South African Airways - SAA

South Africa

September 1, 1935
(Courtesy of George Stewart)
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October 11, 1936
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December 1937
East Africa-South Africa
Kenyan edition
(From the collection of Craig Morris)
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November 1, 1938
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November 1, 1947
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May 1, 1950
Intercontinental routes
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November 1, 1950
Regional routes
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November 1, 1950
Domestic routes
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November 10, 1950
Intercontinental routes
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July 1, 1952
Domestic and regional routes
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January 12, 1953
Domestic and regional routes
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February 2, 1953
Intercontinental routes
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April 19, 1953
Intercontinental routes
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Folder w/timetable enclosure dated August 10, 1953
Domestic and regional routes
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October 3, 1953
Intercontinental routes (Tourist services)
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November 1, 1953
Intercontinental routes (Comet first class service)
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July 20, 1954
Intercontinental routes
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October 1, 1954
Domestic and regional routes
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November 1954
Intercontinental routes
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May 26, 1955
Intercontinental routes
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October 1, 1955
Intercontinental routes
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October 1, 1955
Domestic and regional routes
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January 1, 1956
Intercontinental routes
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August 3, 1956
Intercontinental routes
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September 16, 1956
Intercontinental routes
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December 1, 1956
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February 1, 1957
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April 1, 1957
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October 6, 1957
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December 1, 1957
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February 1, 1958
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October 1, 1958

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April 1, 1959

February 1, 1960
(From the collection of Diederik R. Vels Heijn)
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December 1, 1960
(From the collection of Antonio Bordoni)
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October 15, 1961
(From the collection of Antonio Bordoni)
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January 1, 1962

February 28, 1962
(From the collection of Diederik R. Vels Heijn)
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June 1, 1962

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April 1, 1963
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April 1, 1963
US edition
(From the collection of Frank J. Lichtanski)

November 1, 1963
US edition
(From the collection of Frank J. Lichtanski)

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December 1, 1963

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November 1, 1964
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April 1, 1967
(From the collection of Rauno Segersvärd)
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April 1, 1968
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August 1, 1971
UK edition
(System)
(From the collection of Ali Zwayne)
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September 1, 1972
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April 1, 1973
(From the collection of Daniel Rubenson)
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April 1, 1974

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November 1, 1976

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November 1, 1976
Domestic routes

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April 1, 1978

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April 1, 1979
Revised edition
(System)

April 1, 1980
UK edition
(From the collection of Ali Zwayne)
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April 1 and November 1, 1983
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March 25, 1984 and March 31, 1985

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October 27, 1985

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April 1, 1986
UK edition

March 26, 1989
Domestic routes
(From the collection of Arthur Na)
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August 6, 1989
Domestic routes
(From the collection of Arthur Na)
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October 29, 1989
Domestic routes

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March 25, 1990
Working timetable
(System)
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March 25, 1990
International and principal domestic routes

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March 25, 1990
Domestic routes
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October 28, 1990
Domestic and regional routes

March 27, 1994
(Courtesy of Rüdiger von Oehsen)
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October 30, 1994

March 31, 1996
(From the collection of Piotr Topolski)
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March 30, 1997

October 26, 1997
(From the collection of Colin Irving)

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March 29, 1998

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October 31, 1999

October 31, 2000
(From the collection of Gerhard Giesswein)

March 26, 2000
(From the collection of Arthur Na)
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October 28, 2001

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March 31, 2002

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March 30, 2003

March 28, 2004
(From the collection of Christian Chaya)

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March 27, 2005
(From the collection of Christian Chaya)

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October 30, 2005
(From the collection of Christian Chaya)

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March 26, 2006
(From the collection of Christian Chaya)

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October 29, 2006

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which includes a page on the history of South African Airways and its ancestor Union Airways:

This page last updated February 5, 2025.