South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA), has announced its return to Australia. The airline will resume flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Perth Airport (PER) in Perth in Western Australia on 28 April 2024. According to the CEO of SAA, Professor John Lamola, "SAA’s operations to Perth are in line with the airline’s strategic plans to scale its operations to a profitable level by leveraging SAA’s unique capabilities as a national carrier with wide-body aircraft that can provide South Africa with long-haul intercontinental air connectivity." The Perth route marks the second interoceanic route to be reopened within six months of the successful launch of the Sao Paulo, Brazil route on 31 October 2023.
South African Airways (SAA) will operate three weekly return flights to Perth. Flights will depart Johannesburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at 20:55 and arrive in Perth the following day at 12:20, while flights from Perth will depart on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 14:40 and arrive in Johannesburg the following day at 19:35.
For the launch phase of the route, SAA will operate an Airbus A340 – 300, with a total seat capacity of 253 (38 business class seats and 215 economy seats). Bookings open today, 08 January 2024.
08 January 2024
South Africa: South African Airways returns to Australia!
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