Eritrean Airlines South Africa

Eritrean Airlines operated 4 weekly flights from South Africa to Asmara, for about a month in May 2012, offering both economy & business class tickets. Use the flight bookings tool on the left to make reservations, and remember to email us a review and earn flight discount vouchers.

Flight routes

Eritrean Airlines flight routes were:

Cape Town - Asmara	Johannesburg - Asmara
Cape Town - Cairo	Johannesburg - Cairo
Cape Town - Dubai	Johannesburg - Dubai
Cape Town - Frankfurt	Johannesburg - Frankfurt
Cape Town - Jeddah	Johannesburg - Jeddah
Cape Town - Karachi	Johannesburg - Karachi
Cape Town - Khartoum	Johannesburg - Khartoum
Cape Town - Lahore	Johannesburg - Lahore
Cape Town - Rome	Johannesburg - Rome

Flights take place in an Airbus A319:

34" seat pitch in economy & 50" seat pitch in business class
one free ticket on purchase of 15 return tickets **
Buy 1 & get 1 free ticket in business class **
Baggage allowance of 2 pieces (23kg each in economy class & 32kg each in business class)
50% diplomatic discount for diplomats **
Free stopover at Asmara

News

30 May 2012 Eritrean Airlines suspends flights from South Africa. “Eritrean Airlines has taken this opportunity to review its South African future schedule in order to provide better arrival and departure times, as well as connections over Asmara. As soon as the fuel shortage problem has been overcome, the airline hopes to reintroduce its South African flights based on this new schedule.”
7 May 2012 Eritrean Airlines lands its first flight to Cape Town. It offers 4 weekly flights from Asmara to Cape Town in an Airbus A319. The Acting Communications Manager at Cape Town International Airport, Deborah Francis, said that “This is the third regional airline to join the Cape Town International Airport family after Air Namibia and TAAG Angola Airlines. On Mondays and Fridays, it will fly to Cape Town from Asmara with a refuelling stopover in Entebbe, Uganda, and on its departure leg travel via OR Tambo International Airport. On Wednesdays and Sundays it will start with OR Tambo then Cape Town and a return flight to Asmara with a refuelling stop in Uganda.”
"07 May 2012. The South African Government welcomes the Launch of Eritrean Airlines’ Flights into South Africa

The Embassy of South Africa in Asmara, Eritrea has on 02 May 2012, welcomed the introduction of regular air flights from Asmara to South Africa by Eritrean Airlines. This first historic flight from Asmara to Cape Town is scheduled for today, Monday, 07 May 2012. Eritrean Airlines will fly into Cape Town International Airport and OR Tambo Airport, four times a week. The South African Government views this as part of advancing the African Agenda and sustainable development, which is a strategic objective of South Africa´s foreign policy for a progressive Africa and a better world. South Africa´s Ambassador to the State of Eritrea, Prof Iqbal Jhazbhay, has been invited by the CEO of Eritrean Airlines to be part of this first inaugural flight. Ambassador Prof Iqbal Jhazbhay will join this first flight from Asmara to Cape Town, as part of the South African momentum to enhance relations amongst African states and its peoples. This new airline route is a historic milestone in Eritrean-South Africa relations, which will help strengthen South African-Eritrean economic, political, and social relations. Furthermore, this new development is in line with the Presidential Infrastructure Championship Initiative of H.E. President Jacob Zuma, which aims to advance greater development, stability and integration in Africa. Currently, the South African mining infrastructure company, SENET, has established an office in Asmara and is involved with the Government of the State of Eritrea in the development of Eritrea´s mining infrastructure, notably in the production of gold and copper. Eritrea GDP’s growth soared to an estimated 17% in 2011 and, is one of the few African states that are on track towards meeting the UN Millennium Development Goals in child mortality and water conservation (MDG 4 & 7)."