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SAA increases flights to key African destinations

Posted on by Wole Shadare
SAA increases flights to key African destinations

South African Airways (SAA) has announced a significant increase in flight frequencies to key African destinations, starting November 2024. SAA will also increase its flights to Mauritius in December and to Perth in January next year. Starting in November, SAA will operate 12 weekly flights to Harare and Lusaka, up from 10 times a week to both destinations. Flights to Lagos and Accra will increase four times a week, up from three weekly flights. In…

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SAA Celebrates 30 Years of Frequent Flyer Programme

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SAA Celebrates 30 Years of Frequent Flyer Programme

South African Airways has celebrated 30 Years of the existence of its Frequent Flyer Programme known as Voyager with an exclusive dinner for a select few high-profile guests in Lagos. The event tagged “Voyager Elite Night” was to recognize and celebrate its frequent flyers and loyal customers for their unflinching support over the years and to mark thirty (30) years of success of the airline’s Loyalty Programme, the first of its kind in Africa. Sharing…

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BREAKING:South Africa terminates SAA’s strategic equity partner, Takatso’s deal

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BREAKING:South Africa terminates SAA’s strategic equity partner, Takatso’s deal

Takatso allegedly underpaying for an airline   Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has announced that SAA’s deal with strategic equity partner Takatso has been terminated, a major setback to one of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s biggest privatisation drives amid pushback from some in the ruling party. “Late last week there was agreement that by mutual consent this transaction should be terminated as there is no clear path forward,” Gordan said after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday….

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SAA’s New Perth-Johannesburg direct route opens African experiences for Australian travellers

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SAA’s New Perth-Johannesburg direct route opens African experiences for Australian travellers

Gauteng, South Africa’s economic hub and gateway to Africa, is preparing to give travellers aboard the inaugural SAA flight from Perth to Johannesburg, a traditional wet welcome when it lands at O.R. Tambo International Airport at the end of April 2024. The non-stop three times a-week flight takes off from Johannesburg on  April 28th, 2024 and has seen a keen uptake of seats, particularly in the economy class. “We are excited that this flight has…

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SAA celebrates 90 years of resilience, challenges, success

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SAA celebrates 90 years of resilience, challenges, success

South African Airways (SAA) is celebrating 90 years of resilience and excellence having been established on February 1, 1934, making it one of the oldest and surviving airlines in Africa. As the celebrations are being marked globally at the airline’s various destinations on its network, the Lagos office in Nigeria kicked off the day’s celebrations with a Movie Reception and get-together for its leading travel agents. In a statement at the weekend, the Chief Executive…

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