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    #TBT: South African Airways flights between Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro and New York in 1972

    28 de julio de 2022 - 08:10
    #TBT: South African Airways flights between Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro and New York in 1972
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    In February 1969, South African Airways inaugurated flights between Johannesburg and New York with a stopover in Rio de Janeiro. The services were able to carry passengers on all legs.

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    The African company carried out these operations in Boeing 707-300s, which had two seatting classes (First and Economy).

    See also: #TBT: American Airlines’ routes to and from Venezuela in 2005.

    At the time, New York and Rio de Janeiro were South African Airways’ only destinations in the Americas.

    Schedule between Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro and New York – South African Airways (1972)

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    FlightFromETDToETA
    SA 205Johannesburg (JNB)9:45 a.m.Río de Janeiro (GIG)2:15 p.m.
    SA 205Río de Janeiro (GIG)3:00 p.m.New York (JFK)11:35 p.m.
    FlightFromETDToETA
    SA 206New York (JFK)12:45 p.m.Río de Janeiro (GIG)11:10 p.m.
    SA 206Río de Janeiro (GIG)11:55 p.m.Johannesburg (JNB)12:45 p.m. +1
    • SA 205: Saturdays.
    • SA 206: Mondays from New York, arriving in Johannesburg on Tuesdays.

    In addition to the flight to New York, South African operated another frequency between Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro.

    To see all tables, place the mobile phone in a horizontal position

    FlightFromETDToETA
    SA 201Johannesburg (JNB)9:45 a.m.Río de Janeiro (GIG)2:15 p.m.
    SA 202Río de Janeiro (GIG)6:30 p.m.Johannesburg (JNB)7:35 a.m. +1
    • SA 201/202: Wednesday.

    South African Airways made its last service to Rio de Janeiro in the late 1980s.

    See also: #TBT: Qantas flights between Sydney and London with stopovers in Mexico and the Caribbean (1965).

    As can be seen in flight schedules of the time, South African in association with Aerolineas Argentinas had a weekly operation between Buenos Aires and Cape Town and vice versa with Boeing 707s.


     

    Source: Airline Timetables Images.

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