ASKY launches direct Togo service

SOUTH African travellers
will soon be able to fly
direct from Johannesburg
to Togo.
Togo airline, ASKY, has
entered into a codeshare
agreement with Ethiopian
Airlines that will see the
introduction of four weekly
non-stop flights between Lomé
and Johannesburg, effective
April 8.
The agreement is two-fold:
Travellers can book flights from
Johannesburg to Lomé with
ASKY, or they can book with
Ethiopian Airlines, which has
fifth freedom rights to operate
the Johannesburg-Lomé-Addis
Ababa route. Travellers can
book the flight on one of
ASKY’s booking platforms, but
the route will be operated by
Ethiopian Airlines.
This means that on one
ticket, passengers can fly with
Ethiopian from Johannesburg
to Lomé, then connect to
ASKY’s flights (for example,
Johannesburg-Lomé-Bamako)
as ASKY has an interline
agreement allowing it, or they
can continue on to Addis
Ababa with Ethiopian Airlines.
Both airlines’ codes apply
on the route, and the flight
schedule sees flight KP1200/
ET859 depart OR Tambo
International Airport at 07h15
on Mondays, Wednesdays,
Fridays and Sundays to arrive
at Lomé-Tokoin International
Airport at 11h30. Return flight
KP1201/ET858 departs Lomé
at 14h00 on the same days,
to arrive in Johannesburg at
22h10.
The route will be operated by
a Boeing 737-800.