South African Airways

Large lounge overlooking the tarmac. Lots of different zones to sit in but it got really crowded with Start Alliance and SAA flights using this facility. The mini wraps and sandwiches are acceptable but you have to ask for bottled water and chips and the attendant had a bit of an attitude. The internet was very good and the shower facilities good.

Refreshing clean well staffed and friendly. Didn't mind spending time here waiting for my flight. Staff were very friendly and polite and made us feel very welcome on arrival and departure. What you would expect from a business class lounge.

The layout itself is not very appealing and the food selection is quite basic. I don't take pre flight drinks but the choice I noticed was very limited and the access poor.

A large comfortable lounge with good amenities (including smoking room TV room children's room and showers). A nice selection of packaged sandwiches and wraps and a bar with a good range of alcoholic beverages as well as a proper espresso machine. Staff were friendly and pleasant.

Checked in at 10am en route to JNB and Hong Kong. On arrival at the lounge counter staff were chatting among themselves - not really interested; no verbal communication from them - even after our "hi" - just a pointed arm in the correct direction after we accidentally turned toward the first class lounge. The lounge itself is light and spacious. Enough choices of food and some fresh fruit. Surprisingly no decaf coffee - not an uncommon demand these days. Upon leaving we again had no acknowledgement - the ladies did not even glance at us as they chatted. A simple smile with a "hello and welcome" and an "enjoy your flight" as we left would have sufficed. It left us wondering if the rest of our flight was going to be like this - thankfully it wasn't. Johannesburg Business lounge (on our return) could give them a few tips.

Great new lounge SAA has in place now from the World Cup. Large and comfortable. Free wifi smoking room good views on tarmac food good expresso machine run by staff instead of just self serve. Overall great new installation in the airlines home airport.

Very large lounge with plenty of sofa style dining recliner seating. Seperate kids area smoking zone TV zone work stations etc. The bar is manned and decent selection of drinks. Food selection is average for J class lounge. No hot food just sandwiches fruit and salads. Excellent showers and bathroom facilities. The staff felt too much at home and were loud and obtrusive. Excellent view over the aprons. Free WiFi. Overall great lounge.

SAA have an arrivals lounge just after you clear customs before exiting into the arrivals lounge. It is well marked to the left and upstairs. It is not large but has 4 excellent showers good selection of food (breakfast was cereal toast pastries sandwiches fruit tea/coffee etc.) No alcoholic beverages. Smoking room. Comfortable seating. Again the staff are too loud and obtrusive but provide good service. Free WiFi.

I thought the lounge was excellent. I thought the staff were great and facilities good also. Its no Singapore Airlines but its fine for price paid for ticket.

As we were flying first on Emirates we had access to the South African Airways lounge. First class passengers were directed to the right and business class pax to the left. The lounge is not really big but it has all one needs except wifi. There are 2 computers but the connection is really slow. There is a nice coffee corner with snacks and some alcohol aswell as a smokers lounge. The nicest feature however were the showers: really big clean and with lots of amenities.