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The South African
21-05-2025
- Business
- The South African
Air France to introduce daily seasonal route to Cape Town
Air France, flag carrier for France, will be operating daily flights to and from Cape Town this year. As reported by Travel News , for the 2025/26 southern summer, Air France will fly seven days a week between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). These daily flights will offer passengers seamless travel between Cape Town and Paris, providing access to one of the most iconic cities in Europe, and from there, connecting to Air France's global network. Between 15 December 2025 and 12 January 2026, Air France will fly daily to the Mother City according to the following schedule: Daily flight AF0871 will depart Cape Town at 08:50 and arrive in Paris at 19:20. The daily return flight AF0890 will then depart Paris at 18:30 and arrive in Cape Town at 06:45 the following day. 'For our South African travellers, this expansion provides far more choices and options for your journeys to Europe and the Americas,' Wilson Tauro, Air France-KLM Country Manager for Southern Africa, said as per Travel News . Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Time Out
20-05-2025
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- Time Out
New SAA routes for Cape Town... including Mauritius!
South African Airways plans to spread its wings with a clutch of new flights, including two exciting new routes out of Cape Town. Travel News by TNW is reporting that SAA's Chief Commercial Officer Tebogo Tsimane confirmed the new routes at the recent Travel Indaba held in Durban. The most exciting route on the horizon is a direct seasonal flight between Cape Town and Mauritius, set to launch in November 2025. Just in time for a summer escape, this new route offers a smoother way to reach the Indian Ocean island, without the usual Johannesburg layover. Air Mauritius already offers a direct service from Cape Town, and increased competition will hopefully see fares fall. Also, the scheduling of the Mauritius flight is a nightmare start to an island holiday: an 11:35pm departure from Cape Town, a night with little sleep, and an early morning – 6:40am – arrival at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. Let's hope the SAA schedule is a little less brutal! Also on the cards is a direct Cape Town to Durban service, although no launch date has been confirmed yet. This route has been missing from SAA's schedule for years, and its return will make cross-country hops easier for both business and leisure travellers. Again, you could use FlySafair (their R11 sale was a massive hit!) or Airlink (check out their Gaborone flights too) right now, but more competition will mean more options, and hopefully cheaper flights. Cape Town isn't the only city receiving attention. Other updates include a new Johannesburg-George route launching in April 2026 and a Johannesburg-East London service still awaiting a launch date. Regionally, flights from Johannesburg to Gaborone, Botswana, are scheduled to start in October 2025. SAA is also polishing up its long-haul ambitions, with plans to restart intercontinental services to Mumbai, India, and to launch new flights to Guangzhou, China in 2026.
The South African
20-05-2025
- Business
- The South African
No more visas: UK to stop THIS type of visa for foreigners
If you wish to live and work in the UK under a care worker visa, you're in for some bad news. The UK government recently announced that they would be closing social care visas to new applications from abroad. As reported by Travel News , a White Paper, which was released on 12 May, outlined a broad tightening of immigration rules, which will essentially suspend care worker visas going forward. 'For a transition period until 2028 we will permit visa extensions and in-country switching for those already here,' the UK government announced on its website. The phasing out of these care worker visas will basically be done to address labour shortages in the UK and to encourage domestic training and recruitment within the care sector. The new policy aims to reduce reliance on international recruitment and prioritise hiring individuals already in the UK. Study visas will also be taking a hit, with limits placed on student recruitments as well as a one placed on length of time graduates can remain in the UK after their studies have been completed (18 months). Other policies noted in the White Paper included raising the skill threshold for work visas to a graduate level or higher and increasing salary requirements. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
19-05-2025
- Business
- The South African
SAA to launch new domestic and regional routes
South African Airways (SAA) will be adding new routes starting this year, with several new domestic and regional services planned. According to Travel News , SAA's Chief Commercial Officer, Tebogo Tsimane, confirmed the airline's plans to expand routes at the recent Africa's Travel Indaba. Tsimane revealed that the airline would be adding services to the following destinations: SAA domestic services: Johannesburg-George, launching April 2026 Johannesburg-East London, launch date still to be confirmed Cape Town-Durban, launch date still to be confirmed SAA regional services Johannesburg-Gaborone, launching October 2025 Seasonal flights between Cape Town and Mauritius, launching November 2025 In other route-related news from SAA, the airline's initial plans to introduce flights to Mumbai, India has faced delays, due to ongoing challenges with aircraft availability. SAA had aimed to launch its Mumbai route in October this year. But, due to difficulties acquiring suitable aircraft, the timeline has been pushed back. SAA now aims to announce the Mumbai route and open it for sales by July this year, with flights expected to kick off 2026. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
