SAA entices young people to travel

Though the world is now generally regarded as a global village where social media links up nearly everybody, physical travel is still encouraged for people, especially the young, to help them broaden their horizon.  

South African Airways (SAA) which has for many years positioned itself as an enabler for tourism, is on the prowl for young people to travel on the airline. 

At a media briefing at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra last week to announce the airline’s newly-introduced four weekly direct flights from Accra to Washington in the  United States, the SAA   Ghana Country Manager,  Mrs Gloria Mensah, said her outfit had not abandoned its special packages for students and young people. 

“We have pricing structures that target specific market segments and the students/young people  fare is usually one of those,” the Country Manager said.

The SAA Accra-Washington flights start from August 2 and a promotional fare is in place till the end of October. 

According to SAA’s Executive Manager in charge of  Africa Hub Projects, Mr Kendy  Phohleli, they have also entered into a bilateral codeshare agreement with Africa World Airlines (AWA)  in Ghana.

The partnership will offer SAA customers from Washington and Johannesburg who want to explore more of Ghana, easy connectivity through  Accra to other destinations such as Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale as well as to Lagos, Nigeria. 

SAA’s  Acting  Chief  Executive, Mr Nico  Bezuidenhout,  recently said that tourism has always been and remains an important catalyst for growth and that was why SAA  liked to  create enjoyable travel experiences for passengers, whether they were  high flyers or young explorers.