If you’re tired of delayed flights, you’ll want to arm yourself with info from the Official Aviation Guide’s latest Punctuality Report.
When it comes to low-cost, domestic airlines in South Africa, not everyone is created equal.
The cheap airfare isn’t worth the risk of booking a ticket on one of the airlines that made the Forbes ‘World’s Most Dangerous Airlines’ list.
If you were counting on lunch during your flight today, you might want to stop in at the Woolies before boarding.
It might seem worth it to pay a little extra for the comfort of not flying with your knees under your chin, but you could be getting duped.
Landing in a very precarious position, a Pegasus Airlines flight managed to avoid slipping into the Black Sea after skidding off a runway in Turkey.
Serving buffalo wings and beer, the uniforms worn by the waitresses of since-failed Hooters Air may well seem familiar. Delightfully tacky yet unrefined, as they say.
It seems that the American airline industry is a under little bit of pressure, and really needs to check itself before it wrecks itself.
Despite a frenzied rush to the departure gate, sometimes we end up cutting things a little fine. So what’s the big deal with being a tad late?
Companies within the same sector are constantly competing to be the best, and it’s no different with airlines. Let’s see who comes out tops.
AirlineRatings has just released its top fliers for 2016 and the list may get you a little excited to take another trip.
The quest to improve air travel is an ongoing one, although the list of possible changes is filled with some rather odd ideas.
As a Dynamic Airlines’ plane was preparing to take off, things didn’t quite go as planned.
When the company you head is haemorrhaging money you would imagine your year-end bonus might take something of a knock. I guess that depends on who you work for.
My best is when you’re checking in and they ask you if you have anything valuable in your checked-in bags… Err, yes, actually. The whole thing. It’s my stuff I paid for.
The weirdest airline passengers are now being shamed on a new Facebook and Instagram page dedicated to the weird and horrendous flyers out there.
If ever there was a must-have travel accessory, the Knee Defender is it. The Knee Defender safeguards precious legroom by preventing the seat in front of you from reclining any further. Sold?
Let’s just state the obvious, and explain that if you are spending 95% of your time either in the sky or at a hotel in a foreign country during a lay over, chances are you’re living a pretty lonely lifestyle.
The new dreamliner boasts luxuries that are availbale for economy class passengers too. The gallery displays all the features of the Dreamliner.
See what we did there with the headline? Low cost flying is set to make a come back when Skywise begins operations between OR Tambo International Airport and Cape Town International Airport in the latter part of this year. Skywise is aiming to cut domestic flight costs by 20%, says Finance Director and former Founding […]
Lanseria International Airport has just been sold to a new consortium of investors, it was reported last night.
A week before SAA is expected to report a financial loss of R1,25 billion, and report that “its liabilities exceed its assets by 359%” its CEO Siza Mzimela has decided enough is enough, and thrown in the towel.
Cheryl Carolus and six other SAA board members resigned yesterday, plunging the state-vested airline into yet more turmoil.
Somehow SAA has managed to fail to produce its annual report on time – six months after its year-end. Its claiming it needs to address its “immediate financial challenges” before auditors can complete the financial statements.
Earlier this year, it was reported that 1time Airline was in serious financial trouble, and some even wondered if they’d be around next year. 1time now requires a business rescue as they are “financially distressed”, and owe millions.
Michael O’Leary of Ryanair – the world’s most profitable airline – says that Ryanair does three things well, no more, no less: “We arrive and leave on time, we give good fares [read: competitive], we do not lose your bags”. It’s a winning formula!
Qatar voted best airline in the world. Seal has moved on. Vodacom launches free roaming calls. Fleetwood Mac reunion. Shoprite shows massive growth. Sheen leaves twitter.
1Time Airlines‘ flight T6 648 left Cape Town last week Wednesday (6 June) at 17h45 en route to Durban’s King Shaka airport. Like many flights you hear about (usually unconfirmed second-hand stories, never addressed by the airline), there was an ‘issue’ on board which no-one ever talks about again and the airline certainly doesn’t clarify. […]
With the likes of Mango Airlines launching in-flight wi-fi (they launched yesterday – well done guys!), South Africans will finally be able to tune-in to radio while flying through the sky! And by radio I am obviously referring to online radio – because you can’t get FM in the sky (you won’t on the ground […]
Domestically, SAA is at the top of the airline pecking order, an advantage which Nationwide Airlines is claiming they have abused. For that reason they’re suing them, to the tune of R155 million. That’s a lot of flights.