Business Class
International
- Restaurant quality multi course meal and beverage service
- Audio/Video On Demand
- Seat pitch of 73 to 74 inch with 23 to 24 inch width which transform to fully lie flat beds on A330s and A340-600s; angled lie flat beds on A340-300s
- Large pillow, duvet and amenity kit provided
- Baggage allowance of between 1 and 2 x 32kg bags according to flight
Economy Class
International
- Choice of main meals, snacks and alcoholic beverages
- Audio/Video On Demand
- Seat pitch of 31 to 32 inch on A330s; seat pitch of 33 to 34 inch on A340-300s and A340-600s
- Blanket, pillow and amenity kit provided
- Baggage allowance of between 1 and 2 x 23kg bags according to flight
Domestic or Short Haul Business
- Meals and beverages superior to economy served
- Shared screens show movies, sitcoms and documentaries on A319s and 737s
- Seat pitch of 36 inch and 20.5 inch width on single aisle aircraft with 2-3 seat layout
- Blankets and pillows available on request
- Baggage allowance of 1 x 32kg bag
Domestic or Short Haul Economy
- Meals and beverages including alcohol provided; snacks or light meals on some short flights
- Shared screens show movies, sitcoms and documentaries on A319s and 737s
- Seat pitch of 31 to 32 inch
- Blankets and pillows available on request
- Baggage allowance of 1 x 23kg bag
- South African government took over the assets and liabilities of Union Airways on February 1st 1934 and renamed it South African Airways (SAA)
- Fell under control of South African Railways and Harbor administration
- Became part of military on May 24th 1940 and suspended all commercial services until December 1944
- Became one of 44 active founding members of International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Havana in April 1945
- First airline outside the UK to operate jet services in 1953
- Economic sanctions caused flights to New York to be suspended in November 1986 when USA withdrew from its landing rights in South Africa
- Australian government took the same action against South Africa in 1987 and flights did not resume until early 1990s
- South African Express Airways was granted license to operate domestically and South African Airways became a shareholder on March 25th 1994
- Reinstated as member of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in mid 2000s after an absence of more than 40 years
- Became member of Star Alliance in April 2006
- A319
- A320
- A330-200
- A340
- 737-800
- Mango
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