LATAM Brasil to launch São Paulo <> Cape Town flights in September 2026! [update]

update (03 December 2025): LATAM Brasil has released the schedule of its nonstop service between São Paulo and Cape Town. Effective July 2026 (!), flights will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays (São Paulo > Cape Town) and on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays (Cape Town > São Paulo). It will be served by a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, with 30 business-class seats and 270 economy seats.
Flight LA8060 will depart São Paulo at 22:45 and arrive in Cape Town at 10:55 the following day, while flight LA8061 will depart Cape Town at 15:50 and arrive in São Paulo at 20:00.
The new service will offer connections from São Paulo to more than 60 destinations in Brazil, and over 120 throughout the region. 

Great news for travellers between South America and Southern Africa! LATAM Brasil – the Brazilian arm of the LATAM Airlines Group – has announced that it will launch a brand-new nonstop service between São Paulo and Cape Town in September 2026. The route will initially operate three times per week, offering a much-needed boost in connectivity between Brazil and South Africa’s Mother City.

According to LATAM Brasil, the new intercontinental route will be operated with the airline’s modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, offering a quieter cabin, improved fuel efficiency, and an enhanced passenger experience. The launch further strengthens the carrier’s growing long-haul network and expands its presence in Africa, complementing the existing service between São Paulo and Johannesburg.

For travellers, the upcoming São Paulo <> Cape Town flights will significantly reduce travel time between the two cities and create new opportunities for tourism, trade, and business. Cape Town's popularity as a global leisure destination continues to rise, while São Paulo remains one of the most important cultural and economic hubs in Latin America.

LATAM Brasil’s announcement comes at a time of renewed interest in South American–African connectivity. The airline already partners with Airlink through an interline and codeshare agreement, allowing seamless travel to destinations across Southern Africa. The new Cape Town service will further enhance these connections and provide an attractive option for travellers looking for easy links between Brazil, South Africa, and beyond.

More details - including schedules, frequencies, and ticket sales - are expected to be released closer to the launch date.

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South African Airways and Kenya Airways expand partnership!

South Africa's national flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA), and Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways, are expanding their codeshare partnership. Starting this month, customers will be able to book a seamless travel journey from Kenya Airways' network to South African Airways' South American network, all under one ticket. The strategic partnership now also includes SAA's recently reintroduced service between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo (Brazil). 

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Angola: TAAG Angola Airlines increases flights to Namibia, Mozambique & Brazil!

TAAG Angola Airlines, the flag carrier of Angola, is set to increase flights to Windhoek in Namibia, Maputo in Mozambique and São Paulo in Brazil. Flights to the Namibian capital will increase to seven weekly connections, flights to the capital of Mozambique will increase to five weekly frequencies and flights to São Paulo to six weekly operations. The additional flights to Windhoek (on Fridays), Maputo (on Wednesdays) and São Paulo (on Mondays) will be introduced from 11 December 2023.

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South Africa: South African Airways (SAA) resumes intercontinental operations!

South Africa's national flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA), has announced the airline's first intercontinental route, since the airline successfully emerged from an intensive Business Rescue process and Covid-19 lockdown. The airline is set to introduce flights to São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo (Brazil) four times a week, twice out of Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town (Tuesdays and Saturdays) and twice out of OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg (Mondays and Thursdays). Bookings opened for sale on 29 June 2023, with launch flights out of Cape Town on 31 October 2023 and from Johannesburg on 06 November 2023.

Northern winter season (October to December):

• Cape Town 12:55 > 16:35 São Paulo (Tuesdays and Saturdays)
• São Paulo 18:05 > 06:40 Cape Town (Tuesdays and Saturdays)
• Johannesburg 11:20 > 16:15 São Paulo (Mondays and Thursdays)
• São Paulo 17:45 > 07:45 Johannesburg (Mondays and Thursdays)

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Angola: TAAG increases flights between Luanda <> São Paulo!

The state-owned flag carrier of Angola, TAAG Angola Airlines, is set to introduce an additional frequency to its schedule between Angola and Brazil. The airline, which recently signed a codeshare agreement with Brazilian low-cost airline GOL Linhas Aéreas, will increase its flights between Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) in Luanda and São Paulo/Guarulhos – Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo from currently five weekly operations to six from 02 August 2023. The new frequency will be added on Wednesdays.

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Brazil: LATAM Airlines is planning to return to South Africa! [update #3]

update (08 September 2023): LATAM Airlines (Brazil) returned to Johannesburg on 02 September 2023. The airline operates three weekly flights on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays (GRU > JNB) and on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays (JNB > GRU) on board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. LATAM is currently the only carrier operating flights between Brazil and South Africa. From the end of next month, South African Airways will operate flights between Cape Town and São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo (Brazil) and from early November 2023 between Johannesburg and São Paulo.

update (22 May 2023): LATAM is will launch fligths between São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo (Brazil) and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg on 04 September 2023 and will operate three weekly flights.

• São Paulo 17:25 > 08:10+1 Johannesburg on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays
• Johannesburg 12:50 > 18:55 São Paulo on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays

update (28 March 2023): According to aviation specialist SimpleFlying, LATAM Airlines (Brazil) has postponed resuming its long-haul flight between São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo (Brazil) and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg from 03 August 2023 to 02 September 2023 due to untold reasons.

The largest airline in Latin America, LATAM Airlines, is planning to return to South Africa. The airline is set to resume flights between São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo (Brazil) and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg from July 2023. LATAM Airlines Brazil, the Brazilian brand of LATAM Airlines Group, is planning to operate three weekly return flights on board a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to Johannesburg.
LATAM Airlines stopped its operations in South Africa following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, LATAM was the only airline operating direct flights between South America and South Africa.

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Angola: TAAG Angola Airlines network update!

The state-owned flag carrier of Angola, TAAG Angola Airlines, has announced that it will resume flights to Cuba. Effective 08 November 2022, the airline will operate two monthly flights between Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) in Luanda and José Martí International Airport (HAV) in Havanna, Cuba. TAAG further announced that it will increase flights between Luanda and São Paulo/Guarulhos – Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo, Brazil, from currently three weekly to four weekly flights from 05 November 2022. The airline is also increasing frequencies in Southern Africa. Effective 02 October 2022, TAAG will operate four weekly flights instead of the current three weekly flights between Luanda and Maputo International Airport (MPM) in Maputo, Mozambique, as well as five weekly flights instead of the current four weekly operations between Luanda and Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek, Namibia.
TAAG Angola Airlines has also increased its frequencies within Angola which will strengthen the existing connections in six provinces from north to south of the country, namely Catumbela, Lubango, Dundo, Luena, Ondjiva and Huambo. 

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LATAM Airlines moves Johannesburg frequency increase forward!

According to Routesonline, LATAM Airlines Brasil, the Brazilian brand of LATAM Airlines Group, is set to increase the frequency of its flights between São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg earlier than previously planned. The airline will operate seven instead of the current five weekly flights from 01 Februray 2018 and not from 31 March 2018.

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South African Airways to reduce flights between Johannesburg <> São Paulo!

South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways, will reduce the number of flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo. From 28 April 2017, the airline will operate 7 weekly flights instead of the current 10 weekly flights on the route.

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Ethiopian Airlines has launched non-stop flights Addis Ababa <> Sao Paulo!

Ethiopia's flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has launched non-stop flights between Bole International Airport (ADD) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) in São Paulo, Brazil, on 25 April 2015. The airline operates three weekly fligths on board the ultra-modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner between the two destinations. Passengers to and from São Paulo enjoy maximum connectivity to destinations in Ethiopian Airlines' world-wide route network in Africa, Middle East, Asia and Europe.

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Ethiopian Airlines to launch flights to Brazil

Ethiopia's flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, will launch new services to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil as of 01 July 2013. Flights to Brazil will be operated through the airline's second hub in Lomé, Togo, three times a week. The addition of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro will bring the number of Ethiopian Airlines' international destinations across five continents to 74. The flights will be the only connection between West Africa and Brazil.
Ethiopian Airlines and its partner airline in West Africa, ASKY Airlines, will be coordinating their schedules to give short, seamless and convenient connections to West Africa passengers travelling to and from Brazil.
Passengers to and from Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro will be able to get convenient connections to destinations in Ethiopian Airlines' route network such as Lomé (Togo), Kinshasa (DR Congo), Kigali (Rwanda), Maputo (Mozambique), Abidjan (Senegal), Nairobi (Kenya), Lagos (Nigeria) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania).

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Ethiopian Airlines to launch fligths to Brazil

update (08 April 2013): Ethiopia's flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, postponed the start of its three-weekly Addis Ababa – Lome – Rio de Janeiro – Sao Paulo – Lome – Addis Ababa service to 01 July 2013.

Airlineroute is reporting that Ethiopia's flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, will be the first East African carrier to operate a direct service to Brazil in South America. From 01 June 2013 the airline will service the route from Addis Ababa to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo via Lome (Togo) three times per week on board a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.
Star Alliance member Ethiopian Airlines is the fastest growing airline in Africa and currently provides dependable services to 70 international destinations spanning four continents.

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Ethiopian Airlines to launch flights to Sao Paulo (Brazil)

update (16 Oct 2012): Ethiopian delays Sao Paulo flights, citing bad slot timings [more]

Good news for all South Americans, and Brazilians in particular, who are planning a trip to Eastern and Southern Africa. Ethiopia's flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has announced plans to establish a new three times weekly link between its main hub in Addis Ababa and Sao Paulo in Brazil in December 2012. The service will be the first regular flight to South America for the East African airline.
The Sao Paulo flight will be operated through Lome, Togo, on board of one of Ethiopian Airlines's brand-new Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
The airline will also start new flights to Toronto (Canada) in July 2012 and to the Namibian capital Windhoek in October/November 2012.
Ethiopian Airlines is currently operating international flights to more than 60 destinations in Africa, Europa, the Americas and Asia. The airline is a Star Alliance member since December 2011. The Star Alliance network is offering more than 21,555 daily flights to 1,356 airports in 193 countries.

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