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Feb 11, 2016 | 3:29 pm

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anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)

Posts: 9,133

Quote:

Originally Posted by jridge

IB restarting MAD-JNB 3x weekly from August

Very good news, as it adds more route options, the IB new J seems better than BA's J, and allows one to avoid the horror of LHR.

I guess the route is permanent, not seasonal? I'm looking to put together an ex-JNB DONEx that would start in January 2017, and EF timetable search shows the IB MAD-JNB flights only through October:

Results from ExpertFlyer.com

Code:

Flight Timetables Search:
Search MAD to JNB on 09/20/16  up to 7 days

Flight         Stops   Depart            Arrive            Aircraft
IB 6051        0       MAD 11:45 PM      JNB 9:55 AM +1    333

Duration         Frequency        Effective        Ending
10 hrs 10 mins   M,Th,F           08/01/16         10/28/16

But EF shows it operating in January:

Results from ExpertFlyer.com

Code:

Flight Availability Search
Departing MAD on 01/05/17 12:00 AM ± 3 Day(s) for JNB
Flying OneWorld


                                                                     Frequency
Flight        Stops  Depart             Arrive             Aircraft  Reliability
0 Connections
IB 6051       0      MAD                JNB                333       M,Th,F 
                     01/06/17 11:45 PM  01/07/17 10:55 AM            NA / NA

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