South African Airways and JetBlue Airways Offer Code Share Flights on Washington, DC – Dakar, Senegal Route

Ft. Lauderdale and New York – July 1, 2014 – South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline and JetBlue Airways have begun code share operations on SAA’s flights between Washington, DC-Dulles Airport and Dakar, Senegal.

JetBlue is now placing its “B6” code on SAA-operated flights between Washington, DC-Dulles Airport and Dakar, Senegal in West Africa. Customers purchasing a codeshare itinerary will benefit from having a single ticket combining JetBlue and SAA-operated flights, as well as the conveniences on their day of travel of one-stop check-in and baggage transfer. JetBlue tickets are now on sale to Dakar through www.jetblue.com or travel agencies for travel effective immediately. SAA offers the only daily nonstop service between the U.S. and Dakar with departures from Washington, DC-Dulles Airport aboard modern state-of-the-art wide-body Airbus A340 aircraft.

“SAA welcomes the addition of the JetBlue code share on SAA-operated flights to/from Dakar, which will enhance the award-winning service that both airlines can offer the business and leisure customers, as well as, the Senegalese diaspora communities in the U.S. ” said Marc Cavaliere, executive vice president, North America & Global Alliances for South African Airways. “The new code share flights on the Washington, DC-Dakar route is further expansion to the successful code share services that SAA and JetBlue introduced in late 2013 to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and East London in South Africa”.

“We are excited to further expand our partnership with South African Airways and add our eighth codeshare route on their network. We now offer our customers more options and connections to and from Africa as we continue to grow our partnership network,” said Scott Laurence, Senior Vice President, Airline Planning.