Just when you thought it was dead, South African Airways (SAA) has revealed that it's planning to resume domestic flights with effect from mid-June 2020.

In a statement, the airline said it would initially resume flights with services between Johannesburg and Cape Town.

However, the airline has cancelled all planned scheduled flights on regional and international services until the end of June 2020 with immediate effect.

Customers holding unused SAA tickets for the cancelled flights will be able to use their ticket’s full value as a credit for travel on any SAA service up to an including 24th March 2022.

The airline will also permit a free name change for customers who no longer wishes to travel.

According to the statement, SAA is committed to restart further operations on an incremental basis, and will regularly provide updates on progress.