South Africa is in talks with the Indian government as well as three airlines to introduce direct flights to India to boost tourism, South Africa Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille said on Tuesday.
Currently, India and South Africa are connected by layover flights by Emirates, Kenya Airways, Air Mauritius, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, Air Seychelles, RwandAir and Qatar Airways.
“We are here to promote South Africa as a tourist destination for Indian travellers and resolve any issues and boost tourism. There is an issue on direct flights between South Africa and India. I will be engaging with three Indian airlines Air India, IndiGo and Spice (SpiceJet) to persuade them on the benefits of direct flights between both…
















