3rd Daily Joburg from next summer
Jun 17, 2008, 9:26 am
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3rd Daily Joburg from next summer
Jun 17, 2008, 9:38 am
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FINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Ten years too late.
What bilateral talks? What are the terms? Has the demand by SA to increase slot access at LHR been satisfied or have they given up on that front, in favour of increasing capacity to the country (i.e. sacrifice a little of SAA for more tourists, more football-fans etc.)?
Ten years too late.
Originally Posted by iafrica.com
British Airways will increase its South African services by another seven flights from April 2009 following successful bilateral talks between the South African and British governments.
Jun 17, 2008, 10:12 am
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"Conservatively the additional frequencies mean another 99 120 seats to South Africa each year and as many as 117 936 depending on the configuration of the aircraft we use," says Lin Glass, British Airways' general manager for South Africa, Mauritius and the Seychelles."
Yes, but how many will be available as F or J awards?
I was becoming used to the idea of using my BD miles on Turkish Airlines or Egyptair. 
Yes, but how many will be available as F or J awards?
I was becoming used to the idea of using my BD miles on Turkish Airlines or Egyptair.
Jun 17, 2008, 11:25 am
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Optimising fleet utilisation
Having one of the three flights as a day flight might also preclude the need to dedicate a third aircraft to the route. AFAIK (but I might be wrong), KLM has only one daily frequency to JNB but the aircraft are never on the ground for long. The day flight arrives at JNB in the early evening, turns around is back on its way to AMS a few hours later. BA could do something similar.
Jun 17, 2008, 11:31 am
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Jun 19, 2008, 11:07 am
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Old news, but reported here on FlyerTalk. Comair has been seeking rights to fly to London... (article & thread from Aug 07)
Cape Town - Comair, or its low-cost arm, kulula.com, may soon compete with SAA and Nationwide in offering flights to London from Johannesburg.
The group has applied for a licence to put on daily flights to London.
Of course they'd need some aircraft with longer legs, slots etc. but worth meantioning.
KLM fly a daily B747-400 Combi to JNB departing AMS at 10:30 & arriving at 21:10. It's back off to AMS at 23:30. Problem is that UK has -2 hours time difference whereas the Netherlands has only -1 in addition to an extra 30 minutes in the air.
Cape Town - Comair, or its low-cost arm, kulula.com, may soon compete with SAA and Nationwide in offering flights to London from Johannesburg.
The group has applied for a licence to put on daily flights to London.
Of course they'd need some aircraft with longer legs, slots etc. but worth meantioning.
Having one of the three flights as a day flight might also preclude the need to dedicate a third aircraft to the route. AFAIK (but I might be wrong), KLM has only one daily frequency to JNB but the aircraft are never on the ground for long. The day flight arrives at JNB in the early evening, turns around is back on its way to AMS a few hours later. BA could do something similar.
Jun 19, 2008, 11:51 am
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Jun 19, 2008, 1:24 pm
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