Thursday, December 28, 2023
Kenya Airways (KQ) has expanded its codeshare alliance with South African Airways (SAA) to include direct flights from South Africa to South America. This collaboration offers seamless travel from Johannesburg to Sao Paulo, Brazil, via KQ’s codeshare on SAA’s Sao Paulo flight (GRU) starting this month. This partnership creates exceptional connectivity, providing the most direct flight option in contrast to longer routes through other continents.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
SunExpress, a collaborative venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South African Airways (SAA) to double its capacity for the approaching winter season. In support of the national carrier’s operations, the leisure carrier will contribute four aircraft during the winter season of 2024/2025.
Monday, July 3, 2023
Cape Town Tourism and the City of Cape Town are thrilled to announce the upcoming direct South African Airways (SAA) flights between Cape Town and São Paulo, starting from 31 October 2023, followed by Johannesburg-São Paulo from 6 November 2023. …
Friday, December 2, 2022
Friday, January 21, 2022
South African Airways (SAA) is to resume flights to Durban with three times daily return service from Friday, 4th March 2022. SAA’s Interim Chief Executive Officer Thomas Kgokolo says, “The short-haul route between Johannesburg and Durban is one of the …
Monday, January 3, 2022
A potential partnership between Kenya Airways and South African Airways appears to be a done deal. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced during an address to the nation on New Year’s Eve that the airlines will combine operations to form a new carrier, Pan-African Airline, with operations expected to begin in 2023.
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways PLC (KQ), has signed a Strategic Partnership Framework today with South African Airways (SAA), a key milestone towards co-starting a Pan African Airline Group by 2023. The partnership framework follows the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) …
Thursday, April 23, 2020
South African Airways has suffered the latest in a series of major financial setbacks after the government rejected a request by practitioners administering a restructuring of the airline for an additional 10 billion rand ($526 million) in funding. …
Monday, April 20, 2020
South African Airways revealed plans to release all employees at the end of April. It is expected that some 4,700 staff at the airline will see contracts terminated in just a few days. It was noted that the carrier has …
Thursday, November 14, 2019
South African Airways has cancelled a massive number of domestic, regional, and international flights. The flights have been cancelled as the South African Cabin Crew Association and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa have announced that both …
Monday, January 1, 2024
Tuesday, January 2, 2024