More frequency: LATAM Airlines increases flights to Johannesburg
LATAM Airlines has said that there will soon be more flight frequency on their São Paulo, Brazil and Johannesburg, South Africa route.
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Latin American carrier, LATAM Airlines, recently revealed that it will increase its Johannesburg-São Paulo frequency from three weekly flights to five flights a week, starting 1 November 2024.
According to Tourism Update, the new flight schedule will be as follows:
- Flights from Johannesburg will take off every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday at 15:15 with arrival in São Paulo at 20:00.
- And flights from São Paulo will depart every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 22:45 with arrival in Johannesburg at 12:25.
The route will still be carried out using a Boeing 787-900 aircraft, in a three-class configuration.
Feeding the demand for flights
As previously reported, Aline Mafra, LATAM Brazil’s Sales and Marketing Director, said that Johannesburg was another milestone in their international resumption movement.
“This flight will serve a corporate demand that has always been relevant between the countries, in addition to the tourism potential of the destination. A direct operation between the countries will undoubtedly be a differentiated product in the airline market,” Mafra said.
While Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, told Travel News that Brazil and Argentina were key source markets for South Africa and this route resumption would indeed go a long way towards boosting tourism recovery in the country.
São Paulo is Brazil’s most populated city with around 21 million residents. The city is also Brazil’s financial hub and one of the biggest financial districts globally.
SAA TO SÃO PAULO
LATAM Airlines isn’t the only carrier currently servicing the São Paulo-Johannesburg route, as South African Airways (SAA) also kicked off flights last year in October.
The airline flies out four times a week. These four days are split between Cape Town and Johannesburg, with two flights going out from Cape Town on Tuesdays and Saturdays and two departing Johannesburg on Mondays and Thursdays.