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Updated: Wed 10 Jun 2026 12:30 CET

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Direct flights between Madrid and Johannesburg will restart in 2026 after a 7-year hiatus. Photo: Simon Hurry/Unsplash

Spanish airline Air Europa will launch a new direct route between Madrid and Johannesburg this June, the first non-stop flight connection between Spain and southern Africa since Iberia pulled out in 2019.