SA travel: FlySafair now flies direct to Zanzibar

It’s great news for South African travellers indeed: FlySafair now has rights to fly direct from Johannesburg to Zanzibar.

Johannesburg to Zanzibar direct

The island paradise of Zanzibar is a popular destination for many sun-seekers, South Africans included. And now, local airline, FlySafair will make if even easier for SA travellers to make their way to the Tanzanian archipelago, with direct flights from Johannesburg.

The airline recently announced that it now has rights to fly THREE scheduled flights per week, direct between Johannesburg and Zanzibar.

According to Travel News, these direct, scheduled flights between Johannesburg and the island are actually coveted rights, and have long been held by the now inactive airline, Mango. Prior to this announcement from FlySafair, the only direct flights on this desired route had been charters by Africastay.

Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer of FlySafair, says that this new service should be up and running soon.

“Translating this existing chartered operation into a scheduled operation should be a fairly quick process, allowing us to release schedules as early as Q2,” Gordon said.

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Even more routes for the airline

Mauritius, another island destination that’s a firm favourite amongst South Africans, will also see more FlySafair services, as the airline was awarded FIVE additional frequencies on its Mauritius route.

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The carrier was also granted rights to offer daily flights on two more regional routes. These are from Johannesburg to Windhoek and from Johannesburg to Harare. As per Gordon, schedules for these two destinations are likely to be available later in 2023, just in time for the holiday season.

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