Airlink operates new aircraft to PZB and BUQ

AIRLINK is now
operating flights from
Johannesburg to
both Pietermaritzburg and
Bulawayo using its new
Embraer 190 E-jets.
The aircraft will slowly
replace the current fleet of
12 AvroRJ85s on various
routes.
The 98-seat E190 is
configured with 92 seats
in economy and six in
business class, and is
larger than the AvroRJ85,
which had 83 seats.
Business-class seats
have a pitch of 97cm, and
seats in economy class
have a 79cm pitch. The
eight rows forward of the
emergency exit in economy
class feature an 84cm
seat pitch. The Avro RJ85s
had a seat pitch averaging
76cm in both economy and
business class.
Passengers can now
board via air bridges at
OR Tambo, rather than
being shuttled to the
aircraft, which is a first for
Airlink.