(Posted 08th January 2024)
Airlink, South Africa’s premier independent airline, will be the official airline partner of the Betway SA20 Cricket Championship, to be contested across the country over four weeks from this Wednesday, 10th January, culminating with the final on Saturday 10th February.
As the official partner carrier, Airlink will fly the player squads, coaches, management and support staff of the six competing franchise teams between their various matches.
The franchises comprise of the Durban Super Giants, the Eastern Cape Sunrisers, the Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, the Paarl Royals and the Pretoria Capitals.
The championship will showcase many of the world’s best beguiling bowlers, fleet-of-foot fielders and swashbuckling batsmen who will take on each other in Durban, Cape Town, Paarl, Johannesburg, Centurion and Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) in the series of intense limited 20-over matches.
“The SA20 is a fantastic opportunity for the six teams to test their mettle against their rivals, with matches being played at some of the world’s most iconic pitches. It’s also a fine time for Airlink to bowl over cricketers and fans with our great customer service, connections, and convenient flights to some of the other hit-for-six attractions and destinations we fly to in Southern and Eastern Africa as well as Madagascar and St Helena island,” said Airlink CEO and Managing Director, Rodger Foster.
Airlink was established in 1992 and is Southern Africa’s premier privately-owned regional airline. Airlink serves these cities and other destinations within Africa as well as Madagascar and St Helena Island. It offers worldwide connections through its partners, which include many trusted and well-known inter-continental brands and its FlyNamibia franchise.
Airlink frequent flyers can also take advantage of the “Skybucks” unique rewards programme.
Airlink has consistently been South Africa’s most on-time airline over the last two years*, with its fleet of more than 60 modern jetliners achieving a 92.85% average on-time performance for the year to end-November 2023.
Airlink is an International Air Transport Association (IATA) member and is accredited under its safety audit programme.
* Measured by the Airports Company South Africa.
