Comair has opened bookings for domestic British Airways flights in South Africa.<\/p>\n
The airline said it plans to begin serving all the domestic British Airways\u2019 routes it previously operated from 9 December. Comair said that regional services will be reintroduced as it ramps up to full operations over the next few months.<\/p>\n
“With reservations for the British Airways\u2019 flights open we\u2019re now able to offer bookings on a considerably expanded schedule.<\/p>\n
“As well as giving customers the choice of booking on either of our airline brands and a greater range of competitive fares, they now also have the option of booking in business class,” said Glenn Orsmond, representing the Comair Rescue Consortium.<\/p>\n
The reintroduction of British Airways\u2019 flights will also see the reopening of the group’s SLOW lounges.<\/p>\n
Initially, the domestic lounges at King Shaka International, Cape Town International and OR Tambo International will open. The other lounges will reopen as the flight schedule expands.<\/p>\n
Comair introduced the British Airways\u2019 brand to domestic and regional routes in South and Southern Africa in 1996 when it signed a franchise agreement with the UK\u2019s largest carrier. It has been British Airways\u2019 most successful franchise.<\/p>\n
“British Airways\u2019 ongoing support is a huge vote of confidence in the future of Comair,” said Orsmond.<\/p>\n
Discovery Vitality has also resumed its agreement with kulula.com as has FNB\u2019s eBucks rewards programme arrangement with Comair.<\/p>\n
Orsmond says that Comair will initially operate a fleet of fifteen aircraft across both airline brands gradually increasing as the remainder of the fleet returns to service over the next few months.<\/p>\n