{"id":88592,"date":"2013-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:51:16","slug":"saa-wins-awards-in-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April was a really good month for our national carrier. <a title=\"Book SAA flights\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/airlines\/south-african-airways\" target=\"_blank\">SAA<\/a> was recently awarded the title of <strong>Most On-Time Airline in the World<\/strong> as well as <strong>Best Business Class Product<\/strong> among <a title=\"Star Alliance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/airlines\/star-alliance-airlines\" target=\"_blank\">Star Alliance Carriers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Great discounted fares on SAA and their codeshare partners from Johannesburg \u00a0and Cape Town to various worldwide destinations! Fares are valid until Tuesday, 14 May 2013. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/promotions\/travelstart-blog-saa-specials\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to buy.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28762\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/south-african-airways1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28762 \" title=\"South African Airways\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/south-african-airways1.jpg\" alt=\"SAA A340 climbs after take off from JFK airport in New York\" width=\"570\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pride of the nation leaves New York\u2019s JFK Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the Most On Time Airline honour was awarded to SAA by <strong>FlightStats Inc.*<\/strong>, the Business Class Award came as a result of a separate \u201cMystery Shopper\u201d project arranged by <strong>FVW**<\/strong>, Germany\u2019s leading travel trade magazine.<\/p>\n<p>According to the FlightStats report, South African Airways was one of only two major airlines that delivered 90% of their flights on time in March 2013. SAA took the number one spot with <strong>92.26%<\/strong> whilst Gulf Air came in a close second at <strong>92.11%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The On Time award comes ahead of recent news that South African Airways has received authorisation to fly new safety enhancing and fuel saving departure and approach procedures. The approval, which is the first in Africa, paves the way for further developments that could enhance safety and increase operational efficiency throughout SAA\u2019s route network. The use of the new technology can further decrease travelling time on trips to and from Cape Town, for instance, by 5 \u2013 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<h2>Best Business Class Product<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/business-class-saa.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-28761\" title=\"SAA - Best in Business!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/business-class-saa.png\" alt=\"Business Class on South African Airways\" width=\"570\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FVW magazine\u2019s mystery shopper project tested the Business Class products and services of Star Alliance carriers on long-haul flights out of Germany. <strong>SAA topped the list<\/strong> with 94 points out of 100, eclipsing three other renowned European airlines. Winning SAA Business Class features included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comfortable, lie-flat seats<\/li>\n<li>Duvet, extra-large pillow and padded bedding<\/li>\n<li>Check-In lounge facilities<\/li>\n<li>Cuisine and service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SAA offer daily direct <a title=\"Flights to Munich\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/munich\/flights\" target=\"_blank\">flights between Johannesburg and Munich<\/a> and <a title=\"Flights to Frankfurt\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/frankfurt\/flights\" target=\"_blank\">Johannesburg and Frankfurt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/saa-airbus-business-class-seat-features.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28747\" title=\"Business Class Seat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/saa-airbus-business-class-seat-features.bmp\" alt=\"SAA Business Class Seat Features\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>*FlightStats<\/strong> is a leading provider of day-of-travel data services and applications to the travel industry and travelling public. The company delivers real-time global flight tracking and airport data services that power many of the world\u2019s most popular travel applications. The company also provides web and mobile applications to the FlightStats community, helping travelers to better manage their travel day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**FVW<\/strong> is Germany\u2019s leading bi-weekly trade magazine for tourism and business travel providing independent and objective information about the latest trends and current developments in the market. FVW is known as a synonym for reliable and objective journalism with a maximum of in-depth information and great variety of topics. Its analysis and background reports serve as basis for decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>Having been the victim of some negative press in recent times, it\u2019s our hope that you\u2019d join us in <strong>wishing the national flag carrier a hearty congratulations!<\/strong> South African Airways has proven that they can fly in the face of negativity by racking up no less than 2, global, independent awards.<\/p>\n<p>You can share in the pride of the nation! Congratulate SAA personally on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/flysaa\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a> or Tweet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/flysaa\" target=\"_blank\">@flysaa<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>With a route network spanning no less than <strong>26 African destinations<\/strong> as well as access to over <strong>1300 airports in almost 200 countries<\/strong> through its Star Alliance membership, SAA is one of a handful of airlines that have direct flights to all continents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Great discounted fares on SAA and their codeshare partners from Johannesburg \u00a0and Cape Town to various worldwide destinations! Fares are valid until Tuesday, 14 May 2013.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/promotions\/travelstart-blog-saa-specials\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to buy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April was a really good month for our national carrier. SAA was recently awarded the title of Most On-Time Airline in the World as well as Best Business Class Product among Star Alliance Carriers. Great discounted fares on SAA and their codeshare partners from Johannesburg \u00a0and Cape Town to various worldwide destinations! Fares are valid until Tuesday, 14 May 2013. Click here to buy. While &#8230; <a title=\"SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":88593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446,25],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-88592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publicity-travelstart-stuff","category-travelstart-stuff","tag-saa","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage | Travelstart Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April was a really good month for our national carrier. SAA was recently awarded the title of Most On-Time Airline in the World as well as Best Business\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage | Travelstart Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"April was a really good month for our national carrier. SAA was recently awarded the title of Most On-Time Airline in the World as well as Best Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Travelstart Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Travelstart\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-05-03T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-04T13:51:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/south-african-airways1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"427\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brandon Mlilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Travelstart\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Travelstart\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Brandon Mlilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Brandon Mlilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/607405fa1eb10609e1f0966851769710\"},\"headline\":\"SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-05-03T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-04T13:51:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":589,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/south-african-airways1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"saa\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Publicity\",\"Travelstart stuff\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/\",\"name\":\"SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage | Travelstart Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/south-african-airways1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-05-03T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-04T13:51:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"April was a really good month for our national carrier. SAA was recently awarded the title of Most On-Time Airline in the World as well as Best Business\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/south-african-airways1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/south-african-airways1.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":427},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Travelstart Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Travelstart ZA\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"Travelstart ZA\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Travelstart\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Travelstart\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/travelstart\\\/?hl=en\",\"https:\\\/\\\/za.pinterest.com\\\/travelstartza\\\/?etslf=6584&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;eq=travelstart\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/TRAVELSTARTchannel\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.travelstart.co.za\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/607405fa1eb10609e1f0966851769710\",\"name\":\"Brandon Mlilo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/85747dfa7c29be6c5eab5afe41b9a4d31b3db20961febcb45650400a9bc94a62?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/85747dfa7c29be6c5eab5afe41b9a4d31b3db20961febcb45650400a9bc94a62?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/85747dfa7c29be6c5eab5afe41b9a4d31b3db20961febcb45650400a9bc94a62?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Brandon Mlilo\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage | Travelstart Blog","description":"April was a really good month for our national carrier. SAA was recently awarded the title of Most On-Time Airline in the World as well as Best Business","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage | Travelstart Blog","og_description":"April was a really good month for our national carrier. SAA was recently awarded the title of Most On-Time Airline in the World as well as Best Business","og_url":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/","og_site_name":"Travelstart Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Travelstart\/","article_published_time":"2013-05-03T00:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-11-04T13:51:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":427,"url":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/south-african-airways1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Brandon Mlilo","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Travelstart","twitter_site":"@Travelstart","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Brandon Mlilo","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/"},"author":{"name":"Brandon Mlilo","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/607405fa1eb10609e1f0966851769710"},"headline":"SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage","datePublished":"2013-05-03T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-04T13:51:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/"},"wordCount":589,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/south-african-airways1.jpg","keywords":["saa"],"articleSection":["Publicity","Travelstart stuff"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/","url":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/","name":"SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage | Travelstart Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/south-african-airways1.jpg","datePublished":"2013-05-03T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-04T13:51:16+00:00","description":"April was a really good month for our national carrier. SAA was recently awarded the title of Most On-Time Airline in the World as well as Best Business","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/south-african-airways1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/south-african-airways1.jpg","width":640,"height":427},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/saa-wins-awards-in-2013\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SAA is making South Africans Proud on the World Stage"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/","name":"Travelstart Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/#organization","name":"Travelstart ZA","url":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"Travelstart ZA"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Travelstart\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Travelstart","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/travelstart\/?hl=en","https:\/\/za.pinterest.com\/travelstartza\/?etslf=6584&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;eq=travelstart","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TRAVELSTARTchannel"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/607405fa1eb10609e1f0966851769710","name":"Brandon Mlilo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/85747dfa7c29be6c5eab5afe41b9a4d31b3db20961febcb45650400a9bc94a62?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/85747dfa7c29be6c5eab5afe41b9a4d31b3db20961febcb45650400a9bc94a62?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/85747dfa7c29be6c5eab5afe41b9a4d31b3db20961febcb45650400a9bc94a62?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Brandon Mlilo"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}