The launch of direct flights between Johannesburg and Lomé, Togo, has been delayed.
On March 27, eTNW reported that Ethiopian and ASKY would, through a codeshare agreement, introduce four weekly non-stop flights between Lomé and Johannesburg on April 8. The airlines quietly delayed the scheduled launch to May 3 but a consultant in Ethiopian Airlines’ Johannesburg office has since told eTNW that “the start date has not been communicated as yet”.
When eTNW tried to book a flight from Johannesburg to Lomé on Ethiopian Airlines’ website, the site indicated that all the scheduled flights were fully booked.
When flights are eventually launched, the flight schedule will remain the same. Flight KP1200/ET859 will depart Johannesburg at 07h15 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays to arrive in Lomé at 11h30. Return flight KP1201/ET858 will depart Lomé at 14h00 on the same days and arrive in Johannesburg at 22h10.
The route will be operated by a Boeing 737-800.
