Air China and South African Airways to Codeshare

Air China (CA) has signed a codeshare agreement with South African Airways (SA).

SA will put its code on CA's newly inaugurated non-stop flights between Beijing and Johannesburg as well as points beyond Beijing to Chengdu, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Chongqing.

Air China will in turn put its code on SA's services between Johannesburg to Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth.

The codeshare arrangement opened for sale today (25 August) for travel effective 29 October 2015.

The flights CA867/8 Beijing - Johannesburg are to be operated on Tuesdays/Thursdays/Sundays (outbound) and on Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays (inbound).

The outbound flight departs from Beijing at 23:15 Beijing time, and arrives in Johannesburg at 7:35 local time on the following day.

The inbound flight departs from Johannesburg at 11:50 local time and arrives in Beijing at 7:30 Beijing time.

The flights are to be operated with Boeing 777-300ER.

Both airlines are Star Alliance members, an alliance offering a network unlike any other; with 28 member airlines providing over 18,500 flights a day to over 1,330 destinations in more than 192 countries around the world.