The joint Business Rescue Practitioners (BRPs) of South African Airways (SAA) today announced measures to conserve cash and support the airline’s transformation.
These measures include changes to the route network, deployment of more fuel-efficient aircraft, changing of organisational structures and renegotiation of contracts with suppliers.
The initiatives we are taking now will strengthen SAA’s business. We believe that this should provide reassurance to our loyal customers that SAA is moving in the right direction. We are focused on our mandate to restore SAA’s commercial health and create an airline that South Africans will be proud of.
BRPs
Changes to SAA’s Network
SAA will continue to operate international services between Johannesburg and Frankfurt, London Heathrow, New York, Perth and Washington via Accra.
Regional services to be retained include from Johannesburg to Blantyre, Dar es Salaam, Harare, Kinshasa, Lagos, Lilongwe, Lusaka, Maputo, Mauritius, Nairobi, Victoria Falls, Livingston and Windhoek.
On 29th February 2020, SAA will close regional and international services from Johannesburg to Abidjan via Accra, Entebbe, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Luanda, Munich, Ndola, and Sao Paulo.
On the domestic route network, SAA will continue to serve Cape Town on a reduced basis.
All other domestic destinations, including Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth, will cease to be operated by SAA on 29th February 2020.
Domestic routes operated by Mango will not be affected by the changes.
All customers booked on any cancelled international, and regional, routes will receive a full refund. Customers booked on cancelled domestic flights will be re-accommodated on services operated by Mango.
The flight schedule for February remains unchanged. Please consult this website for further information.
The list of routes that have been ceased and those that have been retained by South African Airways are listed below.
| SAA Ceased Routes | SAA Retained Routes | |
| International | Hong Kong | New York |
| Sao Paulo | Washington via Acc | |
| Guangzhou | Perth | |
| Munich | Frankfurt | |
| London | ||
| Regional | Luanda | Victoria Falls |
| Entebbe | Livingston | |
| Abidjan via Accra | Lagos | |
| Ndola | Maputo | |
| Harare | ||
| Lusaka | ||
| Lilongwe | ||
| Windhoek | ||
| Kinshasa | ||
| Nairobi | ||
| Dar es Salaam | ||
| Mauritius | ||
| Domestic | Durban | Cape Town |
| Port Elizabeth | ||
| East London |
South African Airways Flight Cancellations on Select Routes for February 2020:
Johannesburg (JNB) – Durban (DUR)
SA575 Depart 19:00 Arrive 20:05 Dates: 01, 05, 06, 08, 13 February
SA575 Depart 18:30 Arrive 19:35 Dates: 07 February
SA527 Depart 06:30 Arrive 07:35 Dates: 21 February
Durban (DUR) – Johannesburg (JNB)
SA528 Depart 06:30 Arrive 07:35 Dates: 02, 06, 07, 09, 14, 21 February
SA580 Depart 20:05 Arrive 21:10 Dates: 07 February
Johannesburg (JNB) – Cape Town (CPT)
SA353 Depart 16:00 Arrive 18:05 Dates: 03, 04, 11, 17, 24 February
SA313 Depart 08:50 Arrive 10:55 Dates: 04, 11, 25 February
SA303 Depart 05:30 Arrive 07:35 Dates: 05, 13, 17, 26 February
Cape Town (CPT) – Johannesburg (JNB)
SA366 Depart 18:50 Arrive 20:45 Dates: 03, 04, 11, 17, 24 February
SA326 Depart 11:35 Arrive 13:30 Dates: 04, 11, 25 February
SA316 Depart 08:20 Arrive 10:15 Dates: 05, 13, 17, 26 February
Johannesburg (JNB) – East London (ELS)
SA477 Depart 1855 Arrive 2020 Dates: 05, 06, 12, 19, 26 February
East London (ELS) – Johannesburg (JNB)
SA472 Depart 06:30 Arrive 07:55 Dates: 06, 07, 13, 20, 27 February
Johannesburg (JNB) – Livingstone (LVI)
SA048 Depart 10:40 Arrive 12:20 Dates: 01, 05, 08, 10, 11, 15, 18, 19, 26, 27 February
Livingstone (LVI) – Johannesburg (JNB)
SA049 Depart 13:00 Arrive 14:40 Dates: 01, 05, 08, 10, 11, 15, 18, 19, 26, 27 February
Johannesburg (JNB) – Kinshasa (FIH)
SA050 Depart 10:10 Arrive 12:55 Dates: 03 February
Kinshasa (FIH) – Johannesburg (JNB)
SA051 Depart 13:45 Arrive 18:30 Dates: 03 February
Johannesburg (JNB) – Dar Es Salaam (DAR)
SA188 Depart 13:35 Arrive 17:55 Dates: 03, 10, 17 February
Dar Es Salaam (DAR) – Johannesburg (JNB)
SA189 Depart 06:00 Arrive 08:30 Dates: 04, 11, 18 February
Johannesburg (JNB) – Nairobi (NBO)
SA180 Depart 15:30 Arrive 20:30 Dates: 01, 08, 22 February
Nairobi (NBO) – Johannesburg (JNB)
SA181 Depart 08:35 Arrive 11:40 Dates: 02, 09, 23 February
Johannesburg (JNB) – Windhoek (WDH)
SA074 Depart 09:50 Arrive 11:45 Dates: 06 February
SA076 Depart 14:30 Arrive 16:25 Dates: 05, 12, 19, 26 February
Windhoek (WDH) – Johannesburg (JNB)
SA075 Depart 12:35 Arrive 14:20 Dates: 06 February
SA077 Depart 17:15 Arrive 19:00 Dates: 05, 12, 19, 26 February
Johannesburg (JNB) – Accra (ACC) – Washington (IAD)
SA209 Depart 18:05 Arrive 22:05/Depart 23:20 Arrive 06:00 Dates: 16, 18 February
Washington (IAD) – Accra (ACC) – Johannesburg (JNB)
SA210 Depart 17:40 Arrive 08:35/Depart 09:35 Arrive 17:25 Dates: 17, 19 February