South Africa: Airlink to launch a new service to the Democratic Republic of the Congo!

South African regional airline Airlink is set to launch a new service to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airline will introduce a new service between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and N'djili Airport (FIH) in Kinshasa. Airlink’s new service will operate three times a week with modern 98-seat Embraer E190 twin-engined aircraft. Flights will commence on 28 March 2025.

• Johannesburg 20:30 > 23:40 Kinshasa on Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays
• Kinshasa 00:25 > 05:30 Johannesburg on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays

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South Africa: Airlink increased flights to two regional destinations!

South African regional carrier Airlink has introduced an additional daily service to Maputo in Mozambique on 01 October 2024. The airline now operates four flights a day from Monday to Saturday between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Maputo International Airport (MPM) in Maputo and two flights on Sundays. The addtional daily flight departs Johannesburg at 08:05 and arrives in Maputo at 09:15. The return flight departs from Maputo at 09:55 and arrives in Johannesburg at 11:00. The new flight is operated by a 98-seat Embraer ERJ 190 AR.
Airlink also introduced and additional flight between Johannesburg and Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) in Dar es Salaam on 21 September 2024. The additional flight on Saturdays departs Johannesburg at 09:40 and arrives in Dar es Salaam at 14:10. The return flight departs Dar es Salaam at 14:50 and arrives in Johannesburg at 17:35. The airline now operates the route to Tanzania daily. 

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South African Airways increases flights between Johannesburg <> Windhoek!

According to Air Connect Namibia, a collaborative air service development initiative led by the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) and mandated to improve air access to Namibia, South African Airways (SAA) is set to increase its service to Windhoek. The South African flag carrier will commence a third daily frequency connecting OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg from with Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek on 27 October 2024. The new frequency will be serviced by SAA’s modern Airbus A320 fleet.

Johannesburg 05:45 > 07:40 Windhoek (NEW!)
Johannesburg 09:05 > 11:00 Windhoek
Johannesburg 15:00 > 16:55 Windhoek

Windhoek 08:30 > 10:15 Johannesburg (NEW!)
Windhoek 11:50 > 13:35 Johannesburg
Windhoek 17:45 > 19:30 Johannesburg

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South African Airways increases flights between Johannesburg <> Harare!

South African flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA), has announced that it will increase the number of flights to Harare in Zimbabwe to cater for the growing demand. According to the airline, two additional frequencies per week between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and RG Mugabe International Airport (HRE) in Harare will be introduced with effect from 05 November 2024. The additional flights will increase the number of frequencies from 10 to 12 per week.

Harare flight details:  
Harare 07:20 > 09:00 Johannesburg (Monday to Friday)
Harare 12:25 > 14:05 Johannesburg (Daily)

Johannesburg flight details:
Johannesburg 10:00 > 11:35 Harare (Daily)
Johannesburg 20:10 > 21:45 Harare (Sunday to Thursday)

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Australia: Qantas starts Airbus A380 flights to South Africa!

The flag carrier of Australia, Qantas, has operated the first Airbus A380 flight between Australia and South Africa on 30 September 2024. The A380 will fly up to six times per week between Sydney Airport (SYC) in Sydney and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and will see a near-doubling of capacity, with an extra 130,000 seats between Australia and Africa every year.
The Qantas Airbus A380 has capacity for 485 passengers across four cabins, with the introduction of the Superjumbo seeing a return of First Class on the route for the first time since 2018. Qantas First features 14 individual suites arranged in an exclusive 1-1-1 configuration and convert into a 212-centimetre bed. The upgauge will also more than double the number of Premium Economy seats available between the cities.
Qantas also intends to relaunch direct flights from Perth to Johannesburg from mid-2025, subject to meeting border agency requirements.

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Qantas & Airlink sign codeshare agreement!

The flag carrier of Australia, Qantas, and South African regional airline, Airlink, have signed a codeshare agreement. Qantas will add its airline code ("QF") on Airlink’s domestic network, enabling seamless connectivity between Qantas' flights to OR Tambo International Airport  (JNB) in Johannesburg and nine South African destinations, including Cape Town, Durban and Hoedspruit. The airline is planning to add additional Airlink destinations in nearby southern African countries over the coming months, pending regulatory approval. We'll keep you posted! 

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