South African Airways (SAA) is South Africa's flag carrier and largest domestic and international airline company, with hubs in Johannesburg and Cape Town. It is also known in Afrikaans as Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens (SAL), although this version of the name no longer appears on the airline's livery. It is headquartered on the grounds of OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.
In 1934, Union Airways was bought by South Af...
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South African Airways (SAA) is South Africa's flag carrier and largest domestic and international airline company, with hubs in Johannesburg and Cape Town. It is also known in Afrikaans as Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens (SAL), although this version of the name no longer appears on the airline's livery. It is headquartered on the grounds of OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.
In 1934, Union Airways was bought by South Africa's government, and renamed South African Airways on 1 February. The first cities served were Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. The following year, also on 1 February, South African Airways took over South-West African Airways which had since 1932 been providing a weekly air-mail service between Windhoek and Kimberley.
In the 1930s SAA entered the international market with flights to Kenya and Uganda at British East Africa. The main aircraft of SAA in the 1930s was the famous Junkers JU-52, affectionately known as Tante-Ju. Eleven of...
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