South African Airways inks codeshare with Gol, expects network and fleet growth

South African Airways (SAA) signed a codeshare agreement with Rio de Janeiro-based airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes on July 1, 2024. It is a renewal of an agreement that was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic. “The reinstatement of the codeshare agreement affirms Brazil’s status as a strategically important destination for South Africa,” said SAA chief commercial officer Tebogo Tsimane. “It connects two major economies in the southern hemisphere to enable leisure tourism, and to facilitate business, networking, and trade.” The African airline’s interim CEO John Lamola told Bloomberg on July 4, 2024, it planned to increase its fleet to 21