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SAA has announced that they will be cutting six regional routes to save money. ‘Fly Less, Pay More with SAA’.
South Africa's national airline, SAA , has announced that they will stop flying to six of their regional routes. This announcement is a result of "operational reasons".
At the end of last month, the company hinted at changing some of their current routes. By reducing flight routes, the company will save themselves about R900 million per annum.
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What Are The Affected Routes?
Here are the routes that will be cut from the airlines flight plan:- Flights to Brazzaville via Pointe Noire in the Congo;
- Douala in Cameroon via Libreville in Gabon;
- Kinshasa in the DRC; Entebbe in Uganda;
- Luanda in Angola;
- Cotonou in Benin via Libreville in Gabon.
The Affected Flights Are...
Here are the flights that will be affected by the changes:- Effective September 25, flight SA084 JNB-PNR-BZV-JNB will operate on Fridays only. Currently the airline services the route on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays;
- Effective October 9, flight SA086 JNB-LBV-DLA , Fridays only. Currently the airline services this route on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays;
- Effective October 9, flight SA050 JNB-FIH will operate on Sundays and Thursdays. Currently the airline services the route on Sundays, Thursdays and Saturdays;
- Effective October 9, flight SA160 JNB-EBB will operate on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Currently the airline services the route on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays;
- Effective October 9, SAA will operate JNB-LAD on Sundays, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Currently the airline services the route daily;
- Effective November 1, flight SA090 JNB-LBV-COO will operate on Mondays and Saturdays. Currently the airline services the route on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
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