Just a day after AfricaStay declared a suspension of all flights to and from Johannesburg and Zanzibar, the tour operator now says that flights are back.
That was quick! Tour company AfricaStay have come up with a solution for affected travellers who were wanting to travel to and from South Africa and Zanzibar during the company’s flight suspension period.
AfricaStay had only recently suspended its bi-weekly flight service between Johannesburg and Zanzibar between the dates of 18 June until 12 July 2022. The reason for this suspension is for servicing purposes, as the Global Aviation aircraft that is used for these flights, an Airbus A320, is planned to undergo maintenance.
The suspension of these particular flights on that particular aircraft is still on, but AfricaStay have found a way around that.
The tour operator suddenly announced yesterday (21 June) that they would now charter an aircraft from FlySafair to transport passengers to and from Zanzibar.
According to Travel News, the FlySafair aircraft that will be used has 185 seats, and flights will still be on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with the only difference being that these flights will now be night flights.
This is what the fight schedule will look like:
The flight from Johannesburg, SFR570, will depart at 20:15 on 25 and 28 June, and 2, 5, 9, 12 July. It will arrive in Zanzibar at 00:40 on the following morning.
The flight from Zanzibar, SFR571, will depart at 01:40 on 26 and 29 June, and 3, 6, 10, 13 July. It will arrive in Johannesburg at 4:24 that morning.
Travellers who opt to travel on these FlySafair direct charter flight services will find that the cost for the new charter flights is more expensive and while AfricaStay has subsidised this, the following fares would apply:
Some other options for affected travellers are as follows:
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