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, DC-Dulles Airport to Johannesburg. Passengers appreciate the high comfort of travel on LOT’s long haul flights from New York, Chicago, Toronto and Beijing to Warsaw that are operated by the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – South African Airways (SAA) has been, for the 11th consecutive year, honored by Global Traveler Magazine, as “Best Airline in Africa” in the magazine’s annual GT Tested Reader’s survey. The magazine presented the award to SAA at its award ceremony held on Dec. 15th at the Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. SAA was recognized by Global Traveler readers for its consistently high service that keeps it in the world-class category and best in the region year after year. SAA also received honorable mention in this year’s survey for, “Best Airline for Onboard Service”, “Best Flight Attendants” and “Best Airport Lounge”.
“We are honored to receive this award and thank Global Traveler and its readers for, once again, selecting South African Airways as the best airline for travel on the African continent,” said Marc Cavaliere, Executive Vice President for South African Airways in North America. “SAA continually enhances its products both in the air and on the ground to meet the needs of today’s discerning international business travelers and it is gratifying to see that our efforts are being distinguished.”
“Congratulations to South African Airways for 11 consecutive wins as, ‘Best Airline in Africa’ in our annual survey,” said Francis X. Gallagher, CEO & Publisher of Global Traveler. “I know from personal experience what an exceptional airline SAA is and it’s quite clear that our readers recognize it, as well. From service to product, everything at SAA is first-rate. SAA is not only a GT Tested Reader Survey award winner, but they are also a former ‘Airline of the Year’ and an inductee into the Global Traveler Hall of Fame. There’s really only one option for travel to and within Africa, and that’s South African Airways.”
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, DC-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.
LOT Polish Airlines has won the GT Tested Award for the Best Airline in Eastern Europe. LOT Polish Airlines Executive Sales Director Jiri Marek, who received the award on behalf of LOT at the Los Angeles ceremony, said, “Thank you to all of the frequent travelers who voted for us. This award is again proof of LOT’s strong position in the Eastern European region and our passengers’ appreciation for its products and services.”
“We know we are the first airline of choice for hundreds of thousands passengers traveling not just from Poland,” he added. “LOT brings connectivity to countries in the “New Europe” region including Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Ukraine. Every day we offer passengers from these countries, the most convenient connections within Europe and to North America and Asia. Our flights are also the best options from North America or Asia to dozens of Central and Eastern European destinations, with the shortest connecting time at our Warsaw Chopin Airport hub.”
Passengers appreciate the high comfort of travel on LOT’s long haul flights from New York, Chicago, Toronto and Beijing to Warsaw that are operated by the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. On this aircraft, LOT offers three classes of service-Economy Class, Premium Class with extended personal space and enriched meal service and Business Class with flatbed seats and individual, restaurant service.
Passengers are also choosing LOT’s short and mid-haul travel because of new tariffs such as LOT Economy Simple, which allows passengers to travel with only hand luggage for 30 percent discount or LOT Economy Plus with almost business class service at an economical price.
LOT Polish Airlines continues to receive many Polish and international awards each year. This year alone, LOT has been voted Best Airline in Europe, Middle East and Africa by Frequent Business Traveler Magazine and Best Central and Eastern Europe Airline by Business Traveler Magazine.
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