Freight operators say an option to fly cargo directly to Cape Town or Durban may prove useful.
This is the first time the International Airlines Group has turned a profit since pre-pandemic 2019.
Service will initially operate three times a week.
Full commercial control to be handed to Air France-KLM.
Strike by refuellers based at the airport, which will cause delays to hundreds of flights, is set to go ahead later this week.
Interim chief commercial officer, Simon Newton-Smith, resigns.
Export market slows while capacity increases.
Mobility and infrastructure departments set up.
Signs that the airfreight and logistics market is expanding.
Looking for regional economic growth, the City of Cape Town sees the port and air access as key levers.