Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 11, 2023
Air travel and tourism continue to grow globally, and are close to attaining pre-pandemic figures. However, several new trends are emerging in this recovery phase. The Planner Guru identifies four air travel trends that could help to support the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 4, 2022
Delta Air Lines has introduced non-stop flights between Cape Town and Atlanta. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is recognised as the world’s busiest airport, with 75.7 million passengers passing through it last year. The new...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 19, 2022
The Cape Town Air Access (CTAA) project – an initiative by Wesgro to improve air route development for Cape Town – was awarded the Destination award at World Routes 2022 hosted in Las Vegas on 18 October. The World Routes is the biggest aviation...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 10, 2022
Delta Air Lines is increasing its flight capacity to South Africa with the introduction of a seasonal ‘triangular’ route from Atlanta-Johannesburg-Cape Town-Atlanta. The four-times-weekly route will start on 02 December, providing nonstop service...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 10, 2022
US airline United has invested $15 million in Eve Air Mobility with a conditional purchase agreement for up to 400 flying taxies – or eVTOLs, which stands for electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle. The company believes that these four-seat...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 4, 2021
Findings that 2020 was the worst year on record for air travel have been confirmed by IATA. Covid-19 has devasted the global economy and left industries such as travel and tourism in tatters. In its latest World Air Transport Statistics (WATS)...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 18, 2021
According to the latest data from Skyscanner, travellers from South Africa face low restrictions when travelling to 44 countries. The latest data from Skyscanner reveals where South Africans can expect the lowest and major restrictions. According...
