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Paros - a Greek Island.
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04/05/2024

Africamps at Pat Busch Nature Reserve - Klaasvoogds (Robertson)...

24/12/2023

Hermanus Ou Hawe... 🥂

19/07/2020

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Jumbo jet first flew for BA in 1971 but is now surplus to requirements

09/07/2020

What now Facebook???
all I want to do is mark all notifications as "read"...
Has Covid-19 turned into a computer virus now too?

09/07/2020

the latest regional airline news from South Africa...

06/07/2020

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Greece announced that it will open its borders to UK on July 15. The announcement was made by government spokesman Stelios Petsas during the daily briefing Monday noon. He did not make any relevant…

11/06/2020

We are open for business again! As part of Governments easing of lockdown restrictions to Level 3, limited domestic travel for business is permitted. And so we have opened up key routes for now, with flights starting on 15 June 2020.

✈️ Tickets are NOW on sale!

For info on routes and the FlySafair Pledge to keep you safe while flying visit flysafair.co.za/covid-19

11/06/2020

11/06/2020

Disaster Management Act: Regulations:
Alert level 3 during Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown
Movement of persons

People are only allowed to move between provinces, metropolitan areas and districts and hotspots for one of the following reasons (Section 33 (4))

1) For work - carrying out work responsibilities or performing any service permitted under Alert Level 3 (You'll need a permit issued by your employer in accordance with Form 2 of Annexure A) (Section 33(4)(a))

2) If you're travelling to move to a new residence (Section 33(4)(b)(i))

3) If you're moving to care for an immediate family member (The person needs an affidavit which corresponds to Form 6 of Anexure A) (Section 33(4)(b)(ii))

4) If you are a member of Parliament performing oversight responsibilities(Section 33 (4)(c)

5) Learners or students referred to in regulation 34(5) who have to commute to and from those schools or institutions of higher learning during periods when those schools or institutions are permitted to operate (Section 33 (4)(d)

6) The attendance of funerals (Limited to close family members as in regulation 35) (Section 33 (4)(e);

7) The obtaining medical treatment (Section 33 (4)(g)

8) If you are leaving a quarantine or isolation facility and you need to return to your place of residence (Section 33 (4)(h))

9) Any movement permitted under regulation 41 (Section 33 (4)(i)

You need a valid permit to travel for one of these reasons. You can board a bus with a permit for any of the above reasons to travel. It is best to confirm with your airline whether your permit allows you to board a plane as government rules seem to say that only business travel is allowed on airlines.

No leisure travel is currently allowed across provincial borders.

Our country borders are still shut, only cargo and repatriation flights are being allowed.

11/06/2020

📉| Between 1.1 million to 1.2 million tourism jobs will be lost If the lockdown is not lifted or at least lightened.

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has confirmed this as they presented their assessment on the impact of COVID-19 on the South African tourism sector to date and in future.

The data presented echoed the data obtained by the DA in preparation for its Tourism Recovery Plan, launched last week aimed to save 1.2 million livelihoods.

We have proposed a short term and immediate plan to recover the sector.

According to the TBCSA, over 1 000 companies have applied fo the UIF Ters funding on behalf of 35 000 employees. In addition, they revealed that about 50 000 businesses have already closed in one form or another and they predict that about 600 000 direct tourism jobs will be lost in 2020 alone.

Our plan is based on comprehensive research. We consulted with over 30 organisations and individuals within the tourism sector.

04/06/2020

Lockdown Level 3: Domestic Business Travel


After more than two months of confining people to their homes, government finally announced that lockdown level 3 will see a return of limited domestic travel for business purposes.

Domestic air travel is currently limited to the "golden triangle" which includes Cape Town International, King Shaka International, OR Tambo International and Lanseria Airport.

All passengers travelling and crossing borders need to present a permit along with traditional identification in order to be allowed boarding.

Only selected airlines are resuming operations with reduced schedules to meet the lower demand.
• FlySafair will start operations again on 15 June 2020.
• SA Airlink will also start flying between Cape Town - OR Tambo and Johannesburg - Durban from 8 June 2020.
• Mango Airlines will likely resume operations soon, but no official statement has been made by the airline. They did start selling flights for departure from 1 June on SAA's booking portal.
• SAA wants to resume flights between Johannesburg - Cape Town from 15 June, but no concrete plans have been confirmed.
Comair is currently under business rescue and despite having some flights available in the GDS last week, will not resume operations any time soon.

Permit Required
Passengers will require a permit proving that they are travelling for business. This can be acquired by completing "Form 2" as defined in regulation 16(2)(b) and 28(4) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002, as amended, Section 27(2).
The alternative to this form is a sworn affidavit which would need to be acquired from a magistrates office or a police station.

FlySafair has introduced a handy tool through which passengers can create a permit. They require basic information about you as an employee, your company and someone working at your company who can verify your employment. It does not seem like a reason for business travel is being required at this stage. All relevant parties have to sign the document generated and you'll require a company stamp.

Currently no passenger can be allowed boarding without such a permit. Please note that government can amend these requirements at any stage and that while we have done our best to ensure that the information provided is accurate, we can't guarantee that we will be able to communicate any possible change to this requirement to you in time. Therefore each agent has a responsibility to check on requirements with the airline closer to departure date to ensure that you are meeting the latest requirements set.

New Airport & Airline Procedures
Passengers should also allow more time to check-in as additional safety measures and social distancing will be adhered to at the airport.
• Airports will only allow valid ticket-holders into the airport building, so you'll have to meet and greet family at the pick-up and drop-off parking lot zones.
• Expect your temperature to be taken before being admitted into the airport building and possibly at other stages during the boarding process again.
• Passengers have to wear a mask from the moment they enter an airport building to the moment they leave, including during the flight.
• To enforce social distancing, airports will have markings to indicate where to queue and possibly manage other movements.
• Most airlines are introducing self-scanning of all documents and are not offering in-flight meals or magazines.
• Boarding could be staggered to encourage social distancing.
• Reduced capacities on bus facilities offered on the tarmac.
• All staff will wear PPE.
• Middle seats will not be kept open, but should be filled only after all window and aisle seats have been allocated. Selected airlines are also allowing passengers to purchase the middle seat at an additional price.
Passengers that present symptoms of COVID-19 or who run a fever could be denied boarding. Valid identification is still required as previously.

Bus Travel

During lockdown level 3 we will also see bus companies resume operations, the first of which is likely to be Intercape on the 4th of June 2020.

Passengers need to keep the following in mind:
• A valid permit will be required in order to board a bus (the same procedure as above).
• Buses will operate at a 50% load factor to allow for social distancing.
• Strict hygiene measures are in place.
• Passengers have to wear a mask for the duration of the bus journey.
Passengers without a mask or permit will not be allowed to board.

30/05/2020

We are ready...

21/05/2020

The Greek government has presented a detailed plan to ‘Restart Tourism’ in Greece during the post-Covid-19 era.

21/04/2020