FlySafair announces new route: Here’s where they’re flying to

FLYSAFAIR TO OFFER SERVICES TO SAFARI DESTINATION

FlySafair has just announced that it will offer a new direct route linking Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA).

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“We are very pleased to be able to start the year off with such an exciting new route. Although flights to areas surrounding the Kruger National Park are readily available from Johannesburg, there are limited commercial flight options from Cape Town,” Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer of FlySafair said via Travel News.

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“Cape Town and the Kruger National Park are two of our country’s most popular tourist destinations. Unfortunately, though, they sit in opposite corners of our country, making travel between them both inconvenient and costly,” Gordon added.

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Gordon went on the say that the airline hoped that by introducing the new low-cost option to the market, they could encourage more tourists to visit to Kruger. And in turn, open up the safari gem that is the national park to the people of the Western Cape.

WHEN DOES THE NEW ROUTE BEGIN?

The flights will start on 2 April this year and will be operated on FlySafair’s Boeing 737-800.

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According to Travel News, there will be two flights per week departing Cape Town at 09:00 on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with arrival in Kruger at 11:30. Return flights will then depart KMIA at 12:05 and arrive in Cape Town at 14:50.