Air Belgium and Airlink have signed a new agreement, effectively connecting travellers to or from Brussels with 36 destinations across Southern Africa.
Airlink and Air Belgium partners up
This new agreement comes after the recent inauguration of Air Belgium’s new direct service between Brussels, Johannesburg and Cape Town, using their Airbus A330neo aircraft.
The deal will offer Air Belgium customers the ability to book multi-sector journeys for flights operated by Air Belgium and Airlink on a single ticket. It also includes the added ability for passengers to have their luggage checked through to their final destination when transiting through Johannesburg, says tourism update.
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South Africa a popular spot
Niky Terzakis, CEO of Air Belgium, said that South Africa was a top tourist spot for European travellers.
“South Africa is in high demand for Belgian and European travellers. We are delighted that our dynamic agreement with Airlink will allow us to offer our customers seamless connections to 12 popular South African leisure and business destinations such as the Kruger National Park, Durban and Gqeberha (formerly known as Port Elizabeth) as well as important business destinations like Kimberley, Bloemfontein and Richards Bay, amongst others.” Terzakis said.
“We’re also excited to be able to offer our passengers the possibility to travel to bucket-list destinations within the SADC region as well as the DRC.” Terzakis added.
Airlink CEO and MD, Rodger Foster, also commented on the new agreement.
“Through this co-operative arrangement with Air Belgium, Airlink now offers convenient connections through Johannesburg and Cape Town, to Belgium, which, besides hosting the EU capital, is a leading gateway for visitors to Europe. It is also the heart of the international diamond trade and an important centre for industrial manufacturing, making it a crucial trading partner for many of the markets and countries we serve.” Foster said.
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