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SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS AWARDED AS “FAVORITE AIRLINE IN AFRICA”
BY TRAZEE TRAVEL’S MILLENNIALS READERS
Fort Lauderdale, FL (July 20, 2016) —South African Airways (SAA) is honored to receive the, “Favorite Airline in Africa” from The Trazees awards by Trazee Travel, a unique interactive web publication for millennial travelers aged 18-35, created by Global Traveler magazine. SAA was presented with the award at an event on July 19 hosted by Global Traveler during the 2016 Global Business Travel Association Conference in Denver. South African Airways’ Executive Vice President for the Americas, Todd Neuman, proudly accepted the award on the airline’s behalf. Nominations for the second-annual Trazees were collected from the web publication’s contributors, as well as through an online ballot completed by Trazee Travel’s readers. The nominations were compiled and final winners were selected by a panel of travel experts.
“We are very proud and grateful that Trazee Travel’s readers have, once again, selected SAA as their favorite airline in Africa,” said Neuman. “Millennials are travel experts and a very important and discerning segment of the market that is continuing to evolve. For the second year in a row, we are delighted that they recognized the quality of SAA’s service, both in the air and on the ground, as the best way to start an African experience of a lifetime.”
“Millennials are definitely making their mark on the travel industry, and as this discerning audience travels around the globe, they are vocal with their thoughts, often sharing them with the world,” said Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and CEO, Global Traveler and trazeetravel.com. “They voice their expert opinions with us, helping vote South African Airways as Favorite Airline in Africa, and acknowledging what we’ve know personally for many years: SAA offers exceptional, comfortable service between the United States and Africa, serving as a gateway for a truly one-of-a-kind trip experience. Congratulations to our friends at SAA.”
South African Airways offers the most flights from the U.S. to South Africa with daily nonstop service from New York-JFK Airport and daily direct service from Washington, DC-Dulles Airport to Johannesburg via either Accra, Ghana or Dakar, Senegal. SAA has served both North and South America for over 45 years and is one of the world’s most awarded airlines, having been rated as a Skytrax 4-Star airline for 14 consecutive years.
On-board, SAA provides an inflight experience designed for pure comfort for long-haul travel. Our customers enjoy fully-flat seats in Premium Business Class, industry-leading legroom in Economy Class, gourmet cuisine and a selection of complimentary spirits and award-winning South African wines and generous checked baggage allowance. Also included are individual audio / visual entertainment systems that deliver an extensive menu of first-run movies and music choices. Via our Johannesburg hub, SAA links the world to over 75 destinations across Southern Africa and Africa’s Indian Ocean islands.
For reservations and information about SAA, customers should visit www.flysaa.com or contact South African Airways’ Reservations at 1-(800) 722-9675.
About South African Airways
South African Airways (SAA), South Africa’s national flag carrier and the continent’s most awarded airline, serves 74 destinations worldwide in partnership with SA Express, Airlink and its low cost carrier Mango. In North America, SAA operates daily nonstop flights from New York-JFK and direct flights from Washington D.C.-IAD (via Accra, Ghana and Dakar, Senegal) to Johannesburg. SAA has codes share agreements with United Airlines, Air Canada and JetBlue Airways, which offer convenient connections from more than 30 cities to SAA’s flights. SAA is a Star Alliance member and the recipient of the Skytrax 4-Star rating for 14 consecutive years.
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