List of South African Airways destinations explained

This is a list of South African Airways destinations, . South African Airways served ten destinations outside Africa.

, 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.

List

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

See also

• Transport in South Africa

External links

• Web site: Timetable (Effective). South African Airways. dead. https://www.webcitation.org/6hBw33EUJ?url=http://www.flysaa.com/ar/en/Documents/flightschedules/Timetable.pdf. 2 May 2016.  
• Web site: Timetable (Effective). South African Airways. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160205203917/http://www.flysaa.com/za/en/Documents/flightschedules/Timetable.pdf. 5 February 2016.  
• Web site: Timetable (Effective). South African Airways. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150330102939/http://www.flysaa.com/za/en/Documents/flightschedules/SAA_Worldwide_complete_Nov13.pdf. 30 March 2015.  
• Web site: Timetable (Effective 1 October 201428 March 2015). South African Airways. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115235315/http://www.flysaa.com/za/en/Documents/flightschedules/SAA_Worldwide_complete_Nov13.pdf. 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 . 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2004.10.006 . 32288371 . 7126632 . 2006JTGeo..14....3P .

Notes and References

1. News: SAA to scrap all domestic routes apart from Joburg, Cape Town. fin24. 6 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420115905/https://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/saa-to-scrap-all-domestic-routes-apart-from-joburg-cape-town-20200206. 20 April 2020. live.
2. News: South African Airways to Restart Direct Perth-Johannesburg Route . TravelWeekly.
3. Web site: South African Airways intra-Africa service changes from Oct 2017. Jim. Liu. Routes Online. 17 October 2017.
4. Web site: South African Airways details new A350 long-haul plans. 15 March 2023. .
5. Web site: South African Airways to resume Lubumbashi service in NW24. 31 July 2024.
6. Web site: South African Airways Cancels Mumbai Service from late-March 2015. Airline Route. 5 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207031408/http://airlineroute.net/2015/02/05/sa-bom-s15/. 7 February 2015.  
7. News: "SAA to resume flights to Malawi". Nyasa Times. 7 Feb 2023. Naomi Mkwanda.
8. Web site: Motsoere . Gloria . SAA to suspend flights to Malawi citing the country's financial instability . 2024-01-07 . ewn.co.za . en.
9. Web site: Motsoere . Gloria . SAA to suspend flights to Malawi citing the country's financial instability . 2024-01-07 . ewn.co.za . en.
10. Web site: South African Airways returns to Windhoek, Namibia. Prof. Wolfgang Thome. ATC News. 29 November 2022.
11. Web site: South African Airways closes Abuja bookings in NS18. Airlineroute.net. 20 March 2018. 20 March 2018.
12. http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23043&catid=74&Itemid=30 DefenceWeb.co.za – South African Airways introduces non-stop flights to Beijing; strengthens African routes
13. Web site: South African Airways advises of Dakar airport change. South African Airways. 7 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180307130306/https://www.flysaa.com/about-us/leading-carrier/media-center/media-releases/newsroom. 7 March 2018.
14. Web site: South African Airways streamlines Washington service from Sep 2019 .
15. https://www.flickr.com/photos/caribb/5385673699/sizes/l/in/set-72157625764833635/ SA routes 1976
16. South African Airways and Etihad Airways commence second phase of landmark strategic cooperation. South African Airways. 11 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141211142306/http://www.flysaa.com/za/en/flyingSAA/News/SAA-and-ETIHAD-AIRWAYS-COMMENCE-SECOND-PHASE-OF-LANDMARK-STRATEGIC-COOPERATION.html. 11 December 2014.