SAA will launch a non-stop
service between Accra,
Ghana, and Washington
D.C. from August 2.
The airline operates a daily
service between Johannesburg
and Washington via Dakar,
Senegal, and will reroute four
of these flights via Accra. The
remaining three flights will
continue operating via Dakar.
SAA operates daily flights
between Johannesburg and
Accra and from August four
of the flights will continue
onwards to Washington and
three to Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
“This is a major
development and achievement
for the airline as part of
our Long-Term Turnaround
Strategy, where we have
set growth on the African
continent as one of our key
objectives. With a strong
presence in West Africa,
in the form of non-stop
services between Accra and
Washington D.C. and through
our airline partnerships, our
customers will soon have
access to further destinations
in West Africa,” says Nico
Bezuidenhout, SAA acting ceo.
SAA has also entered into a
bilateral codeshare agreement
with Africa World Airlines,
which is based at Kotoka
International Airport in Accra.
The airline partnership will
offer SAA customers from
Washington and Johannesburg
seamless connectivity via
Accra to other destinations
in Ghana such as Kumasi,
Takoradi and Tamale as well
as to Lagos, Nigeria.
The Accra-Washington route
will be served by A340-600s
on Mondays, Wednesdays,
Fridays, and Sundays,
featuring 42 fully flat beds in
premium business class and
275 seats in economy class.
The new schedule linking
Johannesburg, Accra,
Washington and Abidjan is:
SA209 departs JNB at
17h25 on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays and
Sundays, arriving in Accra
at 21h45. It then departs
Accra at 22h45 to arrive
in Washington the next day
at 06h05. SA210, departs
Washington at 17h40
on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays,
arriving in Accra at 07h40.
It then departs Accra at
08h40 arriving in JNB at
16h30.
SA052 departs JNB at
16h55 on Saturday and
arrives in Accra at 21h15.
SA053 departs Accra at
22h30 and arrives in JNB at
06h20 on Sunday.
Flight SA056 departs JNB
at 12h50 on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Sundays
arriving in Accra at 17h10.
It departs Accra at 18h10,
arriving in Abidjan at 19h10.
Flight SA057 departs
Abidjan at 20h10 on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Sundays, arriving in Accra
at 21h25. It then departs
at 22h30 to arrive in JNB at
06h20 the next day.
