South African Airways launches Tanzania route
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) on Monday launched its new direct flight to Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.
The carrier said this marks an important relaunch of the flight under its new operations and will boost economic growth.
The flights will run daily between Johannesburg and Dar es Salaam and will cater to both direct and connecting passengers.
Dar es Salaam is East Africa’s largest city in terms of population size and is an important gateway to popular tourist attractions in the region.
South Africa also accounts for a significant proportion of foreign direct investment in Tanzania, with the two countries sharing trade in agricultural products, precious metals, chemicals and machinery.
SAA CEO John Lamola said the new flight also strengthen’s the airline's plans to boost its presence across the African continent and beyond.
In November 2024, SAA expanded its services to Harare, Zimbabwe, and Lusaka, Zambia, to 12 flights per week, up from 10 and seven flights a week, respectively.
Flights to Lagos, Nigeria, and Accra, Ghana, have been increased from three to four times a week, while SAA is flying to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) five times a week. SAA also began flying to the DRC’s mining hub, Lubumbashi, in December.
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