South African Airways (SAA) has increased its number of flights to Mauritius to meet the growing demand from travellers between South Africa and the tropical island destination. The national flag carrier relaunched its service to Mauritius in November 2021 with a daily morning flight. Now, SAA is adding another morning flight between Johannesburg’s OR Tambo…
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South African Airways on Solid Growth Trajectory Three Years On
South African Airways (SAA) continues to report steady, sustainable growth three years after returning to the skies. The national flag carrier entered business rescue in December 2019, just weeks before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. After 18 months of non-operation and comprehensive restructuring, SAA returned to the skies on 23 September 2021 with just…
South African Airways Increases Flights to Mauritius
South African Airways (SAA) has increased its number of flights to Mauritius to meet the growing demand from travellers between South Africa and the tropical island destination. The national flag carrier relaunched its service to Mauritius in November 2021 with a daily morning flight. Now, SAA is adding another morning flight between Johannesburg’s OR Tambo…
Kenya Airways and South African Airways Expand Partnership to include South America on Codeshare
Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), has announced an expansion of its codeshare partnership with South African Airways (SAA) to include direct flights from South Africa to South America. Starting this month, customers will now experience a seamless travel journey to Sao Paulo, Brazil, via Johannesburg on one ticket, as KQ codeshares on the recently…
South African Airways (SAA) Suspends Service to Malawi
South African Airways (SAA) will suspend service to Malawi (Lilongwe and Blantyre), due to the recent economic challenges in Malawi. In an industry alert last week, SAA mentioned that it was monitoring the situation of substantial devaluation of the Malawian Kwacha, acute foreign currency shortages, and the escalation of blocked funds, closely before making the…
South African Airways Resumes Flights to Sao Paulo
October represented a watershed month for South African Airways. Not only is the airline launching its first intercontinental flight to Sao Paulo in Brazil since it took to the skies again two years ago, but it has also taken delivery of another two leased A320s to boost its domestic fleet. With air travel playing a…
South African Airways Launches of Abidjan Route
South African Airways (SAA) is delighted to announce the launch of Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, its 12th destination in the continent. The route, which is in line with the airline’s plans to grow its footprint in Africa, will be operated via Accra using its modern Airbus A330-300 with full-lie flat business class seats. Bookings open for…
South African Airways Signs Codeshare Agreement between Lufthansa Airlines
South African Airways (SAA) customers can now fly to Frankfurt and connect to a host of European destinations thanks to a new codeshare agreement between Lufthansa Airlines and SAA. The SAA codeshare on Lufthansa is now open for sale. The agreement allows customers to book a long-haul trip with SAA to European destinations serviced by…
South African Airways Welcomes Ruling Against Airlink
South African Airways (SAA), has welcomed today’s ruling by the High Court in Johannesburg that SAA does not owe funds to Airlink beyond SAA’s business rescue (BR) process. In its ruling today, the High Court upheld two previous judgements on the same matter – by the Supreme Court of Appeal and the High Court in…
SAA Technical Overhauls a Boeing 737-800 Aircraft Landing Gear Shipset in Record Time
South African Airways Technical (SAAT), a subsidiary of South African Airways (SAA), has set the standard by overhauling a Boeing 737-800 aircraft landing gear shipset in record time. Specialized maintenance is often a time-consuming task, a process that typically takes as long as 60 days by industry standards. SAAT has set a record of 40…