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One of Europe’s largest airlines has confirmed that “all systems work” for commercial flights between Germany and South Africa. After completing its first post-COVID commercial flight from Frankfurt to Cape Town on Thursday, Lufthansa has emphatically announced that its flight schedules for Mother City and Johannesburg are now ‘fully operational’.
European airlines ‘return’ to South Africa
After an operational setback over the weekend, Lufthansa has put aside the ‘headaches’ of these new international travel regulations and is committed to supporting the South African tourism market as much as possible:
“Lufthansa is pleased to resume flights to Cape Town, marking a return to our regular service between South Africa and Germany, following last week’s flight between Frankfurt and Johannesburg, which was the first international long-haul return flight. to South Africa “.
“The Western Cape remains an attractive destination for European tourists and with Lufthansa’s flight program to South Africa now fully operational, we remain committed to continuing to support the restart of international travel to South Africa as a major airline for the local tourism sector “.
Lufthansa statement
Lufthansa resumes flights to South Africa
It’s also worth noting that two other major European airlines are resetting their flight schedules for Cape Town and Johannesburg. Air France and KLM are optimistic that they can also follow Lufthansa’s example, despite the fact that their home countries are included in South Africa’s “high risk travel list”. Talks to amend these limitations are ongoing.
In the meantime, here’s what you need to know about the updated flight path between South Africa and Germany.
- Lufthansa’s first commercial trip to Cape Town since the lifting of the international travel ban landed at 10:00 on Thursday.
- CPT flights twice a week operate on Mondays and Fridays: all flights depart at night and land at their destination in the morning.
- Lufthansa is the second largest outbound market for trips to Cape Town International Airport.
- German tourists entering SA can obtain a 90-day visa upon arrival, the same regulation that applied before COVID.
- Austrian Airlines also recently announced its plans to resume operations in Cape Town in mid-December 2020.
- Meanwhile, Swiss International Air Lines resumed operations last week, with a weekly service from Zurich to Johannesburg.
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