South African Airways

South African Airways (SAA) is the largest domestic and international airline company of South Africa. It is headquartered near Johannesburg in South Africa.

Its major hubs are OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town.

The airline serves international routes to many destinations within the African continent as well as to the American and European countries.

The origin of South African Airways can be drawn back to 1934, when the South African government purchased an airline named 'Union Airways' and renamed it to South African Airways. The airline first flew to Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. In 1935, South African Airways took over South-West African Airways, which since 1932, had been providing a weekly air-mail service between Windhoek and Kimberley. During the same decade, the airline entered international market, by plying flights to Kenya, and Uganda.

South African Airways Fleet:
The airline maintains a modern fleet of 54 aircrafts including Airbus A319-100, Airbus A340-200, Airbus A340-300, Airbus A340-600, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 747-400.

South African Airways Destinations:
South African Airways connects to a number of destinations across the world, covering countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. In Africa, the airline connects to Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, besides the cities in its home country - South Africa. In Asia, the airline covers People's Republic of China and India (to Mumbai).

The airline covers the European countries including Germany and United Kingdom, while it connects to United States in North America. In South America, it covers Brazil and Argentina. Australia is the only country in the region of Oceania, to which South African Airways flies.