The airline Eurowings Discover will start three weekly flights from Frankfurt am Main to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport in November 2022. According to its own information, it is the first intercontinental carrier to fly to this airport.

Eurowings Discover will offer three weekly rotations to Mbombela from November 15, 2022 to March 25, 2023. The flight will not be non-stop, but with a stopover in Windhoek. The target group of the new connection are people who want to experience safari in the Kruger National Park. The airline also states that Mbombela should also be suitable for onward travel to Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland.

Since its launch in July 2021, the leisure airline has been steadily expanding its flight schedule to include destinations on the African continent. Eurowings Discover is already flying travelers from Frankfurt to Mombasa, Zanzibar, Mauritius and Windhoek. In the 2022 summer timetable, Victoria Falls and Kilimanjaro will be added on long-haul routes, as well as Djerba, Hurghada and Marsa Alam on medium-haul routes. The weekly flights to Windhoek will be increased from five to seven all year round, and Mombasa will be served four instead of twice a week all year round from summer. Eurowings Discover is currently the only European airline to offer direct flights to Victoria Falls and Windhoek.

“For us, Africa is clearly one of the most important and strongest markets. Our booking figures show that travelers from all over Europe are increasingly drawn to the vastness and beauty of this continent. As a holiday airline, we are therefore focusing on a diverse Africa program this year and will continue to expand it in the future," explains Helmut Wölfel, Chief Commercial Officer of Eurowings Discover.

Recommended reading: Aviation.Direct has in this article took a closer look at the short and medium-haul range of Eurowings Discover in the Trip Reports section.