SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS VOTED 
“AFRICA’S LEADING AIRLINE”
AT 14TH WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS

 

SAA Sweeps in Airline Categories for Africa

 

Fort Lauderdale, FL (June 7, 2007) – South African Airways (SAA) is honored to announce that it was voted once again as “Africa’s Leading Airline” at the 14th World Travel Awards’ Middle East & Africa event, held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on May 30.  The airline also was honored in the categories of “Africa’s Leading Business Class Airline,” “Africa’s Leading First Class Airline,” and “Africa’s Leading Airline Website” for www.flysaa.com.  The awards are the result of votes cast by travel industry professionals across the globe.

“SAA for more than 70 years has been known as one of the world’s leading airlines.  The commitment to excellence that has earned us this distinction has continued, including offering the best flat-bed business class seats in the sky coupled with unparalleled service,” said Marc Cavaliere, executive vice president, North America, for South African Airways. “We’d like to thank the many industry professionals who recognized our efforts by voting SAA as ‘Africa’s Leading Airline.’  SAA values their opinion as experts in the field who speak for the consumer, and they clearly agree that SAA is the fastest and most comfortable way between Southern Africa and points throughout the world, including New York and Washington, D.C.”

South African Airways features the only nonstop service from the U.S. to South Africa with daily departures from Washington as well as daily direct service from New York that offer travel convenience and award-winning service.  SAA’s unrivalled network, featuring connections to more than 20 destinations within South Africa, and more than 20 cities across the continent, make the airline the savvy traveler’s “gateway to Africa.”  As a recent member to the worldwide Star Alliance, South African Airways is now able to offer its customers 855 destinations in 155 countries and more than 16,000 flights daily.  Members of Star Alliance partner United Airlines’ Mileage Plus program are able to earn miles on all South African Airways flights.  For more information on South African Airways, please call (800) 722-1005 or visit www.flysaa.com.

 

 

 

Contact:

 

Elizabeth Ninomiya, South African Airways, Tel: 954-769-5120
elizabethninomiya@flysaa.com

 

Sedona Fitzgerald/Lyndon Taylor, Ruder Finn PR; Tel: 212-593-6400

fitzgeralds@ruderfinn.com / taylorl@ruderfinn.com