Airlink will launch the first non-stop flights between Cape Town and Zanzibar from October 3.
Flights will operate every Saturday, departing Cape Town at 08h15 and arriving in Zanzibar at 14h30. The return flight will depart Zanzibar at 15h30 on the same day and arrive in Cape Town at 20h50.
The route will be served by Airlink’s new E195-E2 flagship aircraft, which can accommodate 124 passengers in a two-class cabin configuration with only window and aisle seats.
This will be Airlink’s second route to Zanzibar, following the start of its Johannesburg-Zanzibar services on June 3.
Customers holding Airlink tickets for Cape Town-Johannesburg-Zanzibar flights will be able to switch their bookings to the new direct flight at no extra charge. Travel agents who wish to change their customers’ bookings should call the Airlink Contact Centre.
“Our new flagship aircraft, the E195-E2, with its innovative business class and comfortable economy seats, enables Airlink to bring destinations such as Zanzibar within reach of Cape Town. Cape Town is also our second hub and a popular connecting point for long-haul, regional and local customers travelling with Airlink or any of our partner airlines from around the world,” said de Villiers Engelbrecht, Airlink CEO.
