South African Airways, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, is currently wet-leasing an aircraft of African Charter Airline, a subsidiary of Fisk Airline (NASDAQ:FSK), in order to satisfy domestic demand. This is in line with the airline's network expansion strategy, which has been met with industry-wide restrictions on aircraft availability.
Since July 9, South African Airlines (SAA) has implemented the ZS-TFO (MSN 28733) system on the high-volume network of ZS-Trunk Routes (HTR) between Johannesburg (OR Tambo), Durban (King Shaka) and Cape Town (Cape Town), according to ADS-B information.
According to a statement from Interim CEO John Lamola, the aircraft will be wet leased for a short period of time while SAA prepares for expansion.
He also announced that SAA is transitioning to a hybrid service, operating economy class aircraft alongside full-service aircraft, allowing customers to book on a number of specialised fares for a limited time only. "Our premium customers, who have already booked, will still benefit from the full range of smooth and comfortable services, such as priority check-in, priority boarding, access to SAA's lounges, standard baggage allowance and fast track where available."
SAA also owns 5 A320-200 for domestic and regional flights and 1 A330-300 for long haul flights, with a spare A340-300 for charters.
