PROFLIGHT ZAMBIA ADDS MORE JOHANNESBURG AND CAPE TOWN FLIGHTS AHEAD OF FESTIVE SEASON

1 October 2026, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - South African travellers gain more

weekend choice, 54 additional holiday flights and a new Friday connection from

Cape Town

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – South Africans travelling to Zambia will have

more choice ahead of the festive season as Proflight Zambia expands its

Johannesburg and Cape Town schedules.

More weekend and festive-season choice from Johannesburg

The airline is now operating a third daily return service between Johannesburg and

Lusaka every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, supplementing its existing services

throughout the week. It will also operate 54 additional flights on the route during the

December 2026 and January 2027 holiday period.

The additional weekend services between Johannesburg and Lusaka began on

Saturday, 19 September. The new evening flight departs Johannesburg at 18:25 and

arrives in Lusaka at 20:25. The return service departs Lusaka at 15:30 and arrives in

Johannesburg at 17:30. The expanded schedule gives South African business

travellers, holidaymakers, and people visiting friends and relatives more flexibility

when planning weekend and festive-season travel.

Cape Town gains a new Friday connection

Cape Town travellers will also gain a new Friday service from 11 December, joining

Proflight Zambia’s existing Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday flights.

The Friday flight will depart Cape Town at 15:55 and arrive in Lusaka at 20:10. The

return service will depart Lusaka at 10:40 and arrive in Cape Town at 15:05.

Operating via Livingstone with a brief stopover, the service gives Cape Town

travellers a fourth weekly connection to Lusaka and a fourth weekly direct link to

Livingstone. It also improves access to destinations across Zambia through Proflight

Zambia’s domestic network.

The Friday schedule connects with morning services from Ndola, Solwezi,

Kalumbila, and Mfuwe, making it easier for passengers travelling between Cape

Town and Zambia’s key business and leisure destinations to complete their journeys

through a single airline network.

Captain Josias Walubita, Director of Government and Industry Affairs at Proflight

Zambia, said: “Air connectivity works best when a schedule reflects how people

actually travel. The Johannesburg additions provide greater choice over the

weekend, while the Friday Cape Town service has been timed to connect with flights

from key destinations across Zambia. Rather than simply adding seats, this

expansion is about building a more useful regional network that supports the

business relationships, family ties, and tourism links between Zambia and South

Africa.”

Full schedules are available at flyzambia.com. All flights are bookable through

flyzambia.com, Proflight Zambia’s sales offices, and travel trade partners. No flights

will operate on Christmas Day, 25 December.