South African Airways
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SAA the backbone of South Africa's national economy and pride of South Africa.It offers the most comprehensive coverage of routes within South Africa, to and from South Africa.SAA hubs are in Johannesburg(JNB) and Cape Town(CPT),and it flies to 37 destinations worldwide having fleet of 50 airplanes.

Reputation : SAA has a 4 star rating with Skytrax. In 2007, SAA flights were voted the best in Africa, by Skytrax.In 2001, South African won the Best Cargo Airline to Africa award from Air Cargo News - (even though South African is mostly a passenger airline).SAA is one of the "favourite airlines" of people world wide: "What people like already is that there is more leg space than in many other airlines which makes long hauls a lot easier.Flights to Cape Town - Johannesburg and then via Dakar to New York which is a 17 hour long trip, so it is very much appreciated to have these couple of extra centimetres.

Headquarter and Connections : South African Airways is headquartered in Airways Park on the grounds of OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.

Flying Routes :South African Airline is one out of the only nine International airlines that fly to all six inhabited continents in the world. The airline offers five domestic flights connecting major cities namely Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and East London. SAA also flies to 32 international destinations in 26 countries worldwide. The most popular International routes with South African Airways are direct flights to Cape Town from London Heathrow, cheap flights to Johannesburg and scheduled flights to Durban. South African Airways flights to Cape Town & Johannesburg from Munich and Frankfurt are also equally popular while Flights to Johannesburg also serve as a connecting point for regional routes. The airline's huge coverage also includes flights to and from Central Africa (Douala, Luanda, Kinshasa & Gabon) East Africa (Nairobi, Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mauritius, Maputo, Dar es Salaam & Uganda), Southern Africa (Gaborone, Windhoek, Lusaka & Harare) West Africa (Accra, Lagos), America (Argentina, Sao Paulo - Brazil, New York & Washington D.C.), Asia (Hong Kong & India), Europe (Frankfurt, Munich and Heathrow London) and Asiana (Perth Australia).

Plane Craft and Seat Map : SAA flies to five domestic destinations and 32 international destinations in 26 countries across Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. SAA operates intercontinental routes to Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, New York City, Washington, D.C., London, Frankfurt, Munich, Mumbai, Hong Kong and Perth. Most international and intercontinental flights operate from Johannesburg. The only intercontinental route from Cape Town is to London. SAA also operates numerous domestic and regional routes.

Baggage Allowance: Maximum Baggage Weight per Piece for the Passenger (Weight and Piece Concept)is 32kg.

Free Checked Baggage Allowance - Weight Concept Class  Baggage Allowance
First Class  40kg (88lb)
Business Class  30kg (66lb)
Economy Class  20kg (44lb)

In-flight Entertainment: Sawubona means 'greetings' in Nguni. Sawubona is the name of South African Airways' in-flight magazine, carried on all SAA flights - international and domestic.

Kids Aboard: Children up to two years old (24 months), are not required to have their own seat. You must, however, inform South African Airways that you will be traveling with an infant on your lap.Only one lap child is allowed per adult. If one adult is traveling with more than one infant under two years of age, a seat will have to be purchased for each additional infant.You can also choose to purchase a seat for your infant as long as you have the proper child restraint device.

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