuse legitimate travellers who infringe curfew regulations due to flight times.

And so, the year is set to end with more heart-sinking news. These countries have reacted to the ‘new COVID-19 mutation’ by banning flights to South Africa.

The country may follow the lead of other European governments that are imposing flight bans because of the new coronavirus strain.

The airline has announced it will be axing several destinations from its route network from 2021.

The company has experienced a growth spurt as a result of changes in the aviation landscape caused by the pandemic.

Even though South Africa’s travel protocols have been eased somewhat, travelling could still increase your chance of getting and spreading the virus.

South Africans helped to choose Lift’s look and its planes will take to the skies on Thursday 10 December.

Travel regulations have been revised to make flying less cumbersome over the December holidays.

United Airlines has announced it won’t restart flights between New York and Cape Town until late 2021.

Proof you’ve had the shot will become mandatory for international travel on this airline.

The airline has been heavily affected by the drop in demand for passenger flights.

Implementation of another month-long lockdown in the UK has forced several airlines to cancel flights to South Africa.

The Southern African country famous for magnificent landscapes and abundant wildlife is taking a phased approach to reopening its borders.

Airlines are struggling to fill their flights, especially international flights.

British Airways and Kulula, operated by Comair, are set to fly again by December.

Delta Airlines has once again delayed the relaunch of its flights between South Africa and the US, with the awaited addition of Cape Town as a stopover now also postponed until January.

Hopping on a plane any time soon? Then you’ll need to get to grips with the latest directives on masks, issued by Minister Fikile Mbalula.

While borders have remained closed in many countries, some airlines have been finding new and exciting ways to get passengers back onto flights.

There were reports that Mango would ground its flights on Saturday night 26 September. The airline has since set the record straight.

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At the same time a number of reports into SA’s recent ‘flight incidents’ was released, aviation authorities have had to dispell some rumours.

From the inter-provincial to the international, we take a quick look at the allowances South Africans get when it comes to our travel plans.