Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category
Europecar – Gautrain locations – Sandton
Flight VS601 VS602 Delayed – Frida 27 Aug 2010
Due to unforeseen circumstances we regret that last night’s flight VS601 from Heathrow to Johannesburg was delayed overnight. The flight has departed this morning at 0930 and is scheduled to arrive in Johannesburg at 2035 this evening. This will have a knock on effect on the departure of VS602/27August, which will now depart at 23:15 [...]
Introducing Reuben’s at One&Only Cape Town
One&Only Cape Town is proud to launch Reuben Riffel’s first urban restaurant on 1 October 2010. Reuben’s serves deceptively simple, wholesome bistro fare, with fresh flavours, generous portions, and beautifully plated dishes. The restaurant has a sophisticated, but unfussy, brasserie feel and the food provides the exciting combination of local flavours that one would expect [...]
F^$^# you swan song
Folk hero – Swat team arest for swearing at a plane full of people. “To the passenger who called me a mother f*****, f*** you. I’ve been in the business 28 years. I’ve had it. That’s it.” Guess this is far better than emptying a 9mm on the plane – looking @ 7 years in [...]
Athlone cooling towers – Sunday 22 August
Please note the City of Cape Town project below, i.e. demolition to Athlone cooling towers. This will impact on passenger arrivals into the airport as the N2 will be closed for about 2-3 hours. We will be part of the overall project plan and will share details close to the time. In the meantime, please [...]
AA/MX Codeshare
On Friday, July 30, the FAA announced that Mexico does not meet international safety standards and as a result has downgraded the country’s status from a Category 1 to Category 2 rating. A major impact of this ruling is that U.S. carriers must immediately terminate all codesharing with Mexico-based airlines, including American’s codeshare flights operated [...]
Cathay move counters at ORT
Air Mauritius was using counters 1-7 in Terminal B while Cathay Pacific was still operating from Terminal A. Air Mauritius received late notice from ACSA that Cathay Pacific was moving to those counters on the 03 August. Therefore they have requested that we use counter 8-13 for the first two weeks of the move to [...]
BA Gets green light
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia have received the regulatory green light to operate a joint business on transatlantic flights. Following European Union approval on July 14, the airlines have now been granted anti-trust immunity from the US Department of Transportation. British Airways chief executive, Willie Walsh, said: “This final approval is fantastic news for [...]
SAA Voyager changes
Here are some changes to the SAA voyager program: BENEFITS COMPANION CARDS As a Lifetime Platinum member, we would like to reward you for your ongoing support. You can now nominate a companion – who will automatically achieve Gold status, on condition that you maintain at least the equivalent of Gold Card status yourself, in [...]
King shaka – “Too busy”
Johannesburg – Five plane-loads of football fans headed for the World Cup semifinal between Spain and Germany suffered severe delays on Wednesday at Durban’s King Shaka International Airport, forcing some fans to miss the match. Source This seriously is shocking news to hear for the WC – surely the airport were aware when the slots [...]
