SAA peacocks its swanky Airbus A350-900 business class cabin on Instagram

For all the issues SAA has dealt with recently, there’s one shining light in the company: its fleet of A350-900s.

Four planes leased from the likes of Mauritius and Hainan arrived late last year for the cash-strapped airline.

They offer less fuel-intensive operations to and from longer distance destinations, but also, according to images posted to Instagram, pretty swanky cabins.

Peacocking a bit this week, SAA posted to Instagram shots of inside the A350-900s cabin, showing what those who travel business to the likes of JFK can expect.

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Passengers travelling on our A350-900 can look forward to a spacious living space, elegantly-lit cabin as you settle into our wider Business Class or Economy Class seats for an enjoyable flight. . #LookUpSAA #SawubonaA350 #FlySAA 📸Sonia Eitz

A post shared by South African Airways (@flysaa) on Feb 4, 2020 at 2:22am PST

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Attention to detail. That’s what makes the experience different with our newest Airbus A350-900. The ambient lighting technology and large windows help turn the passenger experience into one travellers cannot wait to repeat #LookUpSAA #SawubonaA350 #FlySAA 📸 Sonia Eitz

A post shared by South African Airways (@flysaa) on Feb 3, 2020 at 1:31am PST

The majority of SAA’s fleet still consists of much older A340 and A330 aircraft, so if you find yourself on one of these planes in the near future count yourself lucky.

Feature image: one of SAA’s Airbus A350-900 aircraft at OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg in January 2020, by Andy Walker/Memeburn