Dear SAA Colleagues,
Media Statement:
SAA Africa Regional Flights Suspended Until 31 May 2020 Due to Knock On Effect of Decision to Suspend International Flights
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Group Corporate Affairs
Media Statement
*SAA AFRICA REGIONAL FLIGHTS SUSPENDED UNTIL 31 MAY 2020 DUE TO KNOCK ON EFFECT OF DECISION TO SUSPEND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS*
JOHANNESBURG, 20 March 2020. Earlier today, South African Airways (SAA) announced that it is suspending all international flights with immediate effect until 31 May 2020, to support the government travel ban aimed at stopping the transmission of the Coronavirus (Covid-19).
As a direct consequence of this suspension, there was an immediate drastic reduction of demand for the African regional flights. SAA is a network carrier, which means that a significant part of the regional bookings demand is fed by the passengers that travel to or from the international destinations. Therefore, the suspension of the international flights has resulted in the airline not being able to operate its normal network. This resulted in operation of regional flights not being commercially viable anymore.
Flights to the following destinations have been suspended as of 20 March 2020 until 31 May 2020: Accra (Ghana), Lusaka (Zambia), Harare (Zimbabwe), Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Windhoek (Namibia), Lagos (Nigeria), Entebbe (Uganda).
Mauritius will operate until Saturday, 21 March 2020.
This decision means that SAA will only continue to render services on its domestic route between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Customers can also visit our website, www.flysaa.com, for further updates.
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