Pretoria – South African Airways (SAA) has resumed non-stop service on its daily flight from Johannesburg to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
“While SAA’s daily flight from New York-JFK to Johannesburg has operated on a nonstop basis for several years, the return flight was making a 1-hour enroute stop in Dakar, Senegal, during the low season winter months. Due to the popularity of this route, SAA’s service between New York and Johannesburg will, once again, operate nonstop in both directions on a year-round basis,” said the airline on Tuesday.
The flights were effective as of 7 March.
The resumption of the nonstop service on the northbound flight from Johannesburg to New York-JFK reduces the overall travel time on the route by nearly 90 minutes, making it the fastest way to travel from South Africa to New York.
The SA Flight #204 from New York-JFK to Johannesburg will be nonstop. It will depart from New York-JFK at 11:15am and arrive in Johannesbur at 8:05am +1.
The SA Flight #203 from Johannesburg to New York-JFK will also be nonstop. It will depart from Johannesburg at 8:25pm and arrive in New York-JFK at 6:40am +1.
“We listened to our customers, who want to travel between North America and Southern Africa as fast as possible,” said Marc Cavaliere, Executive Vice President, North America for South African Airways.
SAA’s flights between New York-JFK and Johannesburg are operated on the state-of-the-art wide-body Airbus A340-600 aircraft, featuring 42 full-flat 180° beds in Premium Business Class and 275 seats in Economy Class, ergonomically designed with adjustable headrests and industry-leading legroom of up to 34″ for long-haul travel.
Having served the U.S. for more than 45 years, South African Airways offers the most daily flights linking the U.S. and South Africa with 28 weekly departures, including service between New York-JFK & Washington, DC-Dulles and Johannesburg.
For reservations and information, customers should visit www.flysaa.com or contact South African Airways’ North America Reservations Centre at 1-(800) 722-9675.