South African Airways (SAA) is the largest and most important African airline and has received numerous "Best African Airline" awards from different leading magazines and international organizations. The airline was founded 1934 and celebrates its 75th
anniversary in 2009. It was one of the first national airlines worldwide.
The customer always ranks first at SAA. Each employee attends
intensive advanced training programmes to assure a customer-friendly ambience on all SAA flights. The airline rejoined the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in April 2003 enabling SAA to improve the aeronautical infrastructure and to support the "open skies"
strategy within Africa.
SAA is owned by the public transport company Transnet. Two percent of the stocks are held by the 9 000 employees of the airline. SAA carries more than 7 million passengers per year on its route
network serving 31 cities in 25 countries. According to Skytrax, the British experts on
aviation rankings, SAA is one of the best international airlines
regarding product offer and service standards. Also the Premium Class seats (Business Class) of SAA are
consistently voted the best reclining seats of their class worldwide.
SAA's fleet consists of 53 aircrafts including new Airbus A340-600, A340-300e and A319. Many leading airlines are customers of SAA Technical, the largest and most advanced
maintenance provider on the African continent.
Facts & FiguresNumber of aircraft: 53
Fleet: Airbus A340-600, Airbus A340-300e, Airbus A340-200, Airbus A319-100, Boeing 737-800
Hubs: Johannesburg
Number of employees: 9,000
Passengers per year: 8,05million
Turnover: US$ 3,02billion
Frequent traveller programme: Voyager
Number of destinations: 31
Date of joining: April 2006
南非航空公司 (SAA) 是非洲的最大最重要的航空公司,多次被各种一流的杂志和国际组织评为"最佳非洲航空公司"。 南非航空公司成立于 1934 年,在 2009 年将迎来它的 75 周年纪念。 它是全球首家国家航空公司之一。
在南非航空公司永远是客户第一。 每位员工都会参加各种高级
培训课程,以确保其在所有航班上都为乘客提供优质的服务。 南非航空公司于 2003 年 4 月重新加入国际民航组织 (ICAO),使其能够进一步改善其航空基础设施,并在非洲境内支持"开放天空"(open skies) 战略。
南非航空公司由公共运输公司 Transnet 拥有。 公司内部 9000 名员工持有 2% 的公司股份。 南非航空公司在 25 个国家的 31 座城市航线网络中,每年搭载 700 多万名乘客。 根据 Skytrax(英国在航空公司评估方面的专家)统计,南非航空公司在产品提供和服务标准方面是最佳航空公司之一。 另外南非航空公司的高级舱座椅(商务舱)一直并评为全球商务舱中最佳的躺椅。
南非航空公司拥有 53 架飞机,包括新型的空客 A340-600、A340-300E 和 A319。 南非航空技术公司 (SAA Technical) 是非洲大陆最大最先进的飞机维修提供商,许多主要航空公司都是其客户。
事实和数字飞机数量: 53
机群: 空客 A340-600、空客 A340-300e、空客 A340-200、空客 A319-100、波音 737-800
航空枢纽港: 约翰内斯堡
员工人数: 9,000
每年乘客: 805 万人次
营业收入: 30.2 亿美元
飞行常客计划: Voyager
目的地数: 31
加入时间: 2006 年 4 月
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