Edelweiss Air to increase Zurich-Cape Town flights

Edelweiss Air will add an extra flight to its Zurich-Cape Town route in October, taking the number of weekly flights to four.

The announcement was welcomed by the Cape Town Air Access initiative, a partnership between Wesgro, the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape Government, Airports Company South Africa, Cape Town Tourism and South African Tourism.

Since its inception, the Cape Town Air Access initiative has helped land 13 direct routes and 15 route expansions. This is estimated to have added R4.2bn (€282m) to the provincial economy in direct tourism spend.

“The additional flight reflects positively on the popularity of Cape Town and the Western Cape for European travellers. Following the extra flight in 2017, the airline is now…