Aviation analytics company Cirium has unveiled the busiest air routes from South Africa for 2024 based on the number of scheduled flights.

The most popular route is between Johannesburg and Harare. For 2024, the route will be serviced by five airlines, SAA, FlySafair, fastjet, Airlink and CemAir, with the latter beginning flights in March.

Second on the list is Johannesburg to Lusaka, a destination that has grown in popularity and saw record-breaking arrivals last year. OR Tambo has become the most connected airport to Lusaka, with 3 321 scheduled flights annually.

Johannesburg to Gaborone comes third, with flights operated by Airlink and Air Botswana.

Other notable mentions are flights from Johannesburg to Maputo and to Windhoek, coming in fourth and fifth place, respectively.