British Airways is to launch a new route from Gatwick to Cape Town from next winter.
The flights will operate three times per week from November 24 and will complement BA’s existing double-daily Heathrow to Cape Town service.
Lynne Embleton, BA’s managing director at Gatwick, said: “We are incredibly excited to be the only airline to offer direct services from both Gatwick and Heathrow to this hugely popular destination while adding another long haul route to our rapidly growing network.”
The winter-only Gatwick to Cape Town flights will operate on Monday, Thursday and Saturday with departure at 18.00 for arrival in Cape Town at 07.50 the following day.
The new route is part of BA’s expansion at Gatwick which will see it adding another Boeing 777 to its fleet at the Sussex airport.
Other new Gatwick routes include Costa Rica from April 27, New York JFK from May 1 and Lima in Peru from May 4.