Question NW2402 to the Minister of Tourism
11 January 2022 - NW2402
Winkler, Ms HS to ask the Minister of Tourism
What (a) engagements has SA Tourism had with international airlines regarding flights to South Africa and (b) was the outcome of each the engagements in each case?
Reply:
(a). SA Tourism has engaged with the following airlines:
- Air Austral
- Air Europa
- Air France KLM
- Air Mauritius
- Air Peace
- Air Seychelles
- Air Uganda
- British Airways
- CemAir
- Delta
- EgyptAir
- Egyptair
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Iberia
- ITA - Italia Trasporto Aereo
- Lufthansa Group
- Qatar
- Qatar Airways
- Rwandair
- South African Airways
- Singapore
- Tap Air Portugal
- United
(b). The main objective of engagements is to collaborate on route support, marketing initiatives for airlines that are currently flying into South Africa, and those that are strategically positioned and indirectly connecting the destination with key source markets.
The engagements provided opportunity for SA Tourism and airlines to look at activation of joint marketing initiatives including trade engagements webinars, destination and route information via social media and Public Relations support amongst other activities.