The most on-time airline in Africa, FlySafair, has continued to expand its regional network, adding an additional four African cities to its growing list of destinations. The new routes all link to Johannesburg, connecting the city with Harare, Victoria Falls, Maputo, and Livingstone.
“It has been an eventful week for us,” said Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer at FlySafair. “Launching one new route is a noteworthy event on its own, so to launch all four routes in one week is so exciting. A huge congratulations must go out to all those involved for executing this so seamlessly.”
Among the new routes are two Zimbabwean destinations; Harare and Victoria Falls. The former will fly daily with ticket prices starting at R1000*. The latter will connect Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International with the stunning scenery of Victoria Falls three times a week from R1400*.
The Zambian city of Livingstone, which gives you access to the other side of Victoria Falls, is also among the destinations FlySafair will now be flying to, as is the Mozambican capital of Maputo. Both cities are popular with tourists and businesspeople, who can now take advantage of FlySafair’s hassle-free travel option from R1400* to Livingstone and Maputo.
“The FlySafair mission is to unite people with the faces and places they love,” says Gordon. “Having the opportunity to expand that mission across our Southern African neighbours is a great privilege. We look forward to bringing South Africa and our neighbours closer as we expand our network.”
The airline has seen extensive expansion in the last year, launching five new regional routes and one local route in 2023. There is no question that the airline’s growth is a positive indication of the state of tourism within South Africa and the reignition of international tourism to the country. But, with the introduction of more options to popular Southern African routes, South Africans will soon enjoy wider options when visiting our Southern African neighbours.
“Southern Africa has so much to offer,” says Gordon. “While we have focused on the most strategically sound destinations for this initial expansion phase, we hope to get to a point where there is a thriving network of inter-African travel options which will bring us closer as a region and expose more people to the beauty waiting just across a border.”
The airline was welcomed at each of these destinations with a customary water cannon salute and celebrated the launch with local stakeholders and media with a small function. At these events, key members of the FlySafair team introduced the brand to local media and government personnel, speaking to their excitement over the launch and hopes for the future at each destination.
“We were lucky enough to be able to meet with some important members of government and local media at each of these new destinations,” concluded Gordon. “Building relationships with the public and officials is extremely important to us. Hopefully, in the future, we can expand our vision of becoming South Africa’s favourite airline to becoming Africa’s favourite airline!”