Emirates new link to South Africa brings service back to pre Covid levels

Emirates is increasing its services to South Africa to pre-pandemic levels with the announcement of a fourth-daily flight to Johannesburg starting in March.

The Dubai airline only launched its third connection – a second daily A380 service – on September 1

The fourth daily service will begin on 1 March, 2025, and will be operated on a three-class Boeing 777-300ER,

EK767 will depart Dubai at 00:10hrs, arriving in Johannesburg at 06:20hrs; the return flight, EK768, will depart Johannesburg at 10:15hrs arriving in Dubai at 20:15hrs, expanding the airline’s schedule to introduce a morning departure from Johannesburg.

Adnan Kazim, Emirates deputy president and chief commercial officer said, “South Africa has long been a highly popular destination for both leisure and business travellers connecting to and through Dubai, and the fourth daily flight enables us to better serve the growing demand for travel to and from the market. This new service, reinstates the capacity we offered South Africa pre-pandemic, with 49 weekly flights, across three gateways.

“As we reflect on nearly three decades of operations to the market, we remain committed to driving inbound travel to South Africa, supporting the government as they aim make tourism the leading economic contributor and vehicle for transformation, as well as encouraging more inwards investment to the country.”

Emirates is offering a further 60 regional points in Africa via codeshare and interline agreements with four key partners. South African Airways, Airlink, Cemair and FlySafair