According to a media release shared earlier this week, South African Airways (SAA) plans to open new routes from Johannesburg to Lubumbashi and Dar es Salaam in November.
Three years after returning to the skies, the airline has also reported steady sustainable growth. As reported by Tourism Update, the airline’s fleet has grown to 16 aircraft (from six at the restart).
This is according to Professor John Lamola, interim CEO of SAA, who shared figures for the period between August 2022 and August 2024. The airline also reported 400% growth in passenger revenue during that period.
‘To date, we have reopened 11 outstations, including Mauritius, Perth in Australia, and São Paulo in Brazil. Post-COVID, our employment offering has expanded from 500 to around 1 200 staff, including 140 pilots,’ he said.
For the 2023/24 financial year, the airline’s revenue increased by a further 49% to R7.3 billion, owing to the growth in fleet capacity.
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