FlySafair Boeing 737-800 loses wheel on take-off from Johannesburg Airport, safely returns
On 21 April, a FlySafair Boeing 737-800 (registered ZS-FGE) operated domestic flight FA212 between Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. During take-off, however, the...
Norse Atlantic Airways revolutionises London-Cape Town travel with new route launch
Norse Atlantic Airways announces the launch of its latest route, connecting London Gatwick and Cape Town starting October 28th, 2024. With flights operating three...
Norse Atlantic Airways lands very first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in Antarctica
Norse Atlantic Airways, self-proclaimed as "The Explorer's Airline", proudly marked the first landing of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (registered LN-FNC and named Everglades) at...
[Trip report] Air Belgium inaugural flight to South Africa
On Wednesday 14 September 2022, Air Belgium's first flight to South Africa took off. This was the first non-stop flight between Belgium and South...
Air Belgium partners with handler WFS for South Africa services
Air Belgium is partnering with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Johannesburg and Cape Town for the launch of its first services to South Africa.
The...
Air Belgium connects Belgium and South Africa and thirty-eight other destinations across the African continent
With the launch of its new routes between Brussels Airport, Johannesburg and Cape Town, Air Belgium offers business and leisure travellers direct flights to...
Delta Air Lines bolsters direct offerings from Atlanta to Cape Town and Tel Aviv, and from Los Angeles to Tahiti
Delta Air Lines customers ready to travel the globe will soon have more destinations to add to their bucket lists with the launch of...
United Airlines to become first airline to fly between Washington D.C. and Cape Town
U.S. Department of Transportation awards airline three new direct flights between Washington Dulles and Cape Town
Tickets on sale now – United's inaugural...
United Airlines applies for slots between Washington Dulles and Cape Town, South Africa
United Airlines announced today it has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three weekly nonstop flights between Washington, D.C. and Cape Town,...
More details on Air Belgium’s future flights to South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town)
On 21 March we announced that in September Air Belgium would launch flights to both Johannesburg (JNB) and Cape Town (CPT) in the Republic...
United Airlines to expand service to Cape Town from New York/Newark
Starting June 5, United plans to resume three flights per week on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to one of the world's most...
One of the doors of a British Airways Boeing 777 ripped off at Cape Town
A strange incident occurred at Cape Town airport in South Africa this Wednesday, 26 January 2022. A British Airways Boeing 777-200ER registered G-YMMH was...
61 passengers from South Africa tested positive for Covid upon arrival in Amsterdam on KLM flights
Sixty-one passengers from two KLM flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Amsterdam, the Dutch health...
Virgin Atlantic enhances South African flying programme following UK red list removal
Daily flights to Johannesburg will resume from 8 November
Customer favourite Cape Town will restart on 17 December
Return flights start from as...
Etihad launches flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Zanzibar
Launch sale with return fares from AED 995 in Economy and AED 3995 in Business to celebrate Etihad’s new destinationsEtihad Airways today announced...
UPDATE: Icelandair Boeing 767 has landed in Antarctica
On the evening of 24 February, an Icelandair Boeing 767-300ER passenger jet registered TF-ISN took off from Keflavik Airport (Iceland) with destination Antarctica, in...
Emirates to resume flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Harare and Mauritius, boosting global network to 92 destinations
Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Johannesburg (1 October), Cape Town (1 October), Durban (4 October) in South Africa; Harare in Zimbabwe...
British Airways increases flights to winter sun hot-spots from London Gatwick
Two weekly services added to St Lucia – British Airways will soon be the only airline to serve the island with a regular...
Virgin Atlantic announces new daily service to Cape Town and increases frequency to Havana from 25th October 2020
Sunseekers this winter can head down to South Africa on Virgin Atlantic’s new daily seasonal service flying between London Heathrow and Cape TownWith the...
Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 takes off at Cape Town, South Africa but is unable to retract landing gear
On 2 January, a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300 (TC-JNI) operated flight TK45 between Cape Town, South Africa and Istanbul, Turkey. Shortly after take-off, the...