{"id":752035,"date":"2024-02-15T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=752035"},"modified":"2024-02-15T11:09:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T09:09:47","slug":"new-airlink-route-launching-soon-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/752035\/new-airlink-route-launching-soon-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"New Airlink route launching soon in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Airlink has announced a new route from Mbombela (formerly Nelspruit) to Johannesburg, and Mozambique will be launching in July 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airlink will provide its peak season \u201cbush &amp; beach\u201d service linking Mbombela&#8217;s Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport with Vilanculos, Mozambique\u2019s famous coastal resort destination and Johannesburg, the airline said in a media statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The direct service will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 1 July 2024 until 5 January 2025. Flights on the route will be operated by modern and reliable Embraer Regional Jets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airlink noted that tickets for flights on the route are already available. The seasonal route will augment Airlink\u2019s year-round daily direct Johannesburg-Vilanculos service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-104450.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"997\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-104450.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-752057\" style=\"width:799px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-104450.png 997w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-104450-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-104450-768x165.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn reprising this routing option for the coming season, Airlink is responding to broad popular demand from tourists and calls from the travel industry for a convenient schedule that lets visitors make the most of their vacation time and enjoy both uniquely Southern African experiences,\u201d said Airlink CEO and Managing Director, Rodger Foster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mbombela is the gateway to the world-famous Kruger National Park, neighbouring private game lodges, and spectacular vistas such as God\u2019s Window, Bourke\u2019s Luck, the Three Rondavels and several waterfalls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vilanculos is a popular beach holiday destination and gateway to the Bazaruto Archipelago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is renowned for its spectacular beaches, marine life, restaurants, various accommodation options, markets for fresh produce, and arts and crafts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/747854\/new-route-added-to-flysafairs-roster-in-south-africa\/\">New route added to FlySafair\u2019s roster in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airlink has announced it will be launching a new route in South Africa in July 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":752065,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9876],"tags":[15416,853],"class_list":["post-752035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-airlink","tag-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752035"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":752081,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752035\/revisions\/752081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/752065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}