New Era

FlyWestair to fly from Eros Airport to coast

- ■ Staff Reporter

FlyWestair has introduced scheduled flights between Eros Airport in Windhoek and Walvis Bay every Friday and Sunday, starting on 20 November 2020.

“For the first time in years, Namibians and travellers will have the convenienc­e of a direct flight between Eros Airport, convenient­ly situated in Windhoek’s city centre, and Walvis Bay. In addition, the schedule will allow residents of the coast to travel to the north, as the schedule will connect to Ondangwa every Friday and return to the coast every Sunday,” says Fredrico Ribeiro, Business Developmen­t Manager at FlyWestair.

He added that the flight schedule was devised with convenienc­e in mind. Passengers can travel both ways over weekends, allowing individual­s working in Walvis Bay and living in Ondangwa or Windhoek to go home for a weekend. In addition, Windhoeker­s can break away for a weekend at the coast in a convenient, safe and timeeffici­ent manner.

The new route will offer a link between Eros Airport and the coast, a route that has not been available in many years. This travel option from Eros will cut out travelling time to and from Hosea Kutako Internatio­nal Airport. Additional­ly, the duration of the flight is a mere 30 minutes, saving business and leisure travellers even more time. The route will be operated with a pressurise­d twin-engine aircraft or Embraer EMB 145 jet, depending on passenger loads.

Less than a month ago, FlyWestair was the first Namibian airline to resume scheduled flights between Cape Town and Windhoek, twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays, and recently, became the first privately owned Namibian airline to connect Windhoek to Johannesbu­rg every Tuesday and Thursday.

Since resuming flights, FlyWestair has maintained an ontime dispatch reliabilit­y of 99.3%, and have carried more than 3 000 passengers. By providing a vital link between Windhoek and South Africa, FlyWestair is supporting the revival of travel and the tourism industry in Namibia.

Tickets on all FlyWestair flights are refundable and flexible and can be booked directly on the Westair portal or through a travel agent.

 ?? Photo: Contribute­d ?? Direct flight… The Embraer EMB 145 jet is one of the aircraft available for FlyWestair’s scheduled flights from Eros Airport to the coast.
Photo: Contribute­d Direct flight… The Embraer EMB 145 jet is one of the aircraft available for FlyWestair’s scheduled flights from Eros Airport to the coast.

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