{"id":45133,"date":"2024-01-19T15:52:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/direct-flights-between-bloemfontein-en-durban-will-resume-soon-20240118-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:06:36","slug":"direct-flights-between-bloemfontein-en-durban-will-resume-soon-20240118-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/direct-flights-between-bloemfontein-en-durban-will-resume-soon-20240118-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct flights between Bloemfontein en Durban will resume soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_aa4c2c4b\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"p\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8956\/904f9199c8a8457c8258b50f1673b9e9.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8956\/3e0e3be2483149c7abf7ddc1c21b9998.jpg\" title=\"Airlink wil resume its flights from Bloemfontein to Durban,\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Airlink wil resume its flights from Bloemfontein to Durban,<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Airlink<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Airlink announced that regular flights between Bloemfontein and Durban will resume daily on 26 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The morning flights will take place daily from Mondays to Fridays with a late afternoon flight daily, except for Saturdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airlink used this route earlier, but discontinued it for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodger Foster, CEO of Airlink, said in a press relase that there was continued requests from the business sector and legal communities to start up the service again between the two cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe newest extention of our extended route network wil improve the economic activities between the two cities and their different market catchment areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The early flights will leave Durban at 07:00 and will land in Bloemfontein at 08:00. 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