FlySafair, the South African low-cost airline announced that it has received approval to operate flights to 11 new destinations within the Southern African region.
The move follows the cancellation of routes that South African national carrier SAA used to enjoy, now those routes were handed over to the FlySafair by the Air Services Licensing Council of South Africa (ASLC).
The ASLC has approved FlySafair’s application to operate flights from Cape Town and Johannesburg to Gaborone, Livingstone, Luanda, Lusaka, Maputo, and Victoria Falls. In addition, the airline has been approved for frequencies from Johannesburg to Bulawayo, Nairobi and Seychelles, as well as between Cape Town and Windhoek.
“We’re very excited about these opportunities. We’ve been planning our expansion to more regional destinations for some time and are confident that we will continue to bring our same brand of hassle-free travel to passengers in these markets.” Said Kirby Gordon, chief marketing officer at FlySafair.
The company admitted that there’s more work that needs to be done for the airline from an operational standpoint.
“While this is a big milestone, there is still a fair amount of work ahead of us from an operational perspective. By launching a host of new services, we hope to provide passengers with more options for air travel at a competitive price.”
“The events over the last year have put a great deal of pressure on airlines and consumers, and we’re looking at how we can keep airfares low by adding seats on in-demand routes, especially in the run up to the December season. Scheduling routes and frequencies, deploying aircraft and crew and managing resources are all part of a balancing act that determines operational success for airlines,” said Gordon.
FlySafair is one of the few airlines that survive the pandemic as the majority of their competitors have folded.
