US Airways, South African Airways announce codeshare agreement
US Airways and fellow Star Alliance member South African Airways have announced a new bilateral codeshare agreement after recent approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Department of Transport in South Africa.
US Airways customers will now get access to destinations throughout South Africa through the new agreement and to Dakar, Senegal pending final government approval, with a single-ticket purchase.
Conversely, customers traveling on South African Airways will also receive expanded access to and throughout the United States.
US Airways customers will continue to have the ability to earn and redeem Dividend Miles on these new codeshare flights. South African Airways customers will also continue to earn and redeem miles as a member of the Voyager Frequent Flyer program.
US Airways customers will have access to South African Airways’ hub in Johannesburg as well as connections to Cape Town,Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth in South Africa.
Customers will also have access to Dakar, Senegal via South African Airways’Washington-Dulles to Johannesburg. South African Airways customers will have access to US Airways’ hub cities of Charlotte, N.C.,Philadelphia and Phoenix as well as various destinations within the United States.
Flights are currently available for sale on www.usairways.com and www.flysaa.com for travel beginning Dec. 19.
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