18 March 2025 – Airlink, Southern Africa’s premier airline, will boost its Nairobi and Lusaka services with additional flights from 30 March 2025.
Three weekly night-time return flights will operate between Johannesburg and Nairobi. These augment Airlink’s daily service launched in 2023 when the airline became the first private-sector carrier to compete on the route.
Airlink will also add morning and afternoon flights to its popular Johannesburg–Lusaka service, increasing the schedule from 13 to 21 return flights a week.
“The additional Nairobi and Lusaka flights are scheduled to provide business and leisure travellers with greater choices and convenient connections, through Airlink’s Johannesburg hub, with our other domestic and regional services as well as long-haul flights provided by our global airline partners,” said Rodger Foster, Airlink’s CEO and Managing Director.
JOHANNESBURG–NAIROBI ROUTE SCHEDULE
With Airlink’s new night-time flights, its Johannesburg–Nairobi route will operate on these days and at these times:
| Flight No | Weekday | Aircraft | Dep Time | Arr Time |
| 4Z 070 | Daily | E190 | JNB 09.40 | NBO 14.40 |
| 4Z 071 | Daily | E190 | NBO 15.30 | JNB 18.40 |
| *4Z 072 | Wed, Fri, Sun | E190 | JNB 20.30 | NBO 01.30+ |
| *4Z 073 | Mon, Thu, Sat | E190 | NBO 02.15 | JNB 05.25 |
Times shown are local for departure and arrival. *From 30 March 2025 + Next/following morning.
JOHANNESBURG–LUSAKA ROUTE SCHEDULE
Similarly, Airlink’s expanded Johannesburg–Lusaka schedule will operate as follows:
| Flight No | Weekday | Aircraft | Dep Time | Arr Time |
| 4Z 162 | Daily | E190 | JNB 11.30 | LUN 13.30 |
| 4Z 163 | Daily | E190 | LUN 14.15 | JNB 16.30 |
| 4Z 164 | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | ERJ140 | JNB 17.00 | LUN 19.00 |
| 4Z 161 | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | ERJ140 | LUN 07.30 | JNB 09.35 |
| **4Z 168 | Fri, Sun | ERJ135 | JNB 14.30 | LUN 16.30 |
| **4Z 169 | Fri, Sun | ERJ135 | LUN 17.10 | JNB 19.15 |
| ***4Z 166 | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | E190 | JNB 07.45 | LUN 09.45 |
| ***4Z 167 | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | E190 | LUN 10.25 | JNB 12.30 |
Times shown are local for departure and arrival. **From 30 March 2025 – ***From 31 March 2025.
