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Johannesburg - South African Airways (SAA) announced its full commitment to continue providing travel options to and from Argentina.
Although SAA will discontinue its own operated flights to Buenos Aires on March 28 next year, SAA customers will still be able to travel between both countries through flights operated by SAA partners in South America.
“Before discontinuing any route, SAA takes into account a number of factors that include, but are not limited to, the possible consequences of stopping flights. Due consideration is given to how a particular market can still be served,” said SAA CEO Monwabisi Kalawe.
“Declining passenger volumes and the current economic conditions, such as the depreciation of the SAcurrency against the dollar by more than 20% over the last 12 months, and high fuel costs, have played an important role in our decision to rationalise SAA’s long haul network,” said Kalawe.
SAA customers will still be able to connect to and from various destinations in Argentina via São Paulo/Brazil, where SAA currently operates 11 weekly flights.
In its effort to continue offering proper connectivity in the region, SAA has implemented agreements with fellow Star Alliance partners and other major airlines operating between São Paulo and Buenos Aires, as well as to and from other key South American destinations.
SAA’s long-term turnaround strategy, named Gaining Altitude, will see SAA leveraging more of its Star Alliance membership to extract maximum value.
Although SAA will discontinue its own operated flights to Buenos Aires on March 28 next year, SAA customers will still be able to travel between both countries through flights operated by SAA partners in South America.
“Before discontinuing any route, SAA takes into account a number of factors that include, but are not limited to, the possible consequences of stopping flights. Due consideration is given to how a particular market can still be served,” said SAA CEO Monwabisi Kalawe.
“Declining passenger volumes and the current economic conditions, such as the depreciation of the SAcurrency against the dollar by more than 20% over the last 12 months, and high fuel costs, have played an important role in our decision to rationalise SAA’s long haul network,” said Kalawe.
SAA customers will still be able to connect to and from various destinations in Argentina via São Paulo/Brazil, where SAA currently operates 11 weekly flights.
In its effort to continue offering proper connectivity in the region, SAA has implemented agreements with fellow Star Alliance partners and other major airlines operating between São Paulo and Buenos Aires, as well as to and from other key South American destinations.
SAA’s long-term turnaround strategy, named Gaining Altitude, will see SAA leveraging more of its Star Alliance membership to extract maximum value.
