Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has recently opened new flight routes and additional flights to several of its airports as part of the country’s October Transport Month (OTM), Cape {town} Etc reports.
On 11 October, Air Botswana will launch an inaugural flight between Gaborone and Durban with a direct flight to King Shaka International Airport, as the airline will also operate three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
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From 1 November, British Airways will increase their flight frequency between Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) and Heathrow Airport in London, for the upcoming summer season, which will last from November 2024 to March 2025.
The airline offers a daily service from Heathrow Airport and will also have an additional daily service from 11 January 2025, offering passengers ‘more options, flexibility and convenience’ when travelling to South Africa.
These will bring the total weekly flights for the carrier’s Heathrow service up to 21.
The British Airways’ Cape Town-Heathrow route will replace the carrier’s three weekly seasonal service from London Gatwick Airport, which will now operate between 14 December and 8 January 2025.
In addition, Norse Atlantic Airways will commence a new affordable service between London Gatwick and CTIA, operating seasonally with three weekly flights, starting on 28 October.
The flight is scheduled to arrive in Cape Town at 9:30am and depart to the London Gatwick Airport at 11:45am on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
Air connectivity between South Africa and the United Kingdom has been described as a ‘crucial link’ to foster strong economic, cultural, and tourism ties between the two nations.
Currently, British Airways operates two daily flights, with Virgin Atlantic operating one daily flight between OR Tambo International Airport and Heathrow Airport. Look no further, view cheap flights.
Furthermore, FlySafair will launch its first international route between Cape Town and Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek, Namibia, offering two flights a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The first flight is scheduled to take off on 22 October.
Effective on 5 November, South African Airways (SAA) will increase the number of flights between Johannesburg and Harare from 10 to 12 per week.
Last month, the airline announced that it would increase the non-stop flights between Johannesburg and Perth to four flights per week from 8 December.
Recently, Airlink launched daily flights between OR Tambo International Airport and Mozambique’s Beira International Airport, as well as another route from Johannesburg to Dares Salaam, Tanzania.
The airline has been granted authorisation for a direct flight from Cape Town to Gaborone, which it plans to commence on 1 April 2025.
‘ACSA is actively developing new flight route opportunities to enhance connectivity between our sister countries on the continent, and around the world,’ the company said in a media statement.
‘ACSA welcomes these new developments which are a testament to the continued successful collaboration enjoyed with our partners in the aviation, economic and tourism sectors. We look forward to connecting travelers to their next destinations and to facilitating passengers and crew members through our airports,’ the company added.
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