Australia: Qantas reintroduces direct flights between Perth and Johannesburg!

Australia’s national airline, Qantas, is set to resume its direct service between Perth Airport (PER) in Perth in Western Australia and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg from 07 December 2025. The new route will operate three times a week - on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays - using the Airbus A330, featuring 27 business class seats with lie-flat beds and direct aisle access, along with 224 economy seats.
The Perth <> Johannesburg route was previously suspended in October 2003 and briefly reinstated in November 2022. However, operations were halted again on 25 March 2023 due to terminal infrastructure constraints at Perth Airport (PER). In May 2024, Qantas and Perth Airport (PER) reached a new agreement to upgrade terminal facilities, paving the way for the route’s return in December 2025.
Travellers can also enjoy seamless connections to Cape Town and other destinations through Qantas’ partnership with Airlink.

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South African Airways increases flights between Johannesburg <> Perth!

South African flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA), is set to up the frequency of its nonstop service to Perth in Western Australia. The airline will increase the number of weekly flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Perth Airport (PER) in Perth to four (JNB: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays; PER: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays) between 08 December 2024 and 06 January 2025. From 07 January 2025, SAA will operate five weekly return flights to Perth. The additional flight will depart Johannesburg on Mondays, while the return flight will depart Perth on Tuesdays.

South African Airways (SAA) resumes its nonstop Australian service in April 2024. Perth is only the second international destination the carrier recommenced flights to after the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Australia: Qantas is planning to resume flights between Perth <> Johannesburg!

Qantas, the flag carrier airline of Australia, is planing to resume scheduled flights between Perth and Johannesburg. The airline and Perth Airport (PER), the international airport serving Perth in Western Australia, have recently signed a commercial agreement which will stimulate a multi-billion-dollar wave of investment and deliver new international and domestic flights. As part of the agreement, Perth Airport (PER) will invest in upgrades to Terminals 3 and 4, which will enable Qantas to add services and more destinations from Perth, including Auckland Airport (AKL) in Auckland, New Zealand, and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, South Africa, from mid-2025, subject to meeting border agency requirements. We'll keep you posted!

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South Africa: South African Airlines (SAA) adjusts its Johannesburg <> Perth schedule!

The flag carrier airline of South Africa, South African Airways (SAA), has announced that it has undertaken a schedule review of its upcoming service to Perth in Western Australia to identify areas for enhancement. SAA customers travelling from Perth can expect more convenient departure and arrival times, allowing for easier domestic and regional connections and reduced travel times. This change also assists connecting customers from New Zealand and other cities in Australia.

"We are thrilled to introduce this enhancement to our flight schedule, which directly addresses feedback and preferences from our customers," says SAA’s Chief Commercial Officer, Mr Tebogo Tsimane. 

From its inaugural flight on 28 April 2024, SAA's flights from OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg to Perth Airport (PER) in Perth will depart at 20:55 and arrive at 12:20 the following day. The schedule for outward bound flights remains unchanged.
On 29 April 2024, the inaugural flight from Perth to Johannesburg will now depart Perth at 23:50 and arrive in Johannesburg at 04:45 on 30 April 2024. All times are local for both Johannesburg and Perth. Customers already booked on the earlier departure time from Perth will be accommodated on the flight on the same day.

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South Africa: South African Airways returns to Australia!

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.

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Australia: Qantas to launch the only direct service from Perth to South Africa! [update]

update (25 October 2022): According to news reports from Australia, Qantas' service between Perth in Western Australia and Johannesburg will take off as planned on 01 November 2022, but will only run until 25 March 2023, when the route will be “suspended until further notice.” We'll keep you posted!

The flag carrier of Australia, Qantas, is set to launch the only direct service from Perth in Western Australia to South Africa. Effective 01 November 2022, the airline will operate three weekly flights between Perth Airport (PER) in Perth and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. The flights will cut more than six hours from the fastest current travel time, with customers heading to Johannesburg from Perth currently having to fly on Qantas via Sydney, or via the Middle East. The airline will operate the new route on board its Airbus A330 aircraft.
Qantas existing four flights per week from Sydney Airport (SYD) in Sydney to Johannesburg on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft will increase to daily from 30 October 2022.

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Virgin Australia adds new codeshare route with South African Airways

Australia's second-largest airline, Virgin Australia, is set to expand its codeshare agreement with South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA). The airline will commence codeshare on South African Airways' daily direct services from Perth to Johannesburg in South Africa. This follows the launch of South African Airways' codeshare on Virgin Australia's daily services from Perth to Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney earlier in 2014. Tickets will be available for sale from 14 October 2014 and for travel from 21 October 2014.

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South African Airways & Virgin Australia extend codeshare to Sydney

South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA) has extended its recently signed codeshare agreement with Virgin Australia, so that it now also includes flights to and from Sydney in Australia. The partnership, which was launched in February 2014, initially enabled South African Airways' passengers to fly with Virgin Australia's domestic services to and from Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide to connect to SAA's Perth <> Johannesburg service. Tickets for flights between Johannesburg and Sydney via Perth are on sale immediately for travel from 01 June 2014 subject to regulatory approval.

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South African Airways & Qantas cancel codeshare agreement

South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA), just announced that it has acctepted Qantas' decision to conclude their long standing codeshare agreement effective 31 May 2014. South African Airways' codeshare flights on Qantas' Sydney <> Johannesburg operation will be closed off for sale on 21 February 2014; no further bookings will be made for travel after 01 June 2014. The two airlines have shared routes since 2000 when South African Airways stopped flying to Sydney from Johannesburg. Under the agreement, South African Airways shared its route to Perth with Qantas while Qantas shared its Sydney route with South African Airways. SAA customers will continue to have the opportunity to travel between Johannesburg and Sydney, through the airline's gateway in Perth.
All SAA ticketed code share passengers on Qantas flights will be accommodated onto the Qantas flight number QF064 and QF063 and transported to their final destination. All SAA unticketed code share passengers who had booked SA7700 and SA7701 on Johannesburg - Sydney - Johannesburg will be re-accommodated on South African Airways' Perth operations. Please contact South African Airways' call centre for further information.

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South African Airways & Virgin Australia sign codeshare agreement

South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA), and Virgin Australia, one of Australia’s largest domestic airlines, have signed a new codeshare agreement. SAA flies daily between Johannesburg and Perth and this new partnership offers South African Airways customers expanded access across Australia to domestic destinations such as Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide. In return, travellers flying to Africa from Australia using Virgin Australia services will have access to South Africa Airways' network on the African continent. Customers will also have the benefit of through checking their baggage and receiving boarding passes from Johannesburg to their end destination in Australia, and onto any destination in Africa served by SAA when flying from Australia.
Virgin Australia has been an interline partner of South African Airways since July 2010 where the two airlines had a commercial agreement to handle those customers travelling on both airlines. They are now expanding this relationship into a codeshare agreement. The codeshare is open for sale from 07 February 2014 and for travel from 11 February 2014. 

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South African Airways to link Christchurch (New Zealand) with Johannesburg (South Africa)

South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways, will codeshare on Air New Zealand's flights between Christchurch (New Zealand) and Perth (Australia) from December 2013. The codeshare flight will connect with South African Airways' Perth <> Johannesburg service, so that travellers from New Zealand can reach South Africa in just one stop. Depending on demand, the twice weekly flights will run from early December 2013 until at least April 2014.

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South African Airways to go daily to Perth (Australia)

South Africa's flag carrier South African Airways will increase its Johannesburg <> Perth service from currently 6 flights per week to a daily service from 16 Aug 2012. The new flight will be operated on Thursdays from Johannesburg and Fridays from Perth. In addition, the
airline will unify its operational schedule out of Perth.
The flight on Sunday, which is currently departing in the morning, will be moved to a departure time in the evening. The airline operates an A340-300 on the route.
With the addition of the new flight, South African Airways will have a total of 14 flights a week between South Africa and Australia.
The carrier’s codeshare with Qantas is scheduled to come to an end on 31 Dec 2012 this year, pending a judicial review.

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