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South African Airways – Flight and Travel Information

Serving numerous destinations across 26 countries, South African Airways offers some great deals on airfares.

Based at Johannesburg International Airport, South African Airways is one of the oldest national airlines in the world but still flies to many faraway places, including Mauritius, Sao Paulo and Nairobi.

From its start 75 years ago South African Airways had a vision of service excellence, advanced technology using the finest aircraft and equipment, employing the right people and being globally competitive.

The airline is a member of the exclusive Star Alliance, along with top airlines such as Air Canada and Singapore Airlines, vastly extending the range of great destinations that South African Airways offers flights to. Journeys to Argentina, India, the US and Brazil are just some of those available.

South African Airways also operates more than 20 domestic flight routes, with 20 cheap flights a day operating between Johannesburg and Cape Town.  Services fly to destinations including Accra, Dakar, Lagos and Nairobi and in total, the airline offers flights to more South African airports than any other.

The airline's loyalty programme, Voyager, has 1.8 million members and is a great way of earning airmiles and making your airfare go that bit further. Passengers can also earn rewards for flights with South African Airways partner airlines and Star Alliance members.

If you don't mind splashing out a little more on your airfare, business passengers can enjoy even more comfort and luxury when travelling on a South African Airways flight.

They can experience the best business class flat bed seat in the world, as voted by Skytrax, beating competitors such as British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, as well as fully adjustable headrests, a generously-wide seat, individual lighting and gourmet food and drink options.

Business class passengers can also make use of the Baobab lounge at Johannesburg International Airport, featuring 33 workstations with ergonomic business modules, computers, faxes and printers.

All passengers can enjoy a range of in-flight entertainment, from the latest movies to classic kids programmes.

South African Airways operates its flights using a fully-modernised fleet of aircraft including Boeing 747-400 aircraft, Airbus 340-600s and A319s.

The A340-600 can fly longer distances more safely and at less cost than earlier aircraft. It is 30 tonnes lighter than a jumbo jet and uses 20 per cent less fuel over a distance of five to six thousand nautical miles.

 Safety is of course a top priority for the airline, which has the largest maintenance facility in Africa at Johannesburg. As well as carrying out maintenance on its own aircraft, South African Airways offers up-keep services to airlines such as British Airways and Air France.

Inclusivity and diversity are both very important to the airline. Around 77 per cent of the South African Airways leadership is black, with a 56:44 male to female ratio. It also runs a programme called Women in Aviation to promote the development of high calibre female managers