South African Airways (SAA) has resumed scheduled flights between Johannesburg and Durban after a two-year hiatus.

Passengers from South Africa, Mozambique and Zambia no longer have to double-up with face shields when travelling with Qatar Airways.

SAA is unlikely to resume scheduled flights to destinations served in its former intercontinental route network until 2023.

Etihad Airways intends to restart its scheduled passenger flights between Abu Dhabi and Johannesburg in March.

Ethiopian Airlines is set Tuesday to operate the Boeing 737 MAX for the first time since a crash nearly three years ago killed all 157 people on board and triggered the global grounding of the aircraft.

South African Airways will be expanding its route network when it relaunches scheduled flights to Durban on 4 March.

Passengers flying with Lufthansa Airlines must ensure their face masks meet the airline’s face mask requirements.

Middle East carrier, Emirates Airlines has pushed back the expected date for the resumption of flights from South Africa yet again.

Local budget airline FlySafair will start operating scheduled flights between Johannesburg and Mauritius in March.

Emirates Airlines has still not restarted its flights from South Africa despite resuming flights to other African countries.

Mauritius, South Africans’ favourite holiday destination, is open again as Air Mauritius starts up direct flights after the travel and flight ban was lifted.

A baby boy was found in a waste bin in the toilet of a passenger flight which arrived in Mauritius on New Year’s Day.

Advancements in the telecommunications sector could add to the woes of the US aviation sector in 2022.

Ghana is introducing some of the world’s strictest travel requirements by banning people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Paul Kelly announced that the travel ban against eight southern African countries have been ceased.

Germany said that a long list of conditions must be met before a South African citizen may currently travel to the country.

Even though SA has been placed on the “Scarlet Red” list, France did confirm that flights between Paris and Johannesburg and Cape Town will resume.

Cape Town’s direct flights to and from New York are back. The City had suspended the route thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

A government spokesman said that France will start allowing flights from South Africa to land on its territory, but restrictions apply.

Emirates will operate flights into SA four times a week, but due to travel restrictions, will not carry outbound passengers from Joburg.

After a brief travel ban against SA, a business class seat on British Airways from Johannesburg to London reached a cold R65 000.

Direct flights between South Africa and the United Kingdom will resume on Tuesday, 30 November.

A baggage handler has captured the attention of 17 million viewers with a clip of him expertly packing luggage on to a plane.

From wine tasting in the Western Cape to starry nights in the Karoo, here are three hidden gems to explore during the festive season.

For the first time in history, a large commercial passenger aircraft (an Airbus A340) has landed on ice in Antarctica.