coming soon LATAM Aviation Group announced that it will restart nonstop flights between São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil and Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil. OR Tambo, in 2023.
The road will reopen in July 2023 after more than three years, following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
With the new route, customers will be able to travel between Joburg and Brazil in 9 hours on one of three direct weekly flights operated on Boeing 787-9, which can accommodate 300 passengers, the group said. know.
“Johannesburg is another important step in our international recovery movement, which is being taken strategically, expanding supply where there is passenger demand. This flight will fulfill a business need that is always relevant between countries, in addition to the tourism potential at the destination,” he said.
In October 2019, there were about 43 weekly flights between Africa and Latin America. Six airlines operate ten routes; all landed in Brazilian destinations such as Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Recife, Salvador and Fortaleza.
Currently, there are only 10 weekly flights between the two regions operated by TAAG and Ethiopian Airlines. TAAG flies from Luanda to São Paulo, while Ethiopia operates a daily service from Addis Ababa to São Paulo.
LATAM Airlines flights join a number of new flights to be launched in South Africa in the coming months.
Qantas – Perth to Johannesburg – 1 November 2022
From 1 November Qantas will operate the only non-stop route from Perth to South Africa, operating three return flights per week on the Airbus A330 of the firm.
The new flights will cut the current fastest journey time by more than six hours, with customers heading to Johannesburg from Perth now having to fly on Qantas via Sydney or over the Middle East.
United – Cape Town to Washington DC – November 18, 2022
United Airlines will operate a direct route between Washington Dulles Airport and Cape Town International Airport.
The route makes United the first carrier to offer direct round-trip service from the US capital Washington DC to Cape Town. The flights will operate three times a week, with the first taking off on November 18, 2022.
One-way flights start from R10,679, with return flights from Rs 14,789.
Air Mauritius – Cape Town to Mauritius (night) – November 16, 2022
Air Mauritius is expected to resume direct flights from Cape Town to Mauritius from November 16,
announced that they will be offering two weekly flights departing at night (22:05) from Cape Town and arriving early in the morning in Mauritius (05:10).
Air Mauritius currently offers flights from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo with one-way economy class tickets costing around R5,500. Earlier this year, FlySafair also expanded its connectivity to include biweekly flights from OR Tambo to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport.
Delta – Cape Town to Atlanta, USA – December 17, 2022
Delta Airlines announced a new non-stop service between Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Cape Town International Airport.
The new route between Atlanta and Cape Town will be available from December 17, the airline said. This is part of the airline’s expansion from the world’s largest air hub, located in Atlanta, to Africa.
