South African regional airline Airlink and Air Austral, a French airline based on Réunion Island, have entered into a new Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) effective 15 October 2025. The bilateral partnership will significantly enhance regional air connectivity between Réunion Island and Southern Africa, benefiting both leisure and business travellers.
A Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) is a commercial partnership between two airlines that allows them to sell seats on each other’s flights, share revenue, and offer passengers a seamless travel experience with a single ticket, through check-in, and baggage transfer to the final destination.
Under the new agreement, Air Austral passengers can now seamlessly access Airlink’s network of 45 destinations across South Africa and the wider Southern African region. Connections are available via Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) on Air Austral’s Réunion – Johannesburg flights.
Popular onward destinations include Cape Town, Durban, Windhoek, Gaborone, Lusaka, and Victoria Falls.
In return, Airlink customers can now book single-ticket journeys to destinations across the Indian Ocean, using Air Austral’s network to reach Mauritius, Madagascar, Mayotte, the Comoros Islands, and the Seychelles.
The new partnership between Airlink and Air Austral strengthens tourism and trade ties between Réunion Island and Southern Africa, supporting regional growth and improving travel options for passengers across both networks.
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