Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) will be linking Johannesburg, in South Africa, to Inhambane, capital of the province of the same name, one of the country’s main tourist attractions.
According to commercial information released this Thursday, 28 September, by the airline, the first of these direct flights will take place this Friday (29), with the company also operating connections on Wednesdays and Sundays.
In August, when the resumption of this connection was announced, the Minister of Culture and Tourism emphasised the importance of this route, as it is the “main leisure destination” in Mozambique.
“The return of Mozambique Airlines to this route is only right, given its importance in the value chain for the consolidation and promotion of national tourism, as its intervention opens up better prospects for involving and encouraging more Mozambican players in tourism,” emphasised Eldevina Materula.
With 700 kilometres of coastline with crystal-clear beaches and green coastal dunes, the province of Inhambane has 789 tourist resorts, according to the figures presented by the minister, stressing that these employ “around 7000 workers, contributing around 10% of the total of 8154 resorts and 70 718 workers” in the sector throughout the country.
LAM also plans to resume flights from Maputo to Lisbon on 20 November, the administrator of the South African company that the Mozambican government has put in charge of the flag carrier since April announced earlier.
