India is almost like second home to us, with our operations dating back to twelve years. We have grown from a couple of hundred passengers in the early years, to carrying over 40,000 passengers a year today.
SAA is not only the preferred airline for tourists as well as those with business interests in Africa, but also provides companies with great package tours as incentives for their people. What’s more, with Africa being a great location for Bollywood and advertising film shoots, there’s no better way to get in and out of Africa, than with South African!
South Africa is one of the few places in the world, where travel is not seasonal, but visits are good all year round. And as economic and cultural relations between India and South Africa continue to grow by leaps and bounds, we expect more and more people will take to the skies with us in the years to come.
Why fly South African?
Direct to South Africa: SAA is the only airline that flies non-stop to South Africa from India. This cuts out long winded trips from either the Middle East or Europe, and eliminates the risks of complicated baggage transfers experienced with all other airlines.
Besides, after an overnight trip from Mumbai into Johannesburg, you are just a couple of hours away from any country or destination in Africa!
Fastest to South America: A normal flight on any other airline from India would take you around 30 hours to get to South America - but not with SAA. Because when you arrive after a single overnight flight from India into South Africa, then places like Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires are just another short flight away!
Our Star Alliance: SAA is the latest and only African airline to join Star Alliance. Which means the miles you earn on our Voyager program are good for rewards on 18 other world-class airlines – and vice versa.
Flying with the best: SAA believes in making people who fly with us feel important and comfortable in every way.
We have one of the youngest fleets in the world, and use the state-of-the-art Airbus A340-200 for 5 flights a week out of India. These aircraft give you the luxury of “Lie Flat Seats” in Business Class – that have been adjudged the “Best Lie-Flat Product” by Skytrax two years in a row, ranking higher than similar products being offered by airlines such as British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
To experience our First and Business class seats, please visit our Gallery section
