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THE final countdown has begun to the most anticipated tourism event of the year: the start of the direct British Airways flights between London and Durban.
When BA's latest aircraft - the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - touches down at King Shaka International Airport at the end of its sold-out inaugural flight early next Tuesday, it will herald the start of a new era of increased international connectivity and tourism.
KZN is experiencing increased international arrivals via King Shaka International Airport, and the new long-awaited direct route is set to boost the number of visitors who will no longer have to break their journeys on stopovers at other airports.
Some 100 000 passengers currently fly indirectly between Durban and London.
There's been great...