Flights to Cape Town

South African Airways (SAA) wants to maintain its rights for flights to and from the United States, but a recent bilateral spat involving Delta Air Lines' ...

United is filing this answer solely to correct the record." This agreement also extends to 25 other airports in the US on a codeshare-only basis with US-based airlines. After years of mismanagement, financial losses, and contentious government bailouts, SAA emerged from a painful business rescue process in May 2021. This hasn't stopped the airline from holding onto previously awarded flight rights. After a retort from the US and fierce criticism from the Western Cape government, Delta Air Lines was eventually granted the right to include Cape Town as part of a triangular route in April, almost two years after the initial application was lodged. South Africa's embattled flag carrier hasn't flown to the US in more than two years.