SAA has announced plans to expand its international route network with flights to Europe, North America and East Asia in the next calendar year.
According to Bloomberg, the flights will reportedly be to Germany, China, the East Coast of the US, in addition to London by December 2025.
The airline currently operates 16 aircraft and will take delivery of an additional seven during 2025.
Economic impact
A study conducted by Oxford Economics Africa reveals that SAA’s survival is crucial to the local economy.
The study shows that SAA contributed R9.1bn (€475 million) to the country’s GDP for the 2023/24 financial year and that it is expected to more than triple over the next five years to R32.6bn (€1.7bn) by 2029/30.
The study also…
