SA to drop unprofitable Asian routes
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One London flight could be scrapped plus NO MORE CHAMPAGNE !! A new route to Toronto instead...
http://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-s...ng-champagne-c
http://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-s...ng-champagne-c
Firstly, SAA have not had a first class product for the last seven years, and even then it was only on two routes for the five years before that. Secondly, SAA has never served champagne, but always served South African sparkling wines (it only has South African wines in general). Thirdly, SAA has already announced the Abu Dhabi route and it has not come at the expense of London.
Last edited by evanb; Dec 15, 2014 at 6:59 am
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They may never have served "champaign" - but they certainly have served champagne for as long as I can remember. For the past few years it has been Moet.
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Serving Champaign? That's scary as it's a small university town in Illinois. At least they didn't try to serve Urbana.
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It would be better if they stuck with the current Shongololo lounge, which is at least halfway decent.
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I doubt lounges are the first thing on Etihad's list of things to do with SAA ... Shongololo will always be available through Priority Club ... or get yourself an FNB or RMB credit card and enjoy the SLOW lounge ... it is probably one of the better lounges anywhere in the world!
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I doubt lounges are the first thing on Etihad's list of things to do with SAA ... Shongololo will always be available through Priority Club ... or get yourself an FNB or RMB credit card and enjoy the SLOW lounge ... it is probably one of the better lounges anywhere in the world!
JNB is one of these airports where, given my flying pattern, lounge access isn't a major consideration. Between, after or before flights I usually have breakfast, lunch or dinner at the IC's Quills restaurant, so all I need on occasion is a shower, otherwise I go straight through security and to the gate.
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One London flight could be scrapped plus NO MORE CHAMPAGNE !! A new route to Toronto instead...
http://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-s...ng-champagne-c
http://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-s...ng-champagne-c
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Also lots of my Canadians friends fly to visit SA - through many random routes. There would be a demand.
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JNB-PEK service to end
AirlineRoute Blog is reporting SAA's JNB-PEK route will be dropped from late March 15
http://airlineroute.net/2015/02/02/s...ign=sa-pek-s15
http://airlineroute.net/2015/02/02/s...ign=sa-pek-s15
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