Why some African routes have no flights
Two of Sub-Saharan Africa’s strongest unserved routes still have no direct flights between Johannesburg and Mumbai, and Brussels and Cape Town.
Staff Writer
Two of Sub-Saharan Africa’s strongest unserved routes still have no direct flights between Johannesburg and Mumbai, and Brussels and Cape Town.
Both appear in the Airbus Exploring the Horizons study among high-demand corridors where passengers continue to route through a third city because no carrier has yet launched a service.
Some of the continent’s connectivity gaps have narrowed over the past year. Qantas addedPerth to Johannesburg, Edelweiss introduced its A350 service to Windhoek, Air Congo announced a Brussels link to Kinshasa, and Ethiopian secured approval to serve Mauritius.
If those routes can move from proposal to operation, why do others with similarly strong
