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DL change in baggage policy

INTERNATIONAL 1 Bag per person traveling in Economy Class 22.5 Kgs max each Second Piece fee $75 (for tickets issued after 1st October 2011 for travel from 1st November 2011) 2 Bags per person traveling in Business Class 32 Kgs max each Size not to exceed 157 Linear cm (Height + Width + Breadth) Ok [...]

MARRI0TT-H0TEL-UNITED KINGDOM Job Offer

Here is the email MARRI0TT-H0TEL-UNITED KINGDOM. ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT————-4,500 Pounds EXECUTIVE CHEFS—————-4.200 Pounds CHEFS————————–3,400 Pounds CLEANER————————3,000 Pounds COMPUTER OPERATORS————-3,500 Pounds DEPUTY MANAGER—————–5,000 Pounds DRIVERS————————3,000 Pounds F&B DEPARTMENT—————–3,000 P0unds MEDICAL ATTENDANT————–4,000 Pounds RECEPTIONIST——————-3,500 Pounds RESERVATION DESK—————3,500 Pounds SALE IN THE BAR—————-3,000 pounds COMPUTER ENGINEER————–3,500 pounds WAITER————————-3,000 Pounds ADMINISTRATOR MANAGER———-4,000 pounds SALE EXECUTIVE—————–4,300-Pounds COOK—————————3,000-Pounds FRONT OFFICE——————-3,500-Pounds ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT———-3,800 [...]

Falling rand

The rand is falling and the following message on email is common place: Due to the volatility of the Rand and recent currency fluctuations and in order to avoid any price increases, we would like to request that payments be made on any outstanding bookings before close of business next Wednesday – 28 September 2011. This is [...]

Qantas Strike

Sydney – Australian carrier Qantas on Monday said it would cancel 28 flights and delay a further 27 due to a ground staff strike this week which would impact more than 6 000 passengers. The strike will hit most of the major Australian airports during Tuesday’s morning peak period, with 3 800 baggage handlers and [...]

Santaco

Well if you did not know it already here is the news for you – The national taxi association sees the potential in flying people to Bisho – so yup come November we have a new airline taking to the sky. Johannesburg – A new airline has taxied onto the South African runway with the promise [...]

Nairobi/Johannesburg – Kenyan security forces have started a manhunt in a region near the border with Somalia, after a British tourist was killed and his wife kidnapped, local media reported on Monday. Gunmen on Sunday raided a tourist resort in Kiwayu, in the eastern part of the country along the Indian Ocean coast, and shot [...]

Visas for Indians coming to South Africa

Ok so if like me you have spent time searching sites for info on how Indians can apply for visas in Mumbai and have come up empty I would like to share the info with you: The visa process has been outsourced to VFS Global. In terms of the new procedures, all visa applications must [...]

Return of LH seasonal Cape Town flight

It is with great pleasure and excitement that we re-introduce the return of our seasonal Cape Town flight – LH576, will operate from Frankfurt to Cape Town effective 30th October 2011. The flight from Cape Town to Frankfurt – LH577, will operate from the Mother City daily from 31 October 2011 offering you seamless connections during our [...]

Zambia yellow fever

Zambia added to list of countries requiring Yellow Fever vaccination 26 August 2011 South Africans travelling to Zambia will now be required to have a Yellow Fever vaccination certificate following a global Yellow Fever risk assessment conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Zambia`s status has been classified as a low risk. However, as Yellow [...]

United move to 1 bag

Lighter plane less fuel – more baggage more revenue – all a money game – so have we as consumers been spoilt in the past or are we been unscrupulously squeezed by the airlines – send us your comments. South African Airways would like to advise you that on Friday evening, our code share partner, [...]

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