South African Airways-Travel Partner News-May 2012

The Most Spots In Southern Africa

South African Airways can take your clients to more spots in Southern Africa than any other airline. Together, South African Airways and our regional partners, South African Express and South African Airlink offer service to over 55 destinations throughout Southern Africa. Our daily flights that serve the U.S. offer convenient same-day connections via our JNB hub to popular business and leisure destinations throughout Southern Africa, including; Cape Town, Durban, Windhoek, Livingstone, Victoria Falls and Lusaka.

No other airline compares to having the extensive regional network throughout sub-Saharan Africa equal in scope to that of South African Airways. This means greater convenience, with through check-in and baggage handling, affordable fares and a wider choice of flights for your clients traveling to, from and within the African continent when the fly SAA!

SAA Celebrates First Anniversary Of Popular Round-Trip Nonstop Service Between The U.S. And South Africa

South African Airways is celebrating the first year of its popular round-trip nonstop service between New York (JFK) and Johannesburg, which was launched on May 1, 2011. The round-trip nonstop service has reduced the overall flight time in each direction by more than 90 minutes, making it even easier for our customers traveling to and from Southern Africa.

"South African Airways is very pleased with the over-whelming response we have received from our customers on this route over the past year to the enhancements that we made to our schedule between New York and Johannesburg," said Todd Neuman, Executive Vice President-North America for South African Airways. "We have seen a 25% growth in passengers on a year-over-year basis, with increase in demand coming from both the business and leisure sectors.

South African Airways offers the most flights from the U.S. to South Africa. In addition to the daily round-trip nonstop service from New York, SAA offers a daily direct flight (via Dakar) from Washington, D.C. (Dulles) to Johannesburg.

SAA Honored As "Best Airline To South Africa" By South African Tourism

South African Tourism in North America recently honored SAA as the, "Best Airline to South Africa" at the third annual Ubuntu Awards in New York City. SAA was recognized for its proactive collaboration with South African Tourism and extensive sales and marketing programs to further promote and develop tourism to South Africa from the North American market. SAA congratulates the other trade partners that were honored with Ubuntu Awards for their outstanding achievements in promoting tourism to South Africa: