South African Airways and Avianca Brasil launch codeshare agreement

South African Airways announced that it has implemented a codeshare agreement with its Brazilian Star Alliance partner, Avianca Brasil, offering customers further destinations into Brazil.  
Through the agreement South African Airways customers will be able to travel on selected Avianca Brasil flights under the “SA” code, connecting São Paulo’s international airport to Brasília, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Juazeiro do Norte, Maceió, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador. SAA operates ten weekly frequencies between Johannesburg and São Paulo.

In turn Avianca Brasil customers will travel on the “O6” Avianca Brasil code from Brazilian destinations through São Paulo’s to Johannesburg. SAA will operate the São Paulo’s – Johannesburg leg.

Both carriers are already selling tickets through all their sales channels for travel effective 17 May.

“Trade between our countries has also grown significantly over the last few years, with Brazil currently being South Africa’s largest trading partner in Latin America. Owing to the regional importance of South Africa and Brazil, as well as the BRICS trade relationship, the codeshare relationship between the two STAR Alliance carriers is of vital importance for the advancement of the broader development of Africa and South America,” said Musa Zwane, SAA Acting CEO.

“We are pleased to offer our customers this additional international connection. Through South African Airways, passengers of Avianca Brasil will have access not only to Johannesburg, but to other excellent destinations in our partner’s route system,” said Frederico Pedreira, CEO of Avianca Brasil.

Trade and investment ties between South Africa and Brazil have been strengthening, underpinned by the reach and influence these two countries enjoy in their respective continents and the codeshare is only a logical step to support travel and promote connectivity between the two regions for business or leisure.

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