Leisure and business travellers alike are excited about the new nonstop service between New York / Newark and Cape Town, with tickets now on a sale - less than two weeks after the route's announcement.
 
US government's formal approval is still pending. The three-times weekly service is expected to begin on Sunday, 15 December 2019. The route will enable South Africans to access connections from more than 80 US cities.

So why United? United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4 900 flights a day to 355 airports across five continents. In 2018, United and United Express operated more than 1.7 million flights, carrying more than 158 million customers.  
United will operate its service between New York/Newark and Cape Town with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft featuring 48 seats in United Polaris business class, 88 seats in Economy Plus and 116 seats in United Economy.  

“Our new service between New York and Cape Town will enable our business and leisure customers to choose a more convenient and seamless way to travel between the United States and South Africa,” says Jake Cefolia, United’s senior vice president of Worldwide Sales in a statement issued by the airline.

“We look forward to offering our customers easier access to South Africa’s growing tourism industry and enabling business opportunities between the United States and the Western Cape’s technology sector.”

United’s service between New York/Newark and Cape Town will decrease the current travel time from New York to Cape Town by more than four hours.