SAA resumes nonstop services to JFK

South African Airways' (SAA) has resumed nonstop service on its daily flight from Johannesburg to New York-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 one-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. 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.

“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. “Our round-trip nonstop service between New York – JFK and Johannesburg will save both business and leisure travellers some precious time, while making the travel experience even more convenient.”