Airlink increases capacity to Walvis Bay
FROM July 30, Airlink has increased capacity on its JohannesburgWalvis
Bay services. The airline is using one of its new 74-seat
Embraer 170 E-Jets on the route, with 68 seats in economy and six
in business class. The route was previously operated by an Embraer
135 regional jet with a capacity of between 37 and 44 passengers.
On October 1, Airlink will suspend its Pietermaritzburg-Cape Town
route and will reinstate it if there is an upturn in the economy, and
it becomes economically viable to do so.
FlyAfrica to resume operations in August
FLYAFRICA expects to return to the skies on August 15, after its
aircraft were temporarily grounded during the transfer from an
ACMI (temporary lease) to a permanent lease. The airline will also
start operating a Harare-Bulawayo route on August 15. FlyAfrica
said an Embraer would service the route Monday to Friday,
departing Harare at 09h20 and arriving in Bulawayo at 10h10. The
return flight will depart Bulawayo at 10h55 and arrive in Harare at
11h45.
Emirates ups Paris and Lyon frequencies
EMIRATES will introduce two additional flights to Lyon and one to
Paris per week starting August 2 and August 7 respectively, serviced
by a B777-300ER. The Lyon flights will depart Dubai at 14h35 and
arrive in Lyon at 09h30 every Tuesday and Thursday. It will then
depart Lyon at 21h55, arriving in Dubai at 06h15 the following day.
The additional Paris flight serviced by the A380 will operate every
Tuesday. It will depart Dubai at 04h05, arriving in Paris at 09h25. It
will then depart Paris at 11h25 and arrive in Dubai at 20h00
