Airlink extends connections

Airlink has confirmed it will be extending its Lowveld ‘Lodge Link’ safari lodge network in partnership with andBeyond.The airline says its extensive network will provide daily connections between a number of andBeyond properties in Timbavati, Sabi Sand and Phinda Private Game Reserve.The Lodge Network will also provide direct connections with Airlink’s regional services from Nelspruit KMIA to Mozambique and Livingstone in Zambia, which provides access to andBeyond Matetsi Private Game Reserve.Seamless connections can be made from Cape Town and Johannesburg on Airlink to Nelspruit KMIA or Skukuza Airport with a short apron transfer connecting guests onwards to Airlink’s Lodge Link service direct to their safari destination, minimizing lengthy road transfers.

Added to this the airline says the IATA booking codes will be available for travel agents to facilitate booking from New York to Ngala and Paris, giving added flexibility for multi-sector international traveller’s to include Cape Town, Kruger, Victoria Falls and the Okavango Delta.The flights were made available for booking on 7 November 2016 for operations commencing 2 June 2017, which due to the extensive advance booking window of African safaris will allow sufficient time for planning of itineraries and packages.Airlink says its Lodge Link flights are operated with brand new twin pilot Cessna Grand Caravan 208BEX 12 seater turbo-prop aircraft, which are equipped with advanced avionics essential to achieving reliable performance during the low cloud weather for which the Lowveld is renowned.