United's Newark to Johannesburg Flight Starts March 28

11/30/2020

United's much-anticipated daily, direct flight between Newark and Johannesburg is scheduled to begin operating on March 28th, 2021, according to a recent announcement. This means the flight will be operational in plenty of time for the 2021 peak safari season, providing a very convenient option for travelers based in the North-Eastern USA, with extensive connections throughout the country. Delta has already announced that their daily, direct flight between Atlanta and Johannesburg will resume service on January 8th, 2021.

In Further good news, United also announced that it plans to re-launch its non-stop service from Newark to Cape Town in October 2021. The service was introduced on a trial basis in 2019 but was suspended in response to the pandemic.