Hilka Birns

Hilka Birns

On entering the airport building, passengers have to wear masks and are screened for Covid by Port Heath officials.

CTIA provides assurances after global high-risk alert

15 Jun 2020

Draft SAA business rescue plan leaked

01 Jun 2020

Discussions under way for a restructured SAA

28 May 2020

Acsa CEO, Nompumelelo Mpofu.

Acsa plunges from hero to zero

18 May 2020

Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan.

Full extent of SAA burden on taxpayers revealed - at last

16 May 2020

SAA BRPs defend their position following alleged truce with government

15 May 2020

Airlink CEO, Rodger Foster.

Airlink open to partnerships in pursuit of new national airline

08 May 2020

Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan.

Urgent move to resolve SAA impasse

07 May 2020

CEO of Comair, Wrenelle Stander.

Cash-strapped Comair streamlines executive team

04 May 2020

The SAA Crew who flew the repatriation flights

Tourists praise authorities for efficiency of repatriation flights

23 Apr 2020

SAA repatriation flights to Germany take off on Friday

02 Apr 2020

German Ambassador in Pretoria, Dr Martin Schäfer

SAA to repatriate tourists stranded in SA

30 Mar 2020

Glenn Orsmond

Comair to cut jobs, restructure

24 Mar 2020

CT cruise project gets green light

20 Feb 2020

SAA rescue a necessity

09 Dec 2019

Cape Town plans ‘cruise access’ initiative

21 Nov 2019

Cullinan Holdings CEO, Michael Tollman.

Tourism giant calls for cooperation to address SA’s challenges

21 Nov 2019

Wesgro CEO, Tim Harris.

Western Cape forward bookings surge

20 Nov 2019

Cullinan’s inbound growth strategy reflects its confidence in Africa

19 Nov 2019

Counting down the days to United Airlines’ new CPT service from Newark are United’s Regional Managing Director Sales, Bob Schumacher (left) and Western Cape Finance & Economic Opportunities MEC, David Maynier.

Excitement mounts for United’s first nonstop to Cape Town

18 Nov 2019

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