South Africa's national carrier South African Airways (SAA) recently entered into a partnership with Hawaii’s largest and longest-serving carrier, Hawaii Airlines.

SAA announced in a statement that the partnership would be providing a new and convenient flight route option for both SAA and United States (US) customers travelling between the Hawaiian Islands and southern Africa.

According to SAA, this new partnership will offer increased convenience to customers by allowing travel on one single electronic ticket and through interline baggage transfer upon check-in with either SAA or Hawaiian Airlines in the USA or southern Africa.

"This new interline partnership enables SAA and Hawaiian Airlines to broaden their route networks to provide some of the fastest connections between Hawaii and destinations throughout Africa,” says Aaron Munetsi, SAA acting general manager, commercial. “Our mutual customers will enjoy the warm traditional South African and Hawaiian Island hospitality throughout their journey from two award-winning airlines.”

With immediate effect, customers will be able to buy a single itinerary for travel on flights of both carriers in one transaction.

Connections between the Hawaiian Island network and more than 75 destinations in Africa served by SAA will be made via New York’s John F Kennedy Airport, a primary gateway for SAA in North America, with the only daily non-stop service to South Africa. – Source: Traveller24