British Airways (BA) will soon make changes to the carrier’s three-weekly seasonal flight schedule from London Gatwick to the City of Cape Town, Cape {town} Etc reports.
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The reasoning behind the change is to expand the London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) seasonal schedule for the upcoming summer.
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The changes include:
- Introducing an additional daily flight by the end of October
- Increasing the frequency of flight to three daily services (increasing the total number of weekly flights between Cape Town and London Heathrow to 21), starting 10 January 2025
Furthermore, South African Travel News reports that the British Airways London Gatwick service will only operate from 13 December 2024, with a return flight from Cape Town scheduled for 8 January 2025.
As per the latest data from Cape Town Air Access – an air-route development project powered by tourism, trade and investment promotion agency Wesgro – over 210 000 two-way passengers travelled between the United Kingdom (UK) and Cape Town during the first half of 2024.
This represents a 7% increase compared to the same period last year.
‘Last year, the UK was one of the largest overseas air markets for international travellers to Cape Town, with 89 034 UK tourists arriving by air,’ Dr Ivan Meyer, the Western Cape’s minister for economic opportunities and agriculture said in a Wesgro statement.
‘The Western Cape remains a preferred destination for UK travellers, and with improved connectivity between the two regions, the city hopes to welcome even more UK visitors, further boosting our economy.’
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