Mango will launch a new route between Lanseria and Durban on October 15, which will be operated twice-daily. An additional early morning flight to its Cape Town service will also be added, bringing the total number of flights between Lanseria and Cape Town to four.
Flights are on sale across all distribution channels for both routes, with a launch fare of R379 between Lanseria and Durban available for limited seats until September 14. This fare is valid for travel between October 15 and November 30.
The twice-daily service to Durban out of Lanseria will depart at 08h55 and 18h20, while flights to Lanseria will depart Durban at 07h50 and 16h30 respectively. The new flight to Cape Town from Lanseria will depart at 06h10.
The carrier also revealed plans to add additional aircraft to its schedule later this year with more growth and fleet additions expected during the next 2 years.
“While trading conditions remain tough and some competitors have had to adopt a flexible schedule as a consequence, our average load factors have shown that there remains opportunity for business development, in particular our expansions out of Lanseria” says Mango spokesperson Hein Kaiser.
Hein says the addition of the Lanseria-Durban route and the additional Cape Town-Lanseria frequency will see the airline up its asset utilisation further. “A fundamental cornerstone of low-cost aviation is asset utilisation,” says Hein. “If you are not flying, you are not earning.”
