Maputo International Airport

South African carrier FlySafair plans to add four new routes departing from Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport to its network.

Nonstop flights between Cape Town and Maputo will launch later this month.

The plans seek to build on a relationship that stretches back to 2011.

SAA's fleet is comprised of just six Airbus aircraft.

SAA will return with an Africa-only network but hopes to fly beyond the continent as market conditions improve.

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The enhanced focus on the African market is a key part of the carrier’s Long-Term Turnaround Strategy, and is in response to positive market growth. Over the course of the first week of December 2014, SAA is adding another seven weekly flights across four routes.

The confirmation of the Boeing order is part of the Mozambique flag-carrier and the country's Ministry of Transport and Communication's long-term strategy to increase flight frequency and provide greater route flexibility to and from the southern African nation.

Qatar Airways is significantly enhancing its operations to South Africa by increasing weekly frequencies to Johannesburg and by deploying its new