Airlink : Resumption of flights between Antananarivo and Johannesburg

This is great news for Madagascar 😊 😊 😊.

After three years of suspension, Airlink flights connecting Antananarivo and Johannesburg will resume from 30 January 2023. Airlink : Resumption of flights between Antananarivo and Johannesburg. Indeed, the lifting of the ban on flights between Madagascar and South Africa is lifted.

As soon as these flights resume, passengers will no longer have to go through Mombasa, oh Kenya, or through Mauritius to obtain a transit flight to Madagascar. Selon Airlink, this resumption of flights linking Johannesburg to Antananarivo follows the lifting, by Madagascar, travel restrictions related to Covid-19, leading to the subsequent ban on air services to and from South Africa.

Airlink : Resumption of flights between Antananarivo and Johannesburg.

Flight schedule.

Starting from the 30 January with one flight per week on Monday. The 4Z flight 252 which departs Johannesburg at 10:00 a.m. and arrives in Antananarivo at 2:10 p.m. on Monday. And the 4Z flight 253 which leaves Antananarivo at 3:00 p.m. and arrives in Johannesburg at 5:40 p.m. the same day.

From the 14 February, There will be 3 flights per week with the same schedule on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Customers will be able to book and manage trips Airlink and find information on destinations and health and safety on board Airlink flights on the website, the Airlink Smartphone application or through travel agencies.

A Iavoloha, December, at the signing of the acquisition by Madagascar Airlines of an Embraer aircraft, Rolland Ranjatoelina, Minister of Transport had indicated that he was making every effort with the South African ambassador to reopen air links between the two countries.

Airlink operates its Embraer E-Jet airliners, modern and reliable, on this line Johannesburg-Antananarivo.

This news did not leave the tourist operators of the Big Island indifferent.. For the CTM (Madagascar Tourism Confederation), This is reassuring news that is fully in line with the revival of tourism in Madagascar.

Reminder, AirLink is an airline based in Johannesburg, in South Africa. Its core business is to provide services between underserved small towns and major hub airports. It has since expanded to offer flights on larger main routes.

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