South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA), has canceled selected domestic flights between Johannesburg (JNB) and Cape Town (CPT) as well as between Johannesburg (JNB) and Durban (DBN). In addition, the airline has also canceled selected services beween Johannesburg (JNB) and Munich (MUC) in Germany and will be reviewing further possible flight schedule amendments over the coming days. According to a media release by South African Airways (SAA), the cancellations are in line with SAA's usual policy of reviewing flights and consolidating services with low demand. Furthermore, during the current process of business rescue, these cancellations represent a responsible strategy to conserve cash and optimise the airline's position ahead of any further capital investment.
The following domestic flights operated by SAA have been cancelled:
Johannesburg (JNB) - Cape Town (CPT)
SA303 | Depart 0530 - Arrive 0735 | Dates: 20, 21 & 24 January 2020
SA307 | Depart 0700 - Arrive 0905 |Dates: 21 January 2020
Cape Town (CPT) - Johannesburg (JNB)
SA316 | Depart 0820 - Arrive 1015 | Dates: 20, 21 & 24 January 2020
SA322 | Depart 0950 - Arrive 1145 | Dates: 21 January 2020
Johannesburg (JNB) - Durban (DBN)
SA527 | Depart 0630 - Arrive 0735 | Dates: 20, 21, 22 & 23 January 2020
SA543 | Depart 0955 - Arrive 1100 | Dates: 20, 21, 22 & 23 January 2020
SA571 | Depart 1655 - Arrive 1800 | Dates: 20 & 21 January 2020
Durban (DBN) - Johannesburg (JNB)
SA534 | Depart 0805 - Arrive 0910 | Dates: 20, 21, 22 & 23 January 2020
SA550 | Depart 1130 - Arrive 1235 | Dates: 20, 21, 22 & 23 January 2020
SA578 | Depart 1840 - Arrive 1945 | Dates: 20 & 21 January 2020
The following international flights have been cancelled:
Johannesburg (JNB) – Munich (MUC)
SA264 | Depart 2115 - Arrive 0700 | Dates: 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24 January 2020
Munich (MUC) – Johannesburg (JNB)
SA265 | Depart 2030 - Arrive 0820 | Dates: 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24 January 2020
South African Airways (SAA) is working closely with its sister airline Mango to re-accommodate passengers on alternative domestic services operated by both airlines to minimise disruption. Passengers booked on flights between Johannesburg (JNB) and Munich (MUC) will get re-accommodated on SAA's services between Johannesburg (JNB) and Frankfurt (FRA) as well as London Heathrow (LHR). Some passengers travelling to Munich (MUC), and others travelling via Munich (MUC) to other destinations, will be re-accommodated for some of their journey on partner airlines in the Star Alliance to minimise delays.
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