{
  "id": 12592729,
  "title": "Airlink to launch twice-daily Cape Town-Lanseria flights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/airlink-to-launch-twice-daily-cape-town-lanseria-flights",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T09:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/2026-10-07-airlink-to-launch-twice-daily-cape-town-lanseria-flights/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Airlink plans to introduce twice-daily flights between Cape Town and Lanseria International Airport starting 4 December 2026. This new service aims to provide a convenient point-to-point connection for travelers heading to and from Johannesburg who wish to bypass the congestion at O.R. Tambo International Airport. Lanseria is a key hub for communities and businesses located on the western side of Gauteng and in the North West province. Airlink CEO, de Villiers Engelbrecht, emphasized the importance of offering passengers a comfortable and enjoyable alternative for travel between the two regions, complementing their existing services to O.R. Tambo. The new route will mark Airlink's first scheduled domestic service to Lanseria, operated by an Embraer E190 aircraft capable of seating 98 passengers with no middle seats. The inaugural flights between Cape Town (CPT) and Lanseria (HLA) will commence on 4 December 2026, with schedules of two daily return flights. Airlink intends to increase the frequency to four daily return flights starting 22 March 2027, with a revised schedule to be published closer to the date.",
  "summary": "Airlink will introduce twice-daily Cape Town-Lanseria flights on 4 December 2026, with plans to increase the route to four daily return services from 22 March 2027.",
  "key_points": [
    "Airlink to launch twice-daily flights between Cape Town and Lanseria on 4 December 2026",
    "New service aims to provide convenient point-to-point connection for travelers",
    "Initial flights will operate with Embraer E190 aircraft seating 98 passengers"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}