List of South African Airways destinations

This is a list of South African Airways destinations, as of July 2024^[update]. South African Airways served ten destinations outside Africa.^[1]

At June 2016^[update], South African Airways served eight destinations outside Africa. By that time, the top five international routes led from Johannesburg to New York–JFK, London–Heathrow, Hong Kong, Frankfurt and Perth.^[2]

List

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Angola	Luanda	Quatro de Fevereiro Airport	Terminated	^[1]^[3]
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Ministro Pistarini International Airport	Terminated	^[4]
Australia	Melbourne	Melbourne Airport	Terminated	^[5]
	Perth	Perth Airport		^[1]^[6]
	Sydney	Sydney Airport	Terminated	^[7]
Austria	Vienna	Vienna International Airport	Terminated	^[8]
Belgium	Brussels	Brussels Airport	Terminated	^[8]
Benin	Cotonou	Cadjehoun Airport	Terminated	^[9]
Botswana	Francistown	Francistown Airport	Terminated	^[10]
	Gaborone	Sir Seretse Khama International Airport	Terminated	^[10]
	Selebi-Phikwe	Selebi-Phikwe Airport	Terminated	^[10]
Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport	Terminated	^[5]
Brazil	São Paulo	São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport		^[11]
Burundi	Bujumbura	Bujumbura International Airport	Terminated	^[12]
Cameroon	Douala	Douala International Airport	Terminated	^[9]^[13]
Cape Verde	Sal	Amílcar Cabral International Airport	Terminated	^[8]
China	Beijing	Beijing Capital International Airport	Terminated	^[2]^[14]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa	N'djili Airport		^[15]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Lubumbashi	Lubumbashi International Airport		^[16]
Denmark	Copenhagen	Copenhagen Airport	Terminated	^[7]
Eswatini	Manzini	Matsapha Airport	Terminated	^[7]
France	Paris	Charles de Gaulle Airport	Terminated	^[7]
Gabon	Libreville	Libreville International Airport	Terminated	^[9]^[13]
Germany	Frankfurt	Frankfurt Airport	Terminated	^[1]
Germany	Munich	Munich Airport	Terminated	^[1]
Ghana	Accra	Kotoka International Airport		^[15]
Greece	Athens	Ellinikon International Airport	Airport closed	^[8]
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong International Airport	Terminated	^[1]^[3]
India	Mumbai	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	Terminated	^[2]^[17]
Israel	Tel Aviv	Ben Gurion Airport	Terminated	^[8]
Italy	Milan	Milan Malpensa Airport	Terminated	^[5]
Italy	Rome	Rome Fiumicino Airport	Terminated	^[8]
Ivory Coast	Abidjan	Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport		^[13]^[3]
Japan	Osaka	Kansai International Airport	Terminated	^[7]
Kenya	Nairobi	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	Terminated	^[1]
Lesotho	Maseru	Moshoeshoe I International Airport	Terminated	^[7]
Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	Luxembourg Airport	Terminated	^[5]
Malawi	Blantyre	Chileka International Airport	Terminated	^[18]^[19]
Malawi	Lilongwe	Lilongwe International Airport	Terminated	^[18]^[20]
Mauritius	Port Louis	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport		^[15]^[21]
Mozambique	Maputo	Maputo International Airport	Terminated	^[1]
Namibia	Keetmanshoop	Keetmanshoop Airport	Terminated	^[10]
Namibia	Windhoek	Hosea Kutako International Airport		^[15]^[22]
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Terminated	^[7]
Nigeria	Abuja	Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport	Terminated	^[23]
Nigeria	Lagos	Murtala Muhammed International Airport		^[15]
Portugal	Lisbon	Lisbon Airport	Terminated	^[8]
Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville	Maya-Maya Airport	Terminated	^[13]
Republic of the Congo	Pointe-Noire	Pointe-Noire Airport	Terminated	^[24]
Rwanda	Kigali	Kigali International Airport	Terminated	^[12]
Réunion	Saint-Denis	Roland Garros Airport	Terminated	^[8]
Senegal	Dakar	Blaise Diagne International Airport	Terminated	^[25]^[26]
Senegal	Dakar	Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport	Terminated	^[25]
Seychelles	Mahé	Seychelles International Airport	Terminated	^[10]
South Africa	Alexander Bay	Alexander Bay Airport	Terminated	^[27]
	Bloemfontein	Bram Fischer International Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Cape Town	Cape Town International Airport		^[15]
	Durban	King Shaka International Airport		^[15]
	East London	King Phalo Airport	Terminated	^[13]
	George	George Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)	Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport		^[13]
	Hoedspruit	Hoedspruit Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Johannesburg	O. R. Tambo International Airport	Hub	^[15]
	Kimberley	Kimberley Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Margate	Margate Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Mmabatho	Mahikeng Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Nelspruit	Nelspruit Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Phalaborwa	Hendrik Van Eck Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Pietermaritzburg	Pietermaritzburg Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Pietersburg	AFB Pietersburg	Terminated	^[7]
	Plettenberg Bay	Plettenberg Bay Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Richards Bay	Richards Bay Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Skukuza	Skukuza Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Sun City	Pilanesberg International Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Ulundi	Ulundi Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Umtata	Mthatha Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	Upington	Upington Airport	Terminated	^[7]
Spain	Las Palmas	Gran Canaria Airport	Terminated	^[10]
Spain	Madrid	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport	Terminated	^[10]
Sri Lanka	Colombo	Bandaranaike International Airport	Terminated	^[5]
Switzerland	Zürich	Zürich Airport	Terminated	^[7]
Taiwan	Taipei	Taoyuan International Airport	Terminated	^[8]
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	Julius Nyerere International Airport		^[1]^[28]
Thailand	Bangkok	Don Mueang International Airport	Terminated	^[7]
Uganda	Entebbe	Entebbe International Airport	Terminated	^[1]
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Zayed International Airport	Terminated	^[29]^[30]^[31]
United Kingdom	London	Heathrow Airport	Terminated	^[1]
United States	Houston	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Terminated	^[8]
	Miami	Miami International Airport	Terminated	^[7]
	New York City	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Terminated	^[1]
	Washington, D.C.	Washington Dulles International Airport	Terminated	^[1]
Zambia	Livingstone	Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport	Terminated	^[1]
	Lusaka	Kenneth Kaunda International Airport		^[15]
	Ndola	Ndola Airport	Terminated	^[1]^[3]
Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport	Terminated	^[10]
	Harare	Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport		^[15]
	Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls Airport		^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Flight Schedule". Sawubona. Johannesburg, South Africa: Mikateko Media on behalf of SAA. July 2024. p. 57. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Africa Outlook: Ethiopian Airlines and Air Mauritius grow, but others face strong headwinds". CAPA Centre for Aviation. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "SAA to scrap all domestic routes apart from Joburg, Cape Town". fin24. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020.
^ "SAA to continue serving the Argentinean market through partnerships" (Press release). South African Airways. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e SA routes 1976
^ "South African Airways to Restart Direct Perth-Johannesburg Route". TravelWeekly.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa "World airline directory—South African Airways". Flight International. 153 (4619): 87. 1–7 April 1998. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "World airline directory—South African Airways". Flight International. 127 (3953): 120. 30 March 1985. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Liu, Jim (17 October 2017). "South African Airways intra-Africa service changes from Oct 2017". Routes Online.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "1977/78: SAA International Network". Routesonline.com. 26 December 2008. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020.
^ "South African Airways details new A350 long-haul plans". Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "South African Airways re-aligns its African Network" (Press release). South African Airways. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Timetable (Effective 1 November 2016 (2016-11-01) – 25 March 2017 (2017-03-25))" (PDF). South African Airways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2016.
^ "South African Airways to End Beijing Service from late-March 2015". Airline Route. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Flight Schedule". South African Airways. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022.
^ "South African Airways to resume Lubumbashi service in NW24". 31 July 2024.
^ "South African Airways Cancels Mumbai Service from late-March 2015". Airline Route. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b Naomi Mkwanda (7 February 2023). ""SAA to resume flights to Malawi"". Nyasa Times.
^ Motsoere, Gloria. "SAA to suspend flights to Malawi citing the country's financial instability". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ Motsoere, Gloria. "SAA to suspend flights to Malawi citing the country's financial instability". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "SAA celebrates 50 Years of direct flights between South Africa and Mauritius; frequency increases driven by demand-side growth" (Press release). South AfricanAirways. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015.
^ Prof. Wolfgang Thome (29 November 2022). "South African Airways returns to Windhoek, Namibia". ATC News.
^ "South African Airways closes Abuja bookings in NS18". Airlineroute.net. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
^ DefenceWeb.co.za – South African Airways introduces non-stop flights to Beijing; strengthens African routes
^ ^a ^b "South African Airways advises of Dakar airport change". South African Airways. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
^ "South African Airways streamlines Washington service from Sep 2019".
^ SA Domestic/Regional routes 1976
^ "South African Airways resumes Dar es Salaam service from Nov 24". aeroroutes.com. 23 September 2024.
^ Dron, Alan (12 December 2014). "South African Airways, Etihad boost relationship". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 12 December 2014. From March 29, 2015 SAA will begin a daily service between Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi, complementing Etihad's existing daily flight between the two cities.
^ "SAA's first flight to Abu Dhabi departs; new route widens network substantially" (Press release). South African Airways. 29 March 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015.
^ "South African Airways and Etihad Airways commence second phase of landmark strategic cooperation" (Press release). South African Airways. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014.

External links

"Timetable (Effective 1 April 2016 (2016-04-01) – 29 October 2016 (2016-10-29))" (PDF). South African Airways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2016.
"Timetable (Effective 1 February 2016 (2016-02-01) – 29 October 2016 (2016-10-29))" (PDF). South African Airways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016.
"Timetable (Effective 1 March 2015 (2015-03-01) – 24 October 2015 (2015-10-24))" (PDF). South African Airways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2015.
"Timetable (Effective 1 October 2014 – 28 March 2015)" (PDF). South African Airways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014.
Pirie, G. H. (2006). "'Africanisation' of South Africa's international air links, 1994–2003". Journal of Transport Geography. 14 (1): 3–14. Bibcode:2006JTGeo..14....3P. doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2004.10.006. PMC 7126632. PMID 32288371.

[International_Timetable-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Flight Schedule". Sawubona. Johannesburg, South Africa: Mikateko Media on behalf of SAA. July 2024. p. 57. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

[winds-2] "Africa Outlook: Ethiopian Airlines and Air Mauritius grow, but others face strong headwinds". CAPA Centre for Aviation. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016.

[SAAreductions-3] "SAA to scrap all domestic routes apart from Joburg, Cape Town". fin24. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020.

[ships-4] "SAA to continue serving the Argentinean market through partnerships" (Press release). South African Airways. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013.

[SA76-5] SA routes 1976

[6] "South African Airways to Restart Direct Perth-Johannesburg Route". TravelWeekly.

[FI1998-87-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa "World airline directory—South African Airways". Flight International. 153 (4619): 87. 1–7 April 1998. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018.

[FI1985-120-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "World airline directory—South African Airways". Flight International. 127 (3953): 120. 30 March 1985. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018.

[South_African_Airways_intra-Africa_service_changes_from_Oct_2017-9] Liu, Jim (17 October 2017). "South African Airways intra-Africa service changes from Oct 2017". Routes Online.

[intnet-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "1977/78: SAA International Network". Routesonline.com. 26 December 2008. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020.

[South_African_Airways_details_new_A350_long-haul_plans-11] "South African Airways details new A350 long-haul plans". Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[SAA_to-12] "South African Airways re-aligns its African Network" (Press release). South African Airways. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013.

[Timetable_20161101-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Timetable (Effective 1 November 2016 (2016-11-01) – 25 March 2017 (2017-03-25))" (PDF). South African Airways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2016.

[bei-14] "South African Airways to End Beijing Service from late-March 2015". Airline Route. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015.

[Flight_Schedule-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Flight Schedule". South African Airways. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022.

[16] "South African Airways to resume Lubumbashi service in NW24". 31 July 2024.

[17] "South African Airways Cancels Mumbai Service from late-March 2015". Airline Route. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.

[Malawi-18] Naomi Mkwanda (7 February 2023). ""SAA to resume flights to Malawi"". Nyasa Times.

[19] Motsoere, Gloria. "SAA to suspend flights to Malawi citing the country's financial instability". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[20] Motsoere, Gloria. "SAA to suspend flights to Malawi citing the country's financial instability". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[SAA_cel-21] "SAA celebrates 50 Years of direct flights between South Africa and Mauritius; frequency increases driven by demand-side growth" (Press release). South AfricanAirways. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015.

[22] Prof. Wolfgang Thome (29 November 2022). "South African Airways returns to Windhoek, Namibia". ATC News.

[23] "South African Airways closes Abuja bookings in NS18". Airlineroute.net. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

[24] DefenceWeb.co.za – South African Airways introduces non-stop flights to Beijing; strengthens African routes

[dak-25] "South African Airways advises of Dakar airport change". South African Airways. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.

[26] "South African Airways streamlines Washington service from Sep 2019".

[SA76B-27] SA Domestic/Regional routes 1976

[28] "South African Airways resumes Dar es Salaam service from Nov 24". aeroroutes.com. 23 September 2024.

[eti-29] Dron, Alan (12 December 2014). "South African Airways, Etihad boost relationship". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 12 December 2014. From March 29, 2015 SAA will begin a daily service between Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi, complementing Etihad's existing daily flight between the two cities.

[abu-30] "SAA's first flight to Abu Dhabi departs; new route widens network substantially" (Press release). South African Airways. 29 March 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015.

[31] "South African Airways and Etihad Airways commence second phase of landmark strategic cooperation" (Press release). South African Airways. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014.

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