Trip Report: 4 New Airlines Added To My Roster

During last month's trip to South Africa and beyond, I had the occasion to fly 4 new (to me) airlines. My brand of choice is Delta which was flown MCO-ATL on a Boeing 757-200 and then ATL-CPT on an Airbus A350-900. Delta was the only U.S. based airline flown on this trip. Pictured above: Delta on arrival at CPT.

For the one day trip to Windhoek, Namabia, we flew on Airlink which is a South African airline. One day the route was CPT-WDH, returning the next day WDH-CPT. Both days involved the same aircraft, an Embraer E-135. Pictured above on the tarmac at WDH.

Returning home involved 3 airlines, all new to me. This is a South African Airways Airbus A320 flying from MRU to JNB. The service was extremely friendly and exceeded expectations. Pictured at MRU.

The JNB-FRA segment was flown by Condor, a German airline. They use an Airbus A330-900 on this route. This flight departed at night and flew over Africa before arriving into FRA in the morning. The service was good. Aircraft pictured at FRA.

Lastly from FRA to MCO, the flight was flown by German carrier Discover Airlines on an Airbus A330-200. Lufthansa used to fly the Orlando route but a couple years ago they switched it over to Discover, a low cost carrier they own. Discover also flies to Fort Myers and Tampa, other leisure markets while Lufthansa flies to Miami, a business market. The service was also good. Aircraft pictured at WDH.