FlySafair launches HLA-Eastern Cape flights

FlySafair will launch new routes from Lanseria Airport to two cities in the Eastern Cape, effective November 1.

The airline will launch six weekly flights from Lanseria to King Phalo Airport, East London, on every day except Saturday.

The flight schedule is as follows:

  • FA330 departs Lanseria at 06h45, arriving in East London at 08h25 on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The return flight FA331 departs East London at 09h00 and arrives in Lanseria at 10h35.
  • FA332 departs Lanseria at 06h35, arriving in East London at 08h15 on Tuesdays. Return flight FA333 departs East London at 08h50 and arrives in Lanseria at 10h25.
  • FA336 departs Lanseria at 16h55, arriving in East London at 18h35 on Wednesdays. Return flight FA337 departs East London at 19h10 and arrives in Lanseria at 20h45.

FlySafair will also introduce daily flights to Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport, Gqeberha.

The flight schedule is as follows:

  • FA324 departs Lanseria at 16h55, arriving in Gqeberha at 18h45 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Return flight FA325 departs Gqeberha at 19h20 and arrives in Lanseria at 21h05.
  • FA326 departs Lanseria at 06h35, arriving in Gqeberha at 08h25 on Wednesdays. Return flight FA327 departs Gqeberha at 09h00 and arrives in Lanseria at 10h45.
  • FA328 departs Lanseria at 06h45, arriving in Gqeberha at 08h35 on Saturdays. Return flight FA329 departs Gqeberha at 09h10 and arrives in Lanseria at 10h55.

Ticket sales for the flights are now open, with prices starting from R770.

“We’re thrilled to be adding these new routes to the Eastern Cape from Lanseria, which were previously only accessible to travellers in Johannesburg via OR Tambo. The launch comes just in time for the upcoming summer holiday season,” says Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer of FlySafair.