South African Airways has major issues. The airline continues to lose massive amounts of money, they have an inefficient fleet and route network, their CEO recently resigned, and the government can't seem to decide just how involved they want to be in…
Unfortunately this doesn't come as much of a surprise, but South African Airways' CEO, Vuyani Jarana, has just announced that he's resigning as of August 31, 2019. The current CEO has been at the airline since November 2017. Prior to that SAA had seven…
Yesterday was Presidential Inauguration Day in South Africa, which was the biggest event of its kind in the country in the past two plus decades. Of course that isn't the focus of this post, though -- rather it's to highlight the indescribably mesmerizing…
South African Airways has been losing money for years, and there are no signs of things getting better. The airline has an inefficient fleet, an inefficient route network, and there are also reports of a lot of corruption. The airline has missed several…
South African Airways has been losing money for years, and their losses keep getting bigger. The airline has an inefficient fleet, an inefficient route network, and there are also reports of a lot of corruption. The airline has missed several payments…
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Saint Helena is a remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 1,200 miles off the coast of Africa. The island is a British Overseas Territory, and is known as the place of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile and death. Up until recently it could only be…
I read the Premium Fare Deals forum on FlyerTalk religiously, multiple times per day. I get extremely excited when a new thread is created there, because it means a new deal has arrived. But I only write occasionally about premium fare deals on this…
South African Airways has been losing money for years, and their losses keep getting bigger. The airline has an inefficient fleet, an inefficient route network, and there are also reports of a lot of corruption. The airline has missed several payments…
South African Express (SA Express) is a regional carrier in South Africa. It's owned by the government and operates flights on behalf of South African Airways, similar to how regional carriers operate flights for major carriers in the US. The South African…
South African Airways has been in a horrible financial situation for a long time. The airline has been losing money for years, and their losses keep getting bigger, with no signs of that changing. The airline has an inefficient fleet, an inefficient…
South African Airways has been in a terrible financial situation for a long time. The airline has been losing money for seven years, and there are no signs of that changing. While South Africa should be a big aviation market, the airline has an inefficient…
As I wrote about in September, struggling South African Airways is in the process of taking delivery of five A330-300 aircraft. That's a bit of a puzzling move, as their longhaul fleet is becoming even less consistent, as they'll have A340-300s, A340-600s,…
For the past few weeks I've written about media reports that suggest South African Airways might be on the brink of liquidation. They've been performing horribly for a long time, and the government seems to have reached the point where they're not willing…
Yesterday I posted about media reports that suggest South African Airways might be on the brink of liquidation. They've been in a horrible financial situation for a long time, and have gone through seven CEOs in the past four years. The airline has an…
I recently visited South Africa, and had the chance to fly South African Airways business class there -- on the way out I flew from Frankfurt to Johannesburg, and on the way back I flew from Johannesburg to London. Overall I enjoyed my flights on them,…
I boarded through the forward door, where I was greeted by the extremely friendly lead flight attendant, who pointed me down the near aisle. While South African's A340-600 business class consists of a single huge cabin, business class on the A330-200…
My flight from Cape Town arrived on stand at 4:15PM, while my connection to London Heathrow was scheduled for 8:25PM. The bus ride from the remote stand to the terminal took about 10 minutes, and the driver didn't seem to understand he had dozens of…
I boarded at around 1:50PM through the forward door. Upon presenting my boarding pass I was pointed down the near aisle, to seat 5A. As I explained in the Frankfurt to Johannesburg review I wrote, South African's A340-600 cabin consists of a total of…
I was booked on the 3:50PM flight to Johannesburg, though showed up way early, at around 12:50PM. I had some work to catch up on prior to my long journey home, so always like leaving a bit of extra time before my flight. Cape Town Airport's check-in…
Upon boarding I presented my boarding pass to the two lovely flight attendants at the door, and was pointed towards my seat. SAA has a unique business class configuration on their A319s. The business class cabin features a total of 25 seats, spread across…
