South African Airways to increase frequencies on Johannesburg-Lagos route

South African Airways (SAA) has announced additional flights across key regional and international routes to meet growing demand during the upcoming festive season, including the Johannesburg–Lagos route.

Starting Wednesday, 1 October 2025, SAA will increase frequencies on Johannesburg–Lagos (LOS). Additional flights commence on 6 October 2025, now flying six times a week, with new flights added on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Additional flights commence on 1 October 2025, on Johannesburg–Accra (ACC): now flying six times a week, with new flights added on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Johannesburg–São Paulo (GRU) additional flights will commence on 10 December 2025, with new flights added on Wednesdays and Sundays.

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These seasonal uplifts are designed to offer customers greater flexibility, convenience, and choice during one of the busiest travel periods of the year, culminating on 11 February 2026.

Whether traveling for family reunions, business, or cultural celebrations such as Detty December, AfroFuture, or the Brazilian Carnival build-up, SAA has said it will connect Africa to the world with warm, authentic African hospitality.

“South African Airways is strengthening its network with more flights, more frequencies, and more opportunities to connect Africa to the world. We are aiming higher to serve our customers better this festive season,” said Tebogo Tsimane, SAA’s Chief Commercial Officer.

SAA promises transparent, all-inclusive fares, voyager miles earned on every flight, business class comfort and premium lounge access, direct flights with seamless onward connections and warm, African service onboard.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.