Cape Town - Cape Town International Airport sees seasonal international airlines return in time for the peak period with some increasing their weekly flights to the city.
The five international airlines, namely Condor, Edelweiss, Air France, Virgin Atlantic and Lufthansa have all commenced with their Cape Town route.
Condor Airways, which offers a nonstop flight from Frankfurt, Germany, resumed its flights on October 1 and has increased its frequency from two flights weekly to three.
Edelweiss, which resumed on October 7, has also increased its weekly flights to three per week.
The airport also welcomes back Lufthansa Airline which connects Cape Town directly to Munich, Germany with its five weekly flights resuming on October 27. Air France resumed on October 16 with Virgin Atlantic on October 25.
“The good news, not only for the airport but, for Cape Town, is Qatar’s newly introduced direct flight between Doha and Cape Town. The airline is now operating a daily direct flight to Cape Town as of November 3,” said Deidre Davids, communications manager: Cape Town International Airport.
“The peak season is on our doorstep and Qatar Airways is just in time to be part of the busy season and service the tourists crowd coming down in the next couple of months,” said Deon Cloete, general manager, Cape Town International Airport.
The inaugural non-stop flight was greeted with a traditional water salute upon its arrival in Cape Town and passengers on-board the flight were welcomed by Qatar Airways’ team in South Africa and were presented with certificates to commemorate the occasion.
From December, the route will be operating with its brand new, state-of-the art 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
On the domestic front, the airport welcomed Flysafair which operates flights between Cape Town and Johannesburg as well as George and Port Elizabeth.