Civair, the South African carrier, has uncovered its intentions to start a service on the route from London Stansted to Cape Town. This is great news for passengers as lots of airlines are decreasing the number of routes served from major airports of England and with the introduction of this route, passengers would find it easy to travel to South African city of Cape Town.

While speaking to Business Day, the carrier's chief executive Andy Cluver predicted that the company would gain regulatory permission to fly three times per week on the route.

The planned connection includes a stop-off at Barcelona, which makes Civair the first South African carrier to offer a direct link to Spain, which could further open some new opportunities.

Reaching a significant milestone in its achievement in the airline industry, Emirates landed one of its aircrafts at the Cape Town of Africa on the 1st of April. Notably, this is the 100th destination of the airline across the globe, in addition to being the second gateway in South Africa.

EK 770, the inaugural flight was piloted by Captain Chris Rademan, a South African native. On its landing at the beautiful city of Cape Town, the flight triggered the start of a non-stop flight service on a daily basis between Dubai and this wonderful destination. The highly thrilling sounds of the Marimba band gave an exciting welcome to the passengers.

Calvyn Gilfellan, Chief Executive Officer, Cape Town Routes Unlimited observed, "In many aspects the Middle East represents the inbound luxury tourism market for Cape Town and the Western Cape, with travellers often seeking a top-quality tourism experience: leading tourist attractions, spectacular golf courses, five-star hotels, elegant restaurants, and shopping for world-famous brands. Cape Town and the Western Cape easily deliver on each of these aspects. We believe this hassle-free, direct flight will definitely add to this luxury tourism experience."

The widely popular Gourmet Wine Dinners of Square Restaurant located at the Vineyard Hotel and Spa in Cape Town is all set to launch its 2008 series for this April in a most spectacular fashion graced by the honoured guest, Georges Pertuiset, the world-famous French Sommelier.

Notably Pertuiset was awarded the 'Best Sommelier' in 1980 and boasts a star-studded career during the past 30-years. Over and above, he too held the prestigious position as the President of the French Sommeliers Association for a decade. Presently, he is the only honorary life member of the European Association of Sommeliers with a vast experience and unrivalled industry knowledge that would impress the ardent food and wine lovers.

Pertuiset will join the representatives from the estates of Klein Constantia and Meerlust on Friday, 25 April 2008, in addition to those of Ken Forrester and Waterford on Saturday, 26 April 2008, to open each dinner featuring a discussion on the wines represented for the evening and amuse with wonderful stories of his experience as a Sommelier in France. The event will be followed by a four-course feast in the contemporary ambience of The Square Restaurant at The Vineyard Hotel & Spa. 

By way of catering to the rising demands of the forthcoming travel season for summer, Delta Airlines has fine-tuned its plans for some of the key international markets.

With effect from 3rd June, Delta is to start offering its services in the New York-JFK to Lyon, France. Initially, this service was to begin on 15th July, which has been advanced now. Also starting from 3rd June, the airline will increase the number of flights from New York-JFK to Cape Town, South Africa from three times a week to four times a week. The services will fly through Dakar and Senegal. It is a very good news for passengers of Delta Airlines.

Commencing from 4th June, the airline's services from New York-JFK to Malaga, Spain will also be increased from 3 services a week to 4 services a week. With effect from 2nd June, the frequency of services in the New York-JFK - Orly, France route will increase from four to five a week as a prelude to offering daily services in this route from July. Also, The Atlanta – Venice route will see five services a week from 2nd June, while a second flight will be added to the Atlanta - Sao Paulo, Brazil, making it five times a week between 15th June and 15th August.

According to a report published by the Telegraph, this year can see the launch of a brand new low-cost airline connecting Stansted Airport and Cape Town. This would be a great news for passengers, as in the last year, Cape Town has received a major boost in tourism and lots of people are looking to avail the offers of low-fare air flights to visit Cape Town. If some airlines could offer these low-fare flights to their passengers, this route can be a major success in the coming time.

The new airline is to be called Redair. Interestingly, this new airline is the creation of Andy Cluver, a South African aviation entrepreneur, who is currently operating a helicopter service to transport visitors across the Table Mountain. Perhaps, some new offers will also be made by the owner of the airlines.

Redair has plans to offer five return flights every week between Stansted and Cape Town. The prices for flights to Cape Town will start from £142 for a one-way trip excluding tax. In addition, the airline will also fly its services linking Cape Town and Barcelona and Malaga.

The bond between long-standing partners UAE and South Africa for trade and tourism is assumed to strengthen with the declaration of Dubai-based Emirates Airline. It will start daily flights to Cape Town, from 30th March 2008.

Tourist's idol, Cape Town, will be Emirates' second gateway in South Africa, and its 15th in the African continent.

On the route, Emirates will carry its Airbus A330-200 in a three class design of 12 First, 42 Business and 183 Economy Class seats. From 1st October the aircraft type will be amended to the bigger capacity Boeing 777-200 providing 12 First, 42 Business and 236 Economy Class seats.
Cape Town is one of the world's most sought-after holiday destinations with beautiful scenery, wildlife, various entertainment facilities and robust tourism infrastructure.