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28
Aug

Lufthansa update: Germanwings strike on Aug 29: 06:00-12:00

The pilots union “Vereinigung Cockpit” has announced that, pilots will go on strike on Friday 29th August from 6am till midday. This strike will have a considerable effect on flight operations to and from Germany and on domestic German flights. Germanwings is drawing up an amended timetable for the period in question. Flights of the Lufthansa Group Airlines Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss, Brussels […]

27
Aug

Argentina – Air traffic halt Thursday – August 27, 2014

‘20,000 pesos isn’t enough to live on,’ says union leader, buses remain key question The country’s air traffic is likely to grind to a halt on Thursday as the Aeronautical Technical Personnel Association (APTA) announced its support for the national strike called by the anti-government factions of the CGT and CTA umbrella unions under the […]

26
Aug

The Virtuoso Difference

Over the years you may have noticed that here at Vision Travel we make reference to the fact that we are a Virtuoso agency, but what does that mean to you the traveller? Virtuoso is an organization of top travel agencies, travel providers and destinations worldwide. As a Virtuoso member, Vision Travel is able to […]

22
Aug

Singapore Airlines suspends service to Cairo and Riyadh

Singapore Airlines will be suspending services to Cairo in Egypt and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. The last flight to Riyadh will be operated on September 28th 2014 and the last flight to Cairo will be operated on September 30th 2014. The carrier revealed in a statement that “the difficult decision to suspend the services was […]

22
Aug

South Africa bars tourists from Ebola-hit countries

 The South African government on Thursday announced a total travel ban for all non-citizens travelling from Ebola high risk countries, unless the travel is considered absolutely essential. The ban applies to travellers from high risk countries — Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Health Ministry spokesperson Joe Maila said. The government listed Nigeria, Kenya and Ethiopia […]