Airlink restarts flights between South Africa and Madagascar

Airlink will restart scheduled services between South Africa and Madagascar at the end of January, as the three year ban between the countries is lifted. 

The resumption of the Johannesburg-Antananarivo route follows the lifting of Madagascar’s COVID-19 restrictions, and will recommence on the 30th January with a single weekly flight.

This will increase to three weekly flights from mid February, and as demand increases, daily services will be considered. Airlink will utilise its Embraer jets for the route.

The resumption of services to Nosy-Be, a popular beach destination off the northwest coast of the island, will be considered in due course.

Airlink CEO and Managing Director, Rodger Foster said that the carrier was looking forward to resuming its role “in support of the recovery of ties between the two markets” and hopeful that the lifting of the ban would work to re-establish vital tourism and trade between the two countries.