Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

EV tax to be reduced

The Minister of Transport has under section 155(z) (ii), read with section 74(1) (b), of the Civil Aviation Act, 2009, (Act No. 13 of 2009) amended the Civil Aviation Authority Passenger Safety Charge Regulations, 2010, as contained in the Schedule hereunder. SCHEDULE AMENDMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY PASSENGER SAFETY CHARGE REGULATIONS, 2010 1.Paragraph 2 of [...]

Charterflights

The words “Charter flights”  invokes different meanings for different people and believe that it has something to do with the general way the terminology is used in various parts of the world. In Europe for example a charter flight is generally a low cost carrier or person that has hired a plane to run a [...]

TravelCRM survey for Travel Agents

Attn all Travel Agents – please assist us with a survey we are running regarding TravelCRM use in the South African market – there are 6 simple questions and it would assist us if you could complete the survey and pass it on if you can. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XB3PSW5

BA Comair: Lanseria Maputo flight suspension

from 17th Jan 2012 BA Comair will no longer fly the Lanseria Maputo route

Kulula – check in Chop chop

We are always looking for innovative ways to improve the travel experience for our fans, and this time we’ve out done ourselves. kulula.com fans no longer have to stand in long queues to check-in. As if self-service kiosks and kulula.mobi weren’t enough, we’ve now introduced “chop-chop agents”. Our friendly agents will be wearing kulula green [...]

MH stop flying to SA

After having a lengthy conversation with my friend and Sales Executive for Malaysian Airlines, Mohammad Omar, I can herewith confirm the following. Malaysia Airlines has released their decision to their staff this morning that they will seize operations into South Africa from 01 February 2012. Their last flight will operate from our shores on the [...]

Beachcomber goes mobile

This is certainly a time of things to come. Beachcomber has introduced a mobi site for their offering for info, mini gallery and contact forms. The purpose of a mobi site is certainly to offer a portable way of contact your operator and getting vital info / specials etc. This mini site is fast and effective [...]

American Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection

Memorandum To : IATA Agents From: Aleks Popovich, Senior Vice President IDFS Date: 02 December 2011 Subject: American Airlines – (AA /001) American Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on 29 November 2011. The purpose of that filing is to provide protection for [...]

World Air Traffic one minute video…(24 hours condensed to 1 minute)

World Air Traffic one minute video…(24 hours condensed to 1 minute) – amazing Video

Flight updates via SMS

I have recently used this service and it was spot on: To get Flight Updates, send your Flight Number to 36848 (R1 per SMS)

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