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GUIDE TO INTERNATIONAL H There are only three direct flights from North America to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha are all major gateways into Africa. They have There is a selection of non-stop flights between Asia G southern Africa, all of which go to JNB. Delta fly great connections for passengers coming from Asia, Australasia, North and Africa. JNB acts as the main gateway for southern I L F

from Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson; and SA fly from both America and even . Travellers from any of these regions should Africa, which can be accessed from: Beijing Capital New York JFK and Washington Dulles. There are still consider the airlines below when planning a trip to Africa. Airport with (CA); Hong Kong Airport with L no direct flights from North America to East Africa, so Cathay Pacific (CX) or SA; and (SQ) A AMSTERDAM Travellers coming from Dubai Airport have the option of either using KQ to N G FLIGHTS North American travellers going to East Africa should go G get to NBO, or Fly Dubai (FZ) to get to DAR or ZNZ. However (EK) from Singapore Changi Airport. SQ also fly to CPT. O FRANKFURT I

via a European or Middle Eastern hub. G has by far the most routes from Dubai, flying direct to JNB, CPT, DAR, ZNZ KQ is the main servicing East Africa from Asia, T MUNICH G G A With so many choices, working out the best G and NBO. EK are also the only airline that fly straight into HRE and LUN, with flights between NBO and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi ZURICH making it the best choice for Zambia and Zimbabwe. Airport, Hanoi Noi Bai Airport, Hong Kong Airport, N route to Africa can be overwhelming. That’s why R (EY) is based out of Abu Dhabi Airport and has nonstop Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport and Guangzhou E

we have put these pages together to simplify the T flights to JNB, DAR and NBO. fly from Doha Hamad Airport Baiyun Airport. (CZ) also fly N

G I options. They are designed to help work out the G NEW YORK G NBO-Guangzhou. G directly to JNB, CPT, DAR, ZNZ, JRO and NBO. (WY) has routes BEJING most direct routes, approximate flying times and WASHINGTON D C from Muscat Airport straight to JNB and ZNZ. Lastly, Airlines Alternatively, travellers from Asia can fly via a hub in whether flights go overnight or by day. (EY) fly directly from to JNB. the Middle East. Airport AITA Code The routes illustrated show direct flights from countries G ATLANTA Nairobi NBO G TEL AVIV outside the African continent to the countries in Africa Dar es Salaam DAR Kilimanjaro JRO featured in our programme. Indirect flight routes are not included, but flying via one of the main airline hubs in Europe DOHA G G DUBAI ZNZ G G or the Middle East – for example London, Amsterdam or Dubai ABU DHABI HANOI GUANGZHOU Harare HRE G G HONG KONG – may often be the best option. Lusaka LUN MUMBAI G WindHoek WDH For simplicity, we have abbreviated many of the airline and African JNB airport names to their IATA (International Air Transport Association) G Cape Town CPT letter codes; you can find these in the boxes in the margin. BANGKOK

Name of Airline From Europe Carrier Letter Code G There are plenty of direct routes between Europe and Africa. This not only makes it NAIROBI SINGAPORE Air China CA straightforward for those who live in Europe, but also allows passengers originating from North G KILIMANJARO From and America to connect easily onto flights to Africa. G AF ZANZIBAR New Zealand SW If you need to get to southern Africa from London Heathrow, (SA) and G DAR (BA) both fly straight to JNB, and BA also fly non-stop to CPT. For trips to East G There are two direct flights between British Airways BA Africa, BA and (KQ) have direct non-stop flights between London and NBO. Australia and JNB – (QF) fly CX Travellers coming from Amsterdam who need to fly straight to NBO can either use KQ or KLM from Sydney and SA fly from Perth . China Southern Airlines CZ From South America G From JNB, you can connect to the Royal Dutch Airlines (KL). KQ also fly straight to ZNZ from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and KL also LUSAKA Delta Airlines DL fly from here straight to JNB, CPT and DAR. The most direct route from rest of Africa. Travellers from New G Zealand will find flying via Australia EL AL Israel Airlines EY (TK) runs a number of routes to Africa from Istanbul Ataturk. TK has daily flights South America to Africa uses HARARE their best option. Alternatively, the Emirates EK to JNB, CPT, DAR, JRO, and NBO making it one of the main European hubs for our destinations. the SA direct flight from São Paulo to JNB. Other G G next best routes are via Asia or the Etihad EY There are two non-stop flights from Paris to East and southern Africa; Air France (AF) serves JNB SAO PAULO alternatives are much less Middle East. and KQ fly to NBO, both from Charles de Gaulle Airport. Fly Dubai FZ convenient, using hubs in WINDHOEK G JOHANNESBURG Kenya Airways KQ For flights between Germany and Africa the two main airports are Frankfurt and Munich . SA fly Europe or the Middle East. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL from both cities to JNB. (LH) also operates from Frankfurt to JNB and has a direct G service to NBO. In addition, Air Namibia (SW) fly from Frankfurt straight to WDH. PERTH Lufthansa LH G G For travellers coming from Swiss International Airlines (LX) has useful links from SYDNEY Oman Air WY CAPE TOWN Zurich to DAR, NBO and JNB. Qantas QF Qatar Airways QR Singapore Airlines SQ Europe Middle East Asia North America South America Australia South African Airways SA INDICATIVE Amsterdam Frankfurt Istanbul London Munich Paris Zurich Abu Dhabi Doha Dubai Muscat Tel Aviv Bangkok Beijing Guangzhou Hanoi Hong Kong Mumbai Singapore Atlanta New York Washington Sao Paulo Sydney Perth Swiss International Airlines LX FLIGHT TIMES Turkish Airlines TK East Africa Nairobi 9 hrs Y + N 9 hrs N 7 hrs Y 9 hrs N 9 hrs N 8 hrs N 6 hrs N 6 hrs N 6 hrs N 8 hrs N 12 hrs Y + N 9 hrs N 14 hrs Y 7 hrs N Dar es Salaam 11 hrs N 8 hrs Y 11 hrs N 6 hrs N 6 hrs N 6 hrs N Kilimanjaro 9 hrs N 7 hrs N 6 hrs N Zanzibar 11 hrs Y 12 hrs Y 13 hrs Y 6 hrs N 6 hrs N 6 hrs N Southern Africa Harare 10 hrs N Lusaka 8 hrs N Indicative flight times (hours) WindHoek 11 hrs Y 10 hrs Y Johannesburg 11 hrs N 11 hrs Y 10 hrs N 11 hrs Y 11 hrs Y 11 hrs Y 11 hrs Y 9 hrs N 9 hrs N 9 hrs Y 10 hrs N 15 hrs Y 14 hrs Y 11 hrs N 14 hrs Y 15 hrs Y 17 hrs Y 9 hrs Y 15 hrs N 12 hrs Y Overnight flight Cape Town 12 hrs N 14 hrs N 12 hrs Y 10 hrs N 10 hrs N 14 hrs N

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