The optimism of Americans beginning to return to South Africa’s shores has been shortlived, with the US now advising its nationals against travel to South Africa.
Delta Airlines recently announced that it was abandoning its planned triangular flight route to South Africa: From Atlanta to Johannesburg with a tag-on flight to Cape Town.
After a lengthy absence of air connectivity with the US, South Africa will soon have two airlines operating direct flights between the two countries.
The Mother City is on a drive to ramp up its tourist economy by attracting more airlines to Cape Town International Airport.
United Airlines has announced it won’t restart flights between New York and Cape Town until late 2021.
Delta Airlines has once again delayed the relaunch of its flights between South Africa and the US, with the awaited addition of Cape Town as a stopover now also postponed until January.