Singapore Airlines has re-added Johannesburg flights to its schedule from October 2020, the first time the airline has operated passenger services to or from Africa in over six months. The additional flights have been revealed as South Africa’s President announced the reopening of its borders for international tourists from low risk countries, starting next month.
Johannesburg will be the 31st route on the Singapore Airlines mainline network, with the airline also recently announcing a return to Surabaya and Taipei.
“Singapore Airlines and SilkAir have increased the frequency of selected services in their passenger network in September, October and November 2020, and reinstated flights to Johannesburg, Phnom Penh, Surabaya and Taipei. By the end of November 2020, the Group’s passenger capacity will reach approximately 11% of its pre-Covid-19 levels.”
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The schedule
Usually operated 10 times weekly, Singapore Airlines will instead return to Johannesburg just once per week using 3-class long-haul Airbus A350 aircraft.
| Johannesburg (from 7 Oct) |
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| Days | Acft | |||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | ||
| SIN ➔ JNB SQ478 01:30-06:10 |
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