SAA inaugurates the first direct weekly flight between Johannesburg and New York, via Rio de Janeiro.

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South African History Online. (2012, February 17). SAA inaugurates the first direct weekly flight between Johannesburg and New York, via Rio de Janeiro.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074342

South African History Online (2012) 'SAA inaugurates the first direct weekly flight between Johannesburg and New York, via Rio de Janeiro.', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074342 (Accessed: 4 October 2026).

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"SAA inaugurates the first direct weekly flight between Johannesburg and New York, via Rio de Janeiro.." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074342. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "SAA inaugurates the first direct weekly flight between Johannesburg and New York, via Rio de Janeiro.." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074342.