FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /PRNewswire/ – South African Airways (SAA) was honored to receive the prestigious award by Premier Traveler Magazine as, “Best Airline in Africa” in the publication’s annual reader choice survey. SAA was presented with the award at Premier Traveler’s Best of 2014 Awards Gala, which recognizes the top companies in the travel industry for their quality of product and customer service integrity. South African Airways’ Manager of Marketing Promotions for North America, Damion Rose proudly accepted the award on the airline’s behalf at the awards ceremony on December 4th in Los Angeles.
“We appreciate that Premier Traveler Magazine’s readers are global travelers who expect the best on the airlines they fly, so we are honored and thankful that they have consistently named us as the best airline on the African continent throughout the years,” said Marc Cavaliere, Executive Vice President for South African Airways in North America. “SAA has worked hard to continually enhance our products both in the air and on the ground to meet the needs of today’s discerning international business travelers.”
“Year after year, South African Airways has been voted number one by our readers,” said Premier Traveler Executive Editor, Shan Willis. “SAA is consistently moving in a direction of excellence, continuing to raise the bar. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor.”
South African Airways offers the most flights from the U.S. to South Africa with daily nonstop service from New York-JFK Airport and daily direct service from Washington, D.C. – Dulles Airport to Johannesburg. From our Johannesburg hub, SAA and our regional airline partners offers convenient flights to over 55 business and leisure destinations throughout the African continent. In 2014, SAA celebrated its 80th anniversary of service and also accepted the Skytrax World Airline Awards for, “Best Airline Africa” for the 12th consecutive year and “Best Airline Staff Service Africa” for the third year.
