Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today announced it will codeshare with South African Airways on flights from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Lusaka, Zambia, beginning June 1, 2002, on South African Airways Boeing 737 aircraft.
In commenting on the new service, Paul Matsen, Deltas senior vice president, International & Alliances, said, "With the start of this new service, Delta will codeshare with South African Airways and two of our other codeshare partners to 31 destinations in 21 African countries. Our relationship with South African Airways has expanded since we started codesharing in January, 2000, in a positive way for customers who choose to travel between the U.S. and Africa."
During his visit to Atlanta, the Honorable Minister of Transport and Communications Augustine Mwape, Republic of Zambia, said, "We are pleased to have this historical first Delta Air Lines service, with its South African Airways partner, between the United States and Lusaka.
This service will provide new opportunities for business and leisure travelers to visit our country and experience our people, our cultural, and the best view of one of the seven natural wonders of the world, Victoria Falls."
Delta and South African Airways currently provide daily, nonstop codeshare service between New York (JFK) and Atlanta to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. Delta also codeshares on South African Airways flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, and George, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya; Windhoek, Namibia; and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
South African Airways codeshares on Delta flights from Atlanta and New York (JFK) to Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Orlando and Tampa, Fla.; Washington D.C., Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Seattle, Detroit, Denver, Philadelphia, San Diego, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Baltimore, Phoenix, St. Louis, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Raleigh/Durham, N.C.; Portland ,Ore.; Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City.
South African Airways, founded in 1934, serves 38 cities in 27 countries on six continents and serves 82 destinations with code-share partners. South African Airways provides the only non-stop flights from the U.S. to South Africa exclusively on Boeing 747-400s, one of the most modern aircraft in the skies. The award-winning airline continues to be ranked "Best Business Class to Africa" by Business Traveler, and "Best Airline to Africa" by Official Airline Guide, USA Today and the Travel Weekly Globe Awards (in London). The notable Zagat Survey has listed South African Airways as one of the "Top 10 International Airlines. "Effective June 2, SAA will offer departures five days a week from New Yorks JFK International Airport to Johannesburg and daily nonstop service from Atlanta to South Africa.
Delta Air Lines, the worlds second largest carrier in terms of passengers carried and the leading U.S. airline across the Atlantic, offers 5,696 flights each day to 417 destinations in 73 countries on Delta, Delta Express, Delta Shuttle, Delta Connection and Deltas worldwide partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. |
