Direct routes
176
Airports served
69
Countries covered
37
Main hubs
3
About South African Airways
South African Airways is the flag carrier of South Africa. Founded in 1929 as Union Airways it later rebranded to South African Airways in 1934. As of February 2026, SAA flies to 17 destinations, operating a fleet of 19 aircraft.
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Airports where South African Airways concentrates the most flights.
Top destinations
Most-served airports across South African Airways's network.
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O.R. Tambo
Johannesburg, South Africa
Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
King Shaka
La Mercy, South Africa
King Phalo
East London, South Africa
Kruger Mpumalanga
Mbombela, South Africa
Chief Dawid Stuurman
Gqeberha, South Africa
Addis Ababa Bole
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bram Fischer
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Maputo
Maputo, Mozambique
Antonio Agostinho-Neto
Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
Kimberley
Kimberley, South Africa
Upington
Upington, South Africa
Hosea Kutako
Windhoek, Namibia
Walvis Bay
Rooikop, Namibia
Libreville Leon M'ba
Libreville, Gabon
Robert Gabriel Mugabe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Kenneth Kaunda
Lusaka, Zambia
Countries served (37)
South African Airways flies to airports in these countries — click any country for the full directory.
South Africa14Mozambique5Zambia3United Arab Emirates2Namibia2Zimbabwe3Ethiopia1Republic of the Congo2Botswana3Germany2Gabon1Malawi2Democratic Republic of the Congo2United Kingdom2Mali1Ghana1Thailand1India1Egypt1Tanzania1Uganda1Brazil1Hong Kong1United States1
…and 13 more countries.