OR Tambo International Airport

Speaking to The HUB Daily on the sidelines of this year’s Routes Africa forum in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Peter Mukarkate, the airline’s general manager passenger and cargo confirmed that the airline has recently concluded a detailed analysis of its markets and identified the capacity niches which would best fit demand on its network.

The Johannesburg-based carrier, already an operator of the type, will likely utilise three aircraft on its domestic routes from OR Tambo International Airport to Margate, Plettenberg Bay and Cape Town, while five others will be placed on contract perations outside the country.

The start-up carrier now plans offer up to ten daily flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town using two Boeing 737-400s from the final quarter of this year, with a formal start date, schedule information due to be confirmed in the coming months as reservations are opened.

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

British Airways is introducing more choice and benefits for passengers as it extends the number of routes operated by its new aircraft and increases

South African Airways (SAA) has closed reservations this week for its non-stop link between Johannesburg and the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, the

African low-cost carrier, fastjet, will commence international flights this week, three weeks later than originally planned after an eleventh hour

Aircraft leasing and management company Safair has been granted approval by South Africa’s Air Service Licensing Council to launch their own domestic

Although the Airbus A380 has now been in passenger service for almost six years there remains a lot of interest in the Super Jumbo. Every month The

African low-cost carrier, fastjet, will open reservations this week for its first international flights. The carrier confirms that tickets for its new

African low-cost air service management business, fastjet, has plans to establish a pan-African network of air carriers but will explore growth into

Korongo Airlines has plans to expand its network outside of the Democratic Republic of Congo and could introduce flights to other markets across

South African Tourism Minister, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, reveals his dream of making an African e-visa regime a reality, enhancing accessibility

African low-cost carrier fastjet has been granted permission to launch international flights from Tanzania to South Africa, Zambia and Rwanda marking

African low-cost carrier fastjet plans to launch scheduled domestic flights in South Africa by the end of May 2013 initially on the trunk route

Indian Ocean carrier Air Seychelles has confirmed that alongside the launch of a new link to Hong Kong via Abu Dhabi, it will boost frequencies on its

South African low-cost carrier Kulula is to introduce a new domestic link between OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and East London. The

South African low-cost carrier, Mango, is to launch a new daily service to Port Elizabeth from Johannesburg and a six times weekly link from Cape Town

Kenya Airways from 01DEC12 is increasing South Africa operation, where Nairobi – Johannesburg service increases from 21 to 25 weekly. Schedule of the

On its facebook page OVer the weekend of 27OCT12, Air Algerie outlined its planned International service expansion, which includes the following