South Africa: South African Airways to cancel most domestic flights, close eight international routes

The South African Airways will cancel all its domestic flights, except for a reduced service to Cape Town, as well as eight international routes by end of February as it undergoes a business restructuring aimed at cutting costs. From February 29, it will no longer serve Abidjan via Accra (Ghana), Entebbe (Uganda), Guangzhou (China), Hong Kong, Luanda (Angola), Munich (Germany), Ndola (Zambia), and Sao Paulo (Brazil). On its domestic route network, it will continue to serve Cape Town from Johannesburg on a reduced basis but will end all other destinations, including Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth. Domestic routes operated by its low-cost subsidiary Mango will not be affected. Customers booked on cancelled flights will receive a full refund or be re-accommodated on services operated by Mango. International services between Johannesburg and Frankfurt, London Heathrow, New York, Perth and Washington via Accra will be retained.