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Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (form
At present, there are no direct flights from Cape Town to New Orleans.
However, there are several flights from CPT to MSY with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from CPT to MSY, and to see what flight schedules are available.
In total there are 3 airlines that cover the full route from Cape Town CPT to New Orleans MSY. These airlines are:
All other flights from Cape Town to New Orleans are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 3 alliances that cover the full route from Cape Town CPT to New Orleans MSY. These alliances are:
You can fly the full journey from CPT to MSY in . First Class is not available on this route, at least not on the full route with just 1 stopover.
However, for the first part of this route, Economy, Premium Economy, Business and First Class are available. This depends on the stopover airport of your choice though.
Again depending on your stopover airport, available classes for the second part of this route are Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class.
Currently, there is only one aircraft type that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Cape Town to New Orleans, which is the Boeing 787-9.
All other flights from Cape Town to New Orleans are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Cape Town and New Orleans is 8,353 miles (13,443 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between CPT and MSY, the distance of the full journey varies between 8,553 and 10,629 miles (or 13,765 and 17,106 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from Cape Town to New Orleans take from 17 hours and 37 minutes up to 21 hours and 50 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There is 1 airport in New Orleans: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (form (MSY).
From 17 hours and 37 minutes up to 21 hours and 50 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between CPT and MSY, the total distance of the full journey varies between 8,553 and 10,629 miles (or 13,765 and 17,106 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Delta, United Airlines and British Airways are flying the full route from Cape Town to New Orleans.
Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Virgin Atlantic operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance are flying from Cape Town to New Orleans.
You can fly the full route from Cape Town to New Orleans (with 1 stopover) in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from Cape Town to New Orleans (with 1 stopover):
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