SAA amends Joburg closing time for domestic flights

SOUTH African Airways
has amended its
departure closing time
for check-in to 40
minutes before boarding
on certain domestic
flights operated from
OR Tambo International
Airport, effective April 1.
Previously, SAA closed
all domestic flights 30
minutes prior to check-in.
The change will apply to
flights from Johannesburg
to Durban, Cape Town,
Port Elizabeth and East
London.
“The reason for
closing flights earlier is
to allow the airline to
conclude all departure
procedures timeously,
especially those relating
to baggage, so that
our customers may
not be inconvenienced
by possibly travelling
with their baggage left
behind,” says Tlali Tlali,
spokesperson for SAA.
The airline said flights
would close sooner but
that it would not have
an impact on current
boarding times, which
would not be changed.
“We have realised that
a significant number of
short shipment cases
on our domestic sectors
emanate from late
check-in and we trust
that the new measures
will go a long way in
addressing the situation,”
says Tlali.