Africa's best airline expanding its presence in Central Africa

(TRAVPR.COM) SOUTH AFRICA - January 30th, 2012 -

In line with its strategy of expanding its presence in Central Africa South African Airways (SAA) started flying to Pointe Noire in the Congo, from 26 January.

This welcome addition to the airline’s ever expanding route network on the continent offers its customers further access into Central Africa. SAA will be operating to 21 cities on the continent with the commencement of this service.

Pointe Noire, the economic capital of the Congo is SAA’s fourth new destination on the continent for the 2011/12 financial year, joining Ndola (Zambia), Kigali (Rwanda) and Bujumbura (Burundi) as the airline’s most recent additions to its expansive route network in Africa.

Pointe Noire is also the second largest city in the Congo, after the capital Brazzaville and the main commercial centre of the country. Pointe Noire is the center of the oil industry in the Congo which is one of the main oil producers in Central Africa.

SAA’s first flight to Pointe Noire departed from Johannesburg on  Thursday, 26 January 2012, and arrived at the Agostinho Neto Airport, one of the busiest international airports in the country, on the same day at 13:00.

Pointe Noire will be served twice a week, with a narrow body aircraft, the A319. These aircraft offer 120 seats 95 economy and 25 in business class.

Members of SAA’s frequent flyer programme, Voyager, offers customers double Miles in all revenue fare classes between 26 January and 31 March 2012. Visit www.flysaa.com for more information.

Schedule Johannesburg to Point Noire:

Flight

Days

From

Departs

To

Arrives

Depart

SA082

Thursday

Sunday

Johannesburg

09h40*

Point Noire

 13h00*

Return

SA083

Thursday

Sunday

Pointe Noire

13h50*

Johannesburg

19h05*

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