South African Airways (SAA) said on Friday that it had further enhanced its Africa route network increasing capacity on a number of destinations on the continent.

The group said that flights between Johannesburg and Dar es Salaam had increased from seven to nine per week, increasing operation on Saturdays and Sundays.

SAA said it had increased flights between Johannesburg and Windhoek from 14 per week to 20, "effectively introducing three flights per day excluding Saturdays on the route. SAA is the only carrier on this route to offer a Business Class product," it said.

A new schedule on the Windhoek route had also been introduced to offer the most effective options for Business Class customers, it added.

According to the airline, flights between Johannesburg and Accra, Ghana are now operated daily, increased from just four per week.

"It is SAA's strategic focus to strengthen operations in the market it leads, such as into Africa and to grow where there are opportunities. This is in line with SAA's mandate to be an African carrier with global reach.

"SAA recently announced that the airline experienced strong growth in market share in Africa, which remains the most profitable market following a strategic decision to concentrate on growth plans in the region," the national air carrier said.

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