Austrian Airlines is re-introducing a flight to South Africa starting in October 2018.
The airline this week announced it would fly twice weekly between Cape Town and Vienna starting on October 27 next year.
Lufthansa will be increasing its flight frequency between Cape Town and Frankfurt from three flights a week to five, while Edelweiss is also expanding its route to fly from Zurich to Cape Town three times a week.
These expansions are set to start on October 27 this year, said Dr Andre Schulz, Lufthansa group manager for southern Africa.
He told FTW the airline group was looking at further expansion into South Africa as part of its global expansion strategy.
According to Wesgro’s Tim Harris, more than ten direct flights have been introduced since the establishment of the Cape’s Air Access team in 2014 while a host of routes have been expanded.
Obtaining direct flights from the US and the Far East remains a priority for the team which includes Wesgro, the Western Province government, the City of Cape Town, the Airports Company of South Africa and SA Tourism.
