South Africa’s Local Airlines
Thinking of flying to South Africa on your next holiday? Well we thought it would be helpful to provide a breakdown of the various local South African airlines that fly within South Africa. We have also provided links to their websites to assist you when booking your flight.
South African Airways (or SAA as it is known) is the national airline of South Africa and operates out of 17 different cities in South Africa.
www.flysaa.com
- Johannesburg (OR Tambo)
- Johannesburg (Lanseria)
- Cape Town
- Durban
- Port Elizabeth
- East London
- George
- Bloemfontein
- Kimberley
- Mthatha
- Nelspruit
- Phalaborwa
- Pietermaritzburg
- Polokwane
- Richards Bay
- Upington
- Hoedspruit
SAExpress Airways also operates out of seventeen different airports in South Africa.
www.flyexpress.aero
- Johannesburg (OR Tambo)
- Johannesburg (Lanseria)
- Cape Town
- Durban
- Port Elizabeth
- East London
- George
- Bloemfontein
- Kimberley
- Mthatha
- Nelspruit
- Phalaborwa
- Pietermaritzburg
- Polokwane
- Richards Bay
- Upington
- Hoedspruit
Another ‘low-cost’ airline is Mango which operates out of just 5 cities. On the 5th December 2012 Mango added Port Elizabeth to its portfolio of routes. Initially the airline will be flying daily from PE to Johannesburg and Cape Town. At the same time Mango has added a 7th plane to its fleet to accommodate the extra routes from PE.
- Johannesburg (OR Tambo)
- Johannesburg (Lanseria)
- Cape Town
- Bloemfontein
- Durban
- Port Elizabeth (Started operating out of PE on 5th December 2012)
Kulula Air, ‘low-cost’ airline number three, also operates out of 6 cities:
www.kulula.com
- Johannesburg (OR Tambo)
- Johannesburg (Lanseria)
- Cape Town
- Durban
- Port Elizabeth
- George




