Qantas has announced a new nonstop flight between Cape Town and Australia, which will launch in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new route will begin operating in October 2027 and run until March 2028, through the Southern Hemisphere’s summer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first flight will take off on 19 October 2027, operating until 24 March 2028 with three flights per week on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cape Town flight is not Qantas’s first nonstop option between Australia and South Africa; the group already operates two nonstop flights to Johannesburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently, two direct flights from Johannesburg to Sydney and Perth are operated by Qantas, with the new route flying from Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This new flight to the Mother City will add approximately 30,000 seats between South Africa and Australia, made possible by the addition of new aircraft to Qantas’ fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qantas said the new route comes as demand from Australians to visit South Africa continues to grow in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“More than 120,000 Australians visited South Africa in 2025, with demand continuing to grow,” the airline said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In June this year, Australia overtook Germany to become South Africa\u2019s third-largest overseas source market, with arrivals up 19 per cent year on year.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group also cited Australia’s large community of South African emigrants as a reason for the additional direct flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The route will also bring families and friends closer together, with almost 225,000 South African-born people calling Australia home and around a quarter of them residing in New South Wales,” Qantas said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group’s international CEO, Cam Wallace, said Australians are increasingly wanting to visit Cape Town, with strong demand to see the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCape Town is a true bucket-list city and Australia\u2019s appetite to visit has never been stronger,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Each year, tens of thousands of customers use our existing Johannesburg services to connect to Cape Town through our partner airline, Airlink, so we know there\u2019s strong demand for a non-stop service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell, added that the new flight gives international travellers from both South Africa and Australia more travel options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This is the first direct link between Australia and Cape Town and is a fantastic outcome for our tourism industry,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“More planes in the sky means more options for Australian travellers and exporters, and of course international visitors to explore our wonderful sights.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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