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Old Jul 14, 2023 | 12:33 pm
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Originally Posted by oldchinahand
I dont believe so it being the third largest city in SA and CX already having routes to the other 2 . Importantly it currently has no direct air route from/to Asia ( a situation that is unlikely to last long) and importantly it is a big tourist destination.
It's a tourist destination mostly for South Africans going to the beach, no? Why would anyone from Asia go there?

I don't know if it has some significant business weight that's important for HK/China/Asia but it's a strange decision otherwise given it's relatively close to JNB. Doesn't seem like you would have the same volume as on other close destinations (business for NY, students to Boston for instance). One would think expanding into another part of Africa might make more sense: Lagos, for one.
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