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South Africa’s leading low-cost carrier reclaims its title at Skytrax’s prestigious World Airline Awards, held this year at The Langham Hotel in London
FlySafair has evolved its popular Business Booster competition into a new, tourism-focused platform: the Travel Booster. Launching this week, the initiative builds on the foundation of the Business Booster, which has given a number of South African SMEs access to air travel since 2022, and sharpens its focus on the tourism, hospitality and experience sector.
South Africa’s leading low-cost carrier takes top continental honours, for the first time, at the industry’s most prestigious travel awards ceremony, held in Zanzibar
FlySafair’s performance is reflected across busiest airports. At OR Tambo International Airport, for example, the airline achieved the top OTP score of 92.31% during May 2026, comfortably exceeding the airport’s overall average target of 87%.
6 May 2026, Johannesburg – FlySafair is celebrating 12 years in the skies with the return of its birthday sale, and customers can expect a slightly different spin on the airline’s anticipated annual event.Kicking off at 9am today, 50,000 sale tickets are up for grabs, with base fares starting from just R12 for domestic travel until 30 November 2026.
Johannesburg – For the third year running, FlySafair is opening the doors to its much‑loved School Booster competition, giving South African schools the chance to win 10 return domestic flights each. Ten schools will be selected, with the prize awarded to institutions that can best demonstrate how taking to the skies will create meaningful new opportunities for their learners.
One‑tap payments powered by Stitch simplify checkout in the airline’s mobile app Johannesburg, [17 March 2026] – FlySafair has introduced new one‑tap payment options in its mobile app, allowing customers to pay for flights quickly and securely using Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Additional Johannesburg–Harare rotation available from 27 March to 7 April 2026 Johannesburg, 25 March 2026 – FlySafair is pleased to announce the addition of a second daily return flight between OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) and Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (Harare), operating from Friday, 27 March to Monday, 7 April 2026.
