Since its inauguration in May 2010 in time for the FIFA World Cup of 2010 held in South Africa, Durban's King Shaka International Airport has being growing from strength to strength.
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| Durban's King Shaka International Airport |
Following reports last week that
regional carrier SA Express were to start Durban to Lusaka flights effective July 2012 with the intention of hopefully then expanding out into sub-Saharan Africa with routes to Harare and Lubumbashi, so Emirates Airlines (EK) has thrown its hat into the ring and is to replace its current Dubai - Durban daily service using an Airbus A330, with a larger Boeing 777-300ER with effect from June.
"The introduction of the Boeing 777-300ER is in response to strong
demand on the route. In 2011, Emirates carried over 165 000 passengers
between Durban and Dubai with a high average seat factor of 83 percent,”
said Jean Luc Grillet, Emirates senior vice-president for commercial
operations in Africa."
