Port Elizabeth will be the second new airport in the Mango stable in 15 months with Lanseria launched in mid-2011. "There is a requirement for a low cost carrier on the Johannesburg Port Elizabeth and Cape Town Port Elizabeth route, and with the recent exit of capacity Mango has brought forward its plans by a few months in order to accommodate market demand," says CEO Nico Bezuidenhout. He adds that the new route is one of several planned for the next 18 months with a focus on the east-African seaboard.
Mango's first flight between Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth will depart on 5 December with bookings available from Tuesday, 20 November across all its channels with an inaugural fare of R 599 between Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth and R 699 between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, available on selected flights. Edgars and Jet account cards will also be accepted online and through the airline's call centre.