FlySafair opens voting for new routes

FLYSAFAIR is asking
travellers to vote on its
website for potential new
routes to help decide where it
should fly next.
 To vote, travellers must visit
the FlySafair website, click on
the banner that reads, ‘Which
destination are you rooting
for?’, click on the route they
want to vote for on the map
and then supply their name
and email address. At the
moment, DUR-ELS is leading,
followed by HLA-PLZ and
DUR-PLZ.
The airline will launch
between one and three new
routes based on the votes
provided the new services
meet certain criteria. Kirby
Gordon, head of sales and
distribution of FlySafair, says:
“If a route does not allow us
to optimise crew utilisation for
efficiency and to reduce costs,
or won’t fill our 165- to 189-
seat aircraft most of the time,
it may not be worthwhile.”
According to Kirby, the main
reason FlySafair is looking
at adding new routes is to
expand its network, which
will make it a more attractive
partner for interlining with
feeder carriers. FlySafair plans
to announce the winning
route/s on its Facebook page
and in-flight magazine on
May 22.
By May 26, the airline will
confirm launch dates for the
new route/s.