FROM October 27, 2018,
Austrian Airlines will launch
two weekly flights from Cape
Town to Vienna, offering
business class, premium
economy and economy class.
From October 29 this year,
Lufthansa will increase its
direct Frankfurt-Cape Town
service from three to five
flights a week and from
November 27, Edelweiss will
fly between Zurich and Cape
Town three times a week.
“In addition to incoming
tourists we have identified
quite significant outbound
business potential from
Cape Town,” said Lufthansa
Group gm for Southern Africa,
Dr André Schulz. “This is
important, especially during
the winter months when Cape
Town is hit by seasonality.”
During this time, South
Africa compensated for lower
passenger numbers from
Germany.
André said there was no
reason why Austrian Airlines
would not have the same
experience, as Vienna offered
good connections into Europe.
Asked about the purchase
of airberlin by the Lufthansa
Group earlier this month,
André said the airline would be
incorporated into Eurowings,
the group’s premium low-cost
airline, accelerating the growth
of this airline significantly.
He said the group was
currently looking at the
possibility of assisting
passengers left stranded
with airberlin tickets after the
airline stopped operations on
October 15.
