Schedule changes and additions

[FoxTROT]

More CPT seasonal flights from Edelweiss
https://www.travelnews.co.za/article/mo ... icle-title

[FoxTROT]

https://www.turningleftforless.com/news ... cape-town/

British Airways relaunchs Gatwick to Cape Town

From Tuesday 13 December 2022, British Airways will relaunch a winter service to Cape Town from London Gatwick. The service will run until Saturday 25 March 2023. There will be three flights a week on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, returning on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

While there are some Avios seats worth snapping up, if you don’t need to book now or plan to book cash, you are better off flying from Heathrow as that will offer Club Suites, unlike Gatwick. I can see Avios seats in December, February and March although not necessarily both ways. You could look at flying via Johannesburg one way and buying an internal flight as one solution.

There will be some other changes at Gatwick for long haul this winter with BA resuming Barbados, Doha and San Jose Costa Rica.

British Airways will also move its route to Providenciales from Gatwick to Heathrow for the winter season, as an add-on to the Nassau route.

[twr1]

Air Link are launching cape to to Maputo 3 times a week from 31 August
https://www.flyairlink.com/en/za/direct ... own-maputo

[grjplanes]

Busy two days of announcements for CPT:

As above mentioned with BA LGW to return, plus it was mentioned that 2nd daily seasonal LHR-CPT will be operated by A350-1000.
The Airlink announcement to MPM.

United officially announcing and opening bookings for Washington-CPT yesterday, from 17 Nov'22 3 weekly 787-9
Delta officially announcing ATL-CPT (bookings not open yet), from 17 Dec'22 3 weekly A350-900

[Ray W]

From Duncan Gilespie

28 July 2022, Johannesburg – Airlink, Southern Africa’s premier airline, will launch the first direct flights between Cape Town and Maputo from 31 August 2022.
Airlink’s modern and efficient 37-seat Embraer 135 regional jets will be used to pioneer the new service, which will initially operate three times a week.

[airbusa350]

According to Flightradar24, British Airways will return back to double daily to OR Tambo starting tomorrow, with BA55 and BA57 departing EGLL tomorrow evening. BA55 will be a A380

[twr1]

According to Flightradar24, British Airways will return back to double daily to OR Tambo starting tomorrow, with BA55 and BA57 departing EGLL tomorrow evening. BA55 will be a A380

Yip seems true when you go to ba.com
The other flight will be A350k
I'm surprised it wasn't double dialy during July being it UK summer and a lot of travel between Sa and UK during this time

[airbusa350]

According to Flightradar24, British Airways will return back to double daily to OR Tambo starting tomorrow, with BA55 and BA57 departing EGLL tomorrow evening. BA55 will be a A380

Yip seems true when you go to ba.com
The other flight will be A350k
I'm surprised it wasn't double dialy during July being it UK summer and a lot of travel between Sa and UK during this time

Yes quite strange as they also haven’t made any announcements in the media

[twr1]

So much for the expansion for safair on thr Durban to cpt route. The last two months they increased to 6 daily flights(expect tues snd sat were 5) but from 1 August it's reduced to 4. And I don't see much increase in their other flights even with their new deliveries

[Ray W]

So much for the expansion for safair on thr Durban to cpt route. The last two months they increased to 6 daily flights(expect tues snd sat were 5) but from 1 August it's reduced to 4. And I don't see much increase in their other flights even with their new deliveries

Is it possible that pax numbers dictate this move. I can't see any other reason why.

[twr1]

So much for the expansion for safair on thr Durban to cpt route. The last two months they increased to 6 daily flights(expect tues snd sat were 5) but from 1 August it's reduced to 4. And I don't see much increase in their other flights even with their new deliveries

Is it possible that pax numbers dictate this move. I can't see any other reason why.

I'd agree but most of their flights have been sold out or a few seats lefts at the top prices .

[airbusa346]

https://ilovesouthafrica.com/news/delta ... 1663015986

[FoxTROT]

The schedule for Delta’s new services to CPT are contained in this article: https://www.travelnews.co.za/article/de ... icle-title

[airbusa350]

Emirates to bring double daily flights back to Cape Town in Feb next year, will go daily to Durban before year end, and Jo’burg flights will increase https://www.businessinsider.co.za/amp/n ... ice-2022-9

[twr1]

Seems TAAG starting Durban 3 times a week .737 700