Cloud 9 within reach: aviation industry almost fully recovered to pre-Covid ‘normal’

New biofuels, AI, more people in the air and increased use of travel agents among new developments in local travel, says FlySafair's Kirby Gordon

06 March 2024 - 21:34

Jet fuel prices set to continue rising, increasing use of travel agents, ongoing recovery of the embattled aviation industry after Covid-19 and growing numbers of South Africans flying are the latest developments on the local travel scene. ..

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