YOUR COPY TO KEEP SKYNEWS CemAirFEB | MARCH 2015 BACK OUR BOYS! Country Club Villa Rentals Villa Sales Tel: +27 (0)39 313 0111 +27 (0)39 313 5141 +27 (0)39 313 0450 +27 (0)39 313 5146 +27 (0)39 313 0642 Letter from the team The strength of the turbulence is directly pro- A letter from the CEO portional to the temperature of your coffee. Contents — Gunter's Second Law of Air Travel CemAir Info elcome 2015! Well, we 11 hope you have enjoyed 7 Route Map & Important Info your time with CemAir and we welcome you as 8 New Bloemfontein Route hank you for W a regular or a new reader to our publi- 9 CemAir diaries - Tertius Myburgh flying with cation, CemAir Skynews. We wish you PHOTO ShowMe Plett South Africa’s a pleasant journey and hope you enjoy 23 Flying with Pets most personal this issue along the way. T If you had a busy December holiday airline. We are proud to and are planning a chilled and relaxed be of service to you and getaway for the later part of the year, Features I trust our fine team is you may want to check out a few of taking great care of you. Whether your travels are for work SA’s more tranquil destinations featured 5 Plett Boutique Real Estate: or leisure we wish you a comfortable and relaxed journey on in this issue; Sedgefield, Southbroom or Helen Melon Properties board with us today. False Bay may just be what the doctor The year ahead promises to be an exciting one for us at ordered. For some interesting develop- 11 False Bay: ments in the regeneration of our city 17 CemAir. Having established our position in the regional airline ˚ centres, you will enjoy Urban Regn- A 360 panoramic dream sector over the last few years, CemAir will be adding flights eration, Joburg Style. Its World Cup 13 Tech Talk: on existing routes as well as expanding our route network over Cricket time… and we have it first hand the coming months. Additional flights are being introduced from Mr Pat Symcox himself, enjoy the Watersport App Reviews between beautiful Plettenberg Bay and both Johannesburg and read! Cricket World Cup 2015: Cape Town. New destinations under consideration include 15 From the entire CemAir Skynews Team, Grahamstown, the Kruger Park region and we are now able Champions or Chokers have a lovely flight. to confirm the commencement of flights from OR Tambo to 17 Interview: Bloemfontein from the 23rd of February this year. WANT TO TALK TO THE SKYNEWS TEAM? Our new Bombardier Dash 8 was operated extensively on SA Cricket Legend - Pat Symcox Avis - the perfect Reach us at [email protected] our network over the Festive season and the aircraft proved to 18 Cricket World Cup 2015: choice for the perfect be ideal for our customers. The large, quiet cabin and flight Sledges & fixtures attendant offer travellers the comfort of a larger aircraft com- 25 bined with the convenience of flying to a local airport. We ex- The Team 19 Southbroom: pect to add more of these aircraft to our fleet this year so these weekend away. Editor Patty Butterworth Genuine people and fabulous can be seen more frequently at your favourite destinations. Art Director Alice Freedman seafood We will also be introducing our Bombardier CRJ’s to our Publisher & Sales Lorna MacLeod Make Avis your first choice in car rental when you scheduled services this year. Although we have been operating Contributing Writers Andrew Sullivan 25 Maboneng: treat that special someone to a romantic weekend these aircraft for some time they have been used predominant- Mohammed Yaseen Nalla Urban regenertaion - Joburg Style away with CemAir. Avis provides CemAir customers ly for our foreign operations. These 50 seat jet aircraft will be Research Assistant Gillian Hume with car rental rates that are second to none. Book with used on routes where airport facilities are able to accommo- CemAir Services Nicolene Myburgh 27 Sedgefield: Cover Photo Grace Harrison | DCPF Avis and get away from it all for less! date the requirements of a larger format aircraft. Cover Model Boitumelo Pitso Garden Route dream town A frequent flyer program will be introduced shortly so that we can reward our most loyal customers for their support. Published by Mac Publishing & Consulting 31 Your Place in Paradise: Visit flycemair.co.za for more information. on behalf of CemAir Full details will be published in a coming issue of CemAir For advertising and enquiries contact The Estuary Hotel & Spa Skynews. [email protected] | +27 (0)78 425 4382 33 The Dig on Mining: We hope you enjoy your flight with us today and look 27 For CemAir bookings and enquiries contact forward to welcoming you on board again soon. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced, 39 On a Lighter Note: stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form without prior written permission of the Publisher. Permission is only deemed valid if approval is in writing. CemaAir Skynews buy all rights to contributions, text and images, unless previously agreed to in writing. Resolutely leaping into 2015 35 CEMAIR Feb / Mar 2015 4 77381 Avis Cemair.indd 1 2015/01/14 11:16 AM Passion and service excellence with Plett boutique real estate The Garden Route, situated in the Western Cape, is one of the most beautiful regions in South Africa if not the world. ith its mountains, forests of time, using her broad knowledge of Plett itself is an iconic destination and ocean, Plett is a holi- the local property market and the highly attracting buyers and visitors from around day mecca for locals and professional service she and her team offer the world. Nominated in the 2013 World Wforeigners alike, as well as a to build a solid client base and a sterling Travel Awards as a Top Africa Beach Des- popular home for many. Plett is a haven to reputation. tination, Plett offers four Blue Flag (safe many of South Africa’s rich and famous HMP is a boutique agency that does and clean) beaches, warm Indian Ocean as well as international property owners, not believe in handling each and every waters, a wide range of water sports and and home to an amazing collection of property that comes their way, neither easy access to endless attractions; includ- mid-range properties, offering a wide do they strive for mass listings. They ing golf, lawn bowls, excellent cuisine, variety of houses and apartments to suit prefer to cherry-pick their homes from hiking, cycling, horse riding, bird watch- all tastes and budgets. genuine sellers and work on a quality not ing, angling - and many more attractions Helen Ward, principal of Helen Mel- quantity model. This, together with their that make the Garden Route so desirable. on Properties, not only lives in Plett, she professional approach and high degree of Helen believes Plett offers some of has made it her life’s mission to make sure personal service has worked successfully the best value properties in the country at those who wish to live there find some- for them. the moment, “Despite my obvious bias thing suitable for their needs and budget. HMP believes that knowledge not as a happy resident, I have looked at the “Having lived and worked in the region hype is the key to success. With access numbers, prices and quality of the proper- for many years, I know the area’s ins and to online records and historical property ties for sale and believe you can’t beat the outs, its quirks and attractions and how sales, they can track and strategize with a value on offer. Whether you are buying this little jewel operates. I also understand high degree of accuracy. For a mere R350 a second house as a holiday home or a the property game and what makes a a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) residence for you and your family we have successful agent and agency.” can provide you with all the relevant something to suit everyone.” After many years working in the prop- property information, together with details erty industry Helen decided to start her of the latest twenty sales that have taken Visit Helen at her offices in Main Street, Plet- own business, and Helen Melon Proper- place in close proximity to that property. tenberg Bay. Tel: +27 (0)44 533 1589 or online ties (HMP) was born in November 2013. This allows you to make an informed at www.helenmelonproperties.co.za Helen hit the ground running and has decision, whether you are looking to buy a seen her business grow in a short space property or pricing your own for resale.