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South African Airways (SA) — Africa Routes, Baggage Policy, USD Fares

South African Airways (SA): South Africa-flagged carrier, Star Alliance, 23 kg baseline baggage. Africa routes and USD fare guide.

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CE Written by CheapFlightsAfrica Editorial Team · Updated May 2026 · 5 min read

South African Airways (SA) — Airline from South Africa

South African Airways (IATA: SA) is a South Africa-flagged carrier and a member of Star Alliance. This guide covers its African routes, baggage policy, and typical USD fare bands.

Key info

  • Baggage baseline: 23 kg
  • Infant fare: 10% of adult
  • Umrah/Hajj charter service: no
  • Africa-market brand strength: 7/10
  • Migrant-uplift (extra kg on diaspora corridors): +5 kg

Routes from Africa

  • JNB-LHR
  • JNB-FRA
  • JNB-JFK
  • JNB-LOS
  • JNB-NBO
  • JNB-DXB

USD fares on South African Airways vary by corridor; see the per-route guides linked from each origin’s airport page for live cached prices.

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Search JNB–JED

Johannesburg → Jeddah

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About CheapFlightsAfrica Editorial Team

CheapFlightsAfrica is a pan-African editorial team covering outbound diaspora chains to the UK/AU/CA/USA, Hajj and Umrah logistics from Nigeria/South Africa/Kenya/Ghana, intra-Africa hub routing through Johannesburg/Nairobi/Addis Ababa, and Gulf transit via Dubai and Doha. Every article is written at one desk and verified at another. Published under a single team byline. View full masthead and editorial standards.

Updated May 2026

Notice: Fares, visa rules and Hajj quotas change frequently. Verify everything with the airline, SACAA/NCAA/KCAA/GCAA or the relevant Hajj board (NAHCON/SAHUC/KAHCON/GHC) before booking.