South African Airways Getting Rid Of Most Planes - A320 Family

South African Airways Getting Rid Of Most Planes

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:21:10 +0000

Over the past few months we've seen airlines around the world ground planes temporarily, and now we're increasingly seeing airlines get rid of planes permanently. It's clear that demand won't fully recover anytime soon, so many airlines are expected to be much smaller than in the past. As a result, airlines are having to make…

Continue reading: South African Airways Getting Rid Of Most Planes

Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.

Tyler — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 01:43:23 +0000

@AndrewG yeah I did dispute it, it’s a Visa but through my FCU so I talked to the company and hopefully I’ll get it resolved

AndrewG — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:53:44 +0000

Tyler. Dispute the charge even if you paid the CC in advance. The two events are different in my experience. Payment and dispute. If it’s a Visa card marketed by your bank you’d deal with visa I think. Not ur bank.

Tyler — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:15:45 +0000

@AndrewG, the bank that I use I also have one of their low interest credit cards I use which I used for this purchase, but I already paid all but all of it off by now to not pay any interest. I’m at a dilemma now because I saw another flight with another airline for really cheap for my same dates but I’m scared to pull the trigger on it Incase somehow SAA stays afloat and can offer my flight, but if not then I lose out on other flight

AndrewG — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:12:43 +0000

Sorry. This is one reason to always use credit cards for airline purchases. I got refunded once after Sabena went under while I was in Uganda on their ticket.

Tyler — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:08:13 +0000

@AndrewG I just got off the phone with my bank a little while ago, they said it could take up to 3 months to get my money back “IF THEY ARE ABLE TO”, it apparently depends on SAA banking and how the deem the charges

AndrewG — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:04:32 +0000

Stop the payment (Dispute) by calling your credit card company. You won’t receive the services they promise. SAA knew it was going under so it’s fraud to accept payments.

Tyler — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 22:31:42 +0000

I just purchased two round trip flights from IAD to JNB for next year last month. And now I’m seeing that it’s likely going out of business. I haven’t been able to reach anybody from the company in terms of this issue or a refund. I have over $2150 into these tickets and very worried I’ll lose my money. If anybody has any insight on this I’d appreciate it!

AndrewG — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 22:06:37 +0000

Sorry to see race enter on the discussion about SAA’s demise. SAA was corrupt long before majority rule. Perhaps the “white Version” — less visible but equally destructive? Besides if you want to see corruption’s impact , led by whites, let’s talk Sabena, Enron , Lehman Brothers, US mortgage companies that caused the 2008 crash, Israeli mining companies in Africa, and Deutchbank. Or the Current US administration with limitless insider profiteering. One of the few state owned carriers as we know , is ET, run by, uh, the “majority race”.

Maximus Prime — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:29:00 +0000

@KSA63 I flew the same product between LHR and JNB a couple of times. Just loved it. You board around 9pm, have a dinner, a drink (or two ;-), 7 hours of good sleep (if there was no thunderstorm around the equator, which was 50/50), breakfast, and then - tadaaa, you are in one of the worlds most interesting and beautiful country. SAA was my choice over BA/VS - I liked to African MoJo. Will miss the A330s :-(