Originally Posted by ACfly
SAA no longer offers first class from JNB-LHR - as they are now using the 340-600 (which is a great aircraft with lie flat bed) so there might be a bit of security concern. 346 carries about 42J seats whereas BA f is 14 seats... SAA is phasing out the 747-400 which is the only aircraft type for SA that offers First class - this aircraft is used now for JNB-IAD flights..
Not quite true... they still fly the 747's on the JNB-LHR route. It's the CPT-LHR that has the A346's. And the new daily flights to IAD - from July - are going to have the A346's too.
Edited to add:
Hopefully we will get the 747's back on the CPT-LHR route then.
Last edited by Cheetah_SA; May 15, 2006 at 5:23 am