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Delightful Airlink flights Johannesburg–Vilankulos – Trip Report

November 3, 2023

In this video join Gabe Leigh on a roundtrip from Johannesburg to Vilankulos in Mozambique and back. Outbound is on the ERJ-135 and the return is on the ERJ-170 (including a business class “solo” seat sold as economy).

These are quick and simple flights but the service is exceptional considering the flight length and the scenery is even more so. Take a look at a flight to a not-very-often visited corner of Africa (VNX sees just a handful of flights a day) and see what you think about Airlink. To our mind they seem to be one of the best in Africa. And did you know they’re also one of the biggest? Despite flying only regional aircraft.

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