British Airways updates its seasonal Cape Town schedule
British Airways has announced a change in its seasonal schedule from London Heathrow to Cape Town. Here’s what you need to know…
British Airways alters schedule
British Airways (BA) is set to expand its London Heathrow to Cape Town seasonal schedule for the upcoming South African summer season.
As reported by Travel News, from the end of October, British Airways will introduce an additional daily flight between the two destinations.
Then from 10 January 2025, the frequency will increase to three daily services, increasing the total number of flights between Cape Town and London Heathrow to 21 a week.
This increase will replace BA’s three-weekly seasonal flights from London Gatwick to Cape Town.
This London Gatwick service will only operate from 13 December and will come to an end on 8 January 2025.
“The United Kingdom has always been a key market for Cape Town and the Western Cape, and we are thrilled to enhance our connectivity with the introduction of additional daily flights from London Heathrow,” Wrenelle Stander, Wesgro CEO and official spokesperson for Cape Town Air Access said as per Travel News.
Virgin Atlantic seasonal flights return
In related news, Virgin Atlantic also recently announced that it would soon resume its’ seasonal winter route from London to Cape Town, this time with a month-long extension.
According to reports, the seasonal flights, which usually run from October to March, will now continue until 30 April 2025.
“The extension has been made to cover the higher demand over the Easter period,” Virgin Atlantic Country Manager for South Africa, Marc Harding, told Travel News.
Flights will take off on Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787-9, the airline’s most fuel-efficient aircraft, which offers travellers the option of Upper Class, Premium and Economy Light, Classic and Delight cabins.
A return to the Mother City
Back in May 2022, Virgin Atlantic announced that they would be resuming their direct services between Cape Town and London, for the first time since 2015. Operations officially began in November 2022, making Virgin Atlantic flights to Cape Town available, once more, on a daily basis.