{"id":266259,"date":"2022-01-26T16:13:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T15:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/?p=266259"},"modified":"2024-02-26T00:13:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T23:13:54","slug":"review-south-african-airlink-e190-business-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2022\/01\/26\/review-south-african-airlink-e190-business-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: South African Airlink E190 Business Class (Johannesburg to Windhoek)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Wednesday\u00a0newsletters<\/a>\u00a0always feature a\u00a0hotel<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0flight<\/a>\u00a0review.<\/p>\n Last November, I enjoyed a fabulous holiday in\u00a0Namibia<\/a>. You can read my trip reports here:<\/p>\n After I arrived with British Airways in Johannesburg, I connected to a Business Class flight with Airlink to Windhoek (the last leg of my journey to Namibia). I was shocked by the surreal scene at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo: the major airport was completely deserted, all shops were closed, and only a handful of flights were operating. Unfortunately, South Africa is hit very badly by the pandemic, and my stopover at Jo’burg was even before the Omnicron variant emerged in the country. The latter lead to blanket travel bans which – we all know now – prooved senseless and caused further economic and social havoc. I do hope the tourism industry in South Africa – my favorite country in the world – will soon recover.<\/p>\n British Airways used to codeshare with its franchise partner Comair on the Johannesburg to Windhoek route, but shifted its codeshare agreement to Airlink after Comair entered into voluntary business due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Airlink is currently Southern Africa\u2019s largest airline. The privately owned carrier has a fleet of over 50 commercial jetliners and operates to more than 45 destinations in 13 African countries and to St Helena Island. Contrary to other companies in the aviation industry, Airlink has grown significantly during the pandemic, partly in response to the problems encountered by other airlines in the region: Namibia\u2019s national carrier Air Namibia ceased operations, and South Africa\u2019s flag carrier South African Airways did not fly a single scheduled flight for 18 months (the carrier restarted operations though in September 2021).<\/p>\n The flight from Johannesburg to Windhoek – operated by Airlink’s largest aicraft type, an Embraer E190 – was uneventful. And although the carrier’s Business Class product is nothing to write home about (as expected), there was one standout: a simple yet surprisingly delicious meal, which ranks among the best plane food I’ve ever been served (more on that below).<\/p>\n I made a YouTube video with my impressions onboard, which you can watch here<\/a>:<\/p>\n In this review (more information & photos below my Youtube clip & slideshow):<\/p>\n\n
\nToday: Review \u2013 Airlink E190 Business Class from Johannesburg to Windhoek<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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