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FAQs about flying with South African

  • What is South African's carry-on size allowance?

    On board South African flights, cabin baggage should not exceed 56x36x23cm. If your hand luggage is bigger, the South African assistance team will most likely ask you to pay extra for checked luggage.

  • Where does South African fly to?

    South African offers direct flights to 15 cities in 11 different countries. Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban are the most popular cities covered by South African.

  • What is South African’s primary hub?

    South African concentrates most of its flight operations in Johannesburg.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on South African flights?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine, meaning that we continuously look across the web to find the best deals for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from all airlines, including South African.

  • What’s the cheapest route that South African flies?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest route flown by South African found on KAYAK was from Durban to Johannesburg, with a price of ₪249 for a round-trip.

  • What are the most popular airports for South African flights to depart from?

    With 13 South African flights departing each week, Johannesburg OR Tambo airport is the most popular airport for South African flights to depart from. The most popular destination from this airport is Victoria Falls. The next most popular departure airport is Accra Kotoka airport, with 2 South African flights departing from there each week.

  • Is South African part of an airline alliance?

    Yes, South African is part of the Star Alliance airline alliance.

  • How many destinations does South African fly to?

    In total, South African flies to 15 destinations.

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South African customer reviews

7.6
GoodBased on 215 verified guest reviews
7.2Food
6.8Entertainment
7.9Boarding
7.6Comfort
8.2Crew
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6.3 Okay
JFK-JNB
Cons:Entertainment system had to be re-booted and when they got it working, my system would not work in my seat at all. Made for a very long and miserable flight home.
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5.6 Fair
LHR-JNB
Pros:The crew and food
Cons:It's time to put more padding on those seats. Eleven hours on seat cushions that have no give plays havoc with the back and butt.
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2.0 Poor
JFK-JNB
Pros:Nothing
Cons:I can't believe it is SAA policy to not cover missed connecting flights or tours because of your delays
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9.0 Wonderful
JFK-JNB
Pros:Amazing crew
Cons:Entertainment
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5.6 Fair
JFK-JNB
Pros:Food was fair
Cons:Seats too narrow ..
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2.0 Poor
JNB-WDH
Pros:Nothing
Cons:Now I am seriously delayed to my destination
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10.0 Wonderful
VFA-JNB
Pros:direct flight
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8.3 Very good
BLZ-JNB
Pros:Enjoyed the fish served for lunch. Flight was perfect, thanks SAA!
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4.3 Mediocre
JFK-JNB
Pros:Relatively quick boarding.
Cons:The crew didn’t ask a loud group to be considerate of other passengers, even when we asked twice. The movie selections were small and not good and overall the tv was limited for such a long flight.
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7.6 Good
LUN-JNB
Pros:- Responsive and friendly attendants - Clean aircraft
Cons:- Screaming baby - Not allowed to bring bottled water on flight - Lack of entertainment system

South African flight status

Mon 4/22

South African route map - Which destinations does South African fly to?

Find out which destinations you can fly to direct with South African by entering your departure airport. If you want to know if South African flies a certain route, enter both the departure and destination airport before hitting search.
Mon 4/22

All South African flight routes

Flight #Departure AirportArrival AirportDurationSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
41Victoria Falls (VFA)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 40m•••••••
62Johannesburg (JNB)Lusaka (LUN)2h 0m••••••
63Lusaka (LUN)Johannesburg (JNB)2h 0m••••••
572Durban (DUR)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 5m••••••
316Cape Town (CPT)Johannesburg (JNB)2h 0m•••••
23Harare (HRE)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 40m•••••••
22Johannesburg (JNB)Harare (HRE)1h 35m•••••••
40Johannesburg (JNB)Victoria Falls (VFA)1h 35m•••••••
571Johannesburg (JNB)Durban (DUR)1h 5m•••••••
357Johannesburg (JNB)Cape Town (CPT)2h 10m•••••••
59Kinshasa (FIH)Johannesburg (JNB)3h 50m•••
58Johannesburg (JNB)Kinshasa (FIH)3h 50m•••
226Cape Town (CPT)Sao Paulo (GRU)8h 55m••
227Sao Paulo (GRU)Cape Town (CPT)7h 20m•
60Johannesburg (JNB)Lagos (LOS)6h 0m•••
61Lagos (LOS)Johannesburg (JNB)5h 55m•••
76Johannesburg (JNB)Windhoek (WDH)1h 55m••••••
77Windhoek (WDH)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 45m••••••
190Johannesburg (JNB)Port Louis (MRU)4h 0m••••
191Port Louis (MRU)Johannesburg (JNB)4h 25m••••
57Abidjan (ABJ)Accra (ACC)1h 5m•••
56Accra (ACC)Abidjan (ABJ)1h 0m•••
57Accra (ACC)Johannesburg (JNB)5h 50m•••
56Johannesburg (JNB)Accra (ACC)6h 5m•••
419Johannesburg (JNB)Port Elizabeth (PLZ)1h 35m•••••
410Port Elizabeth (PLZ)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 35m•••••
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South African information

IATA CodeSA
Routes30
Top routeCape Town to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport
Airports served15
Top airportJohannesburg OR Tambo

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