South African Airways - SAA - Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens

South African Airways - SAA

South Africa

September 1, 1935
(Courtesy of George Stewart)
Click for larger view as well as views of the interior

May 1, 1950
Intercontinental routes
Click to view the complete timetable

November 1, 1950
Regional routes

November 1, 1950
Domestic routes

November 10, 1950
Intercontinental routes

October 3, 1953
Intercontinental routes (Tourist services)

November 1, 1953
Comet route
See this page for a view of the interior

October 1, 1955
Intercontinental routes

October 1, 1955
Domestic and regional routes

December 1, 1956
Click for a view of the back cover

December 1, 1957

February 1, 1958
Click to view the complete timetable

October 1, 1958

April 1, 1959

October 15, 1961
(From the collection of Antonio Bordoni)
Click for a view of the interior

January 1, 1962

June 1, 1962

April 1, 1963
US edition
(From the collection of Frank J. Lichtanski)

November 1, 1963
US edition
(From the collection of Frank J. Lichtanski)

December 1, 1963

November 1, 1964
Click to view the complete timetable

April 1, 1968

April 1, 1974

November 1, 1976

November 1, 1976
Domestic routes

April 1, 1978

April 1, 1979
Revised edition
(System)

BL BL

April 1 and November 1, 1983
Click for a view of the interior of the November 1 issue

BL BL

March 25, 1984 and March 31, 1985

October 27, 1985

April 1, 1986
UK edition

October 29, 1989
Domestic routes

March 25, 1990
Working timetable
(System)
Click for larger view

March 25, 1990
International and principal domestic routes

March 25, 1990
Domestic routes
Click for larger view

October 28, 1990
Domestic and regional routes

October 30, 1994

March 30, 1997

October 26, 1997
(From the collection of Colin Irving)

March 29, 1998

October 31, 1999

October 31, 2000
(From the collection of Gerhard Giesswein)

October 28, 2001

March 31, 2002

March 30, 2003

March 28, 2004
(From the collection of Christian Chaya)

March 27, 2005
(From the collection of Christian Chaya)

October 30, 2005
(From the collection of Christian Chaya)

March 26, 2006
(From the collection of Christian Chaya)

For quick comparison with other South African Airways timetables,
visit the South African Airways page of Perry Sloan's "AirTimes" site.

Visit SAA Museum Society's site,
which includes a page on the history of South African Airways and its ancestor Union Airways:

You may use our images (marked BL or DZ) on another website.
Then please credit them as being from the collections of either Björn Larsson or David Zekria,
and preferably provide a link to our site.
Thank you!
Please note that an image of a timetable marked as belonging to another collector
may not be used without prior permission from its owner.
If you have any questions or comments please e-mail Björn Larsson.
Offers to trade or sell timetables are always welcome! Please e-mail David Zekria.
This page last updated October 4, 2009