SAA and New York-based JetBlue Airways plan to connect their networks via New York’s JFK International Airport and Washington’s Dulles International Airport (IAD) through a bilateral codeshare agreement. The agreement is pending both US Department of Transportation and South African Department of Transport regulatory approval.

The partnership – an expansion of an interline agreement first inked in 2010 – allows customers to purchase a single ticket combining SAA and JetBlue-operated flights and enjoy day-of-travel conveniences such as one-stop check-in and baggage transfer.

JetBlue intends to place its B6 code on South African Airways-operated flights between the US and both Johannesburg and Dakar, as well as on connecting flights to selected destinations beyond Johannesburg, including Cape Town, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth. Tickets will be available for sale once the necessary regulatory and government approvals have been secured.