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On 30 January, Airlink will restart scheduled services between South Africa and Madagascar following the lifting of Madagascar’s COVID-19 travel restrictions and its subsequent ban on air services to and from South Africa for the past three years.

The Johannesburg to Antananarivo service will recommence on 30 January 2023, with a single weekly flight on Mondays, increasing to three flights weekly from 14 February 2023, with the intention of reinstating daily services as demand increases.

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“Airlink, as the designated South African carrier to Madagascar, welcomes the Madagascar government’s lifting of the prohibition, which lets us re-establish these air services that are vitally important economic, trade, and tourism connections between the two countries,” said Airlink CEO and Managing Director, Rodger Foster.

He continued, “We are looking forward to re-connecting South Africa with Madagascar and resuming our role in support of the recovery of ties between the two markets.”

South Africa is an important source market and supply-chain link for Madagascar’s business and leisure tourism sectors.

Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport is well positioned for Madagascar-based businesses and travellers to access destinations within Southern Africa and, in conjunction with Airlink’s airline partners, destinations in the Americas, UK, and Europe.

Airlink will operate its modern and reliable flagship Embraer E-Jet airliners on the Johannesburg-Antananarivo route.

As Madagascar’s capital and central commercial and economic hub, Antananarivo is Airlink’s immediate priority. The resumption of services to Nosy Be will be considered in due course.

Nosy-Be is an increasingly popular and unique Indian Ocean beach destination renowned for its pristine flora and unique fauna, which include whale sharks and lemurs.

Flight Schedule with effect from 30 January 2023:

  • Mondays: Flight 4Z 252 to depart Johannesburg at 10.00am | Arrive at Antananarivo at 14.10pm |
  • Mondays: Flight 4Z 253 to depart Antananarivo 15.00 | Arrive at Johannesburg 17.40 | Mondays

As of 14 February, the same schedule will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.

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