SAA sticks with QF code share
SOUTH African Airways says it will stick with its code share arrangement with Qantas, despite its induction last week into the giant Star Alliance.
But the Johannesburg-based carrier says it wants to build its presence in Australia and hopes to eventually resume flying its own aircraft to Sydney.
SAA became the eighth member of Star to fly to Australia and joins United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways International, Austrian Airlines, Asiana, Air Canada and Air New Zealand.
SAA regional manager Thevan Krishna said the five-year-old code share arrangement would continue to operate.
The airline would make a decision on how to manage the Sydney route when the agreement expired.
“This is what’s happening in the airline industry,” Mr Krishna said. “There’s a hybrid of airlines mixing and matching routes and code shares which meet their economic demands.”
Graham Muldoon
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Phocuswright reveals the world's largest travel markets in volume in 2025
Cyclone in Sri Lanka had limited effect on tourism in contrary to media reports
Higher departure tax and visa cost, e-arrival card: Japan unleashes the fiscal weapon against tourists
In Italy, the Meloni government congratulates itself for its tourism achievements
Singapore to forbid entry to undesirable travelers with new no-boarding directive