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Wed 1 July 2026 O.R. Tambo International Airport Welcomes Air Europa Flight Connecting Madrid to Johannesburg
Airports Company South Africa SOC LimitedRef: https://www.airports.co.za/news?item=440
Official source
Source domain: airports.co.za
Collected on 13 July 2026
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What this means
This is a news/media statement from Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) about O.R. Tambo International Airport welcoming Air Europa’s inaugural direct flight from Madrid to Johannesburg. The statement says the flight arrived on 25 June 2026 at 09:50, operated by an Air Europa Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and was welcomed with a ceremonial guard of honour. It also announces that Air Europa will operate the Johannesburg–Madrid service three times per week and frames the route as strengthening South Africa’s international connectivity and tourism/trade links.
Facts
Places
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng
Reference
https://www.airports.co.za/news?item=440
Key Takeaways
- Issuer: Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)
- Event: Inaugural direct flight Madrid to Johannesburg welcomed at O.R. Tambo International Airport
- Arrival time/date: 09:50 on 25 June 2026
- Aircraft: Boeing 787 Dreamliner
- Service frequency: Johannesburg to Madrid three times a week
- Partnerships mentioned: Airlink and CemAir for regional network access
- Stakeholders mentioned: South African Tourism and aviation stakeholders
- Location: O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)
- Air Europa
- South African Tourism
- Jabulani Khambule
- Airlink
- CemAir
- Ofentse Dijoe
- ACSA Media Team
Dates
Closing Date
25 June 2026