In an attempt to motivate travellers to get their COVID-19 vaccinations, United Airlines has gone as far as awarding free tickets to vaccinated passengers.

Surging COVID-19 infections across South Africa saw President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing revised lockdown restrictions for the country.

The launch of United Airlines’ daily flights next month signals the end of a lengthy period without direct air services between South Africa and the United States.

Mango says it will continue to operate the scheduled flights indicated on its website until the end of this month.

Singapore Airlines will once again be heading to Cape Town from the beginning of July.

The lack of adjudication of applications for international flight routes is contributing to a reduction in air connectivity between SA and other countries.

Here’s a round-up of five feel-good travel stories that will help lift your spirits if you’re feeling miserable about tourism amid the pandemic.

This industry leader believes business travel will return once the vaccine is rolled out globally, but it won’t be like it was before.

Switzerland says it has authorised a temporary exemption from its general flight ban on SA and the UK due to the new coronavirus variant in the two countries.

Despite a modest opening up of air travel, the global airline industry is still losing R214-billion a month, warns industry body.

South Africans travelling between Joburg and Durban will have more choice, with Airlink starting to operate on this busy route from 5 October.

South Africans have been under a national lockdown for months. Many of us are eager for regional travel to open up.

Limited flights are planned into and out of Lilongwe from 1 September as the country looks to get its economy back on track.

With the implementation of the national lockdown in March 2020, all international travel came to an abrupt halt.

Dubai-based Emirates has announced it will cover a portion of medical, quarantine or funeral expenses if passengers get infected.

The famous Jumbo Jet that brought the age of mass air travel to the world is rapidly being retired from airline passenger fleets worldwide.