South African Airways Schedules Relaunch

by Thomas Becher August 26 at 9:47 AM

MIAMI – South African Airways (SA) has announced details of its relaunch following a 15-month hiatus due to COVID-19 groundings and financial tumult.

The carrier has confirmed the first flights will commence on Sept. 23. Tickets went on sale today. SA plans to operate flights from Johannesburg (JNB) to Cape Town (CPT); Accra, Ghana (ACC); Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (FIH); Harare, Zimbabwe (HRE); Lusaka, Zambia (LUN); and Maputo, Mozambique (MPM).



More destinations will be added to the route network as it ramps up operations in response to market conditions, the carrier said in a news release.

I wonder if they'll honor the old airpoints.

It looks like they will be flying within Africa first

Singing and dancing as South Africa's national airline returns to the skies

Siphiwe Sibeko
Thu, September 23, 2021, 3:44 AM
By Siphiwe Sibeko

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Jubilant South African Airways (SAA) staff at the country's biggest airport broke into song and dance on Thursday as the airline took to the skies for the first time in around a year.

State-owned SAA's longstanding financial woes were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and it halted all operations last September when it ran out of funds. The company exited administration https://www.reuters.com/world/...17-months-2021-05-01 in April thanks to another massive government bailout.

It restarted domestic flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town on Thursday and next week will launch a slimmed-down international service to five African capitals: Accra, Kinshasa, Harare, Lusaka and Maputo.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/...ional-104432273.html

Just curious to know if any Americans would be stupid enough to pay for a ticket from here to Joberg with these jokers??

When dealing with an RSA owned business there are a number of things to keep in mind:

1) They’re Communists and don’t know how to run a profitable business;
2) They’re incompetent;
3) They’re corrupt;
4) They’re racists (anti- white)

I avoid Johannesburg whenever possible