Mzanzitravel Magazine - Issue 9

Cathay Pacific flies non-stop to Cape Town from
November
Cathay Pacific will launch a seasonal non-stop service to cosmopolitan Cape Town later this year, directly
linking one of South Africa’s biggest business and leisure tourism destinations with Hong Kong, for the
very first time. The three-times-weekly service launches on 13 November 2018 until 18 February 2019 and
will run alongside Cathay Pacific’s existing daily non-stop flights to Johannesburg. The new service will
be operated by state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 aircraft. Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Officer Rupert
Hogg said: “We are very pleased to be able to expand our services in Africa, a booming aviation market.
Growing our reach to destinations that are not otherwise served from Hong Kong creates considerable new
opportunities for business, trade and tourism, in addition to strengthening our home hub.”
Source: IOL
KZN to Maputo — one epic road trip at half the time
One day, two different passport stamps and an epic road trip. This will soon be possible with the opening of
Africa’s longest suspension bridge stretching from Catembe to Maputo and a new road stretching between
Kosi Bay in KwaZulu Natal and Maputo. Scheduled to open later this year, the new road and bridge will
connect Maputo with the Catembe district, and could cut four hours off the drive time from the KwaZulu
Natal border to Maputo, not to mention significantly reduce travel times between the Mozambique capital
and some of the country’s tourism destinations, including Bela Vista, situated in the middle of Catembe and
Ponta do Ouro. Travellers will quite literally be able to start their day off in KwaZulu Natal, explore some of
Southern Africa’s finest spots before calling it a day in Mozambique for sundowners. According to Natalie
Tenzer-Silva, Dana Tours Director, the completion of the bridge will open up a new world of opportunities for
Mozambique-bound travellers.
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Source: IOL