South African Airways (SAA) has advised its passengers that it has cancelled flights between Johannesburg and its North American destinations as a result of North American “Winter Storm Stella”, .

Affected flights are those to and from Washington, Dulles International Airport (Washington DC) via Accra, Ghana and those to and from New York, John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The following flights have been cancelled:

Washington, Dulles International Airport

Monday, 13 March 2017: SA 209 from Johannesburg (JNB); via Accra (ACC) to Washington (IAD)

Tuesday, 14 March 2017: SA 210 from Washington (IAD) via Accra (ACC) to Johannesburg (JNB)

New York, John F. Kennedy International Airport

Monday, 13 March 2017: SA 203 from Johannesburg (JNB) to New York (JFK)

Tuesday, 14 March 2017: SA 204 from New York (JFK) to Johannesburg (JNB)

South African Airways apologized to their customers for the inconveniences but assured assistance to all ticketed passengers holding South African Airways ticket.

The airline encourage all customers to visit their website www.flysaa.com for all flight updates and or flight cancellations. The supporting information will be updated on the Flight Status menu tab,” says Tlali.

According to the airline, assistance will be available for customers holding a SAA ticket/s (only) via any SAA Call Centre, City Travel Office or dedicated Travel Agent.