Charlize flies home for free
2004-03-06 21:32
Johannesburg - Former Benoni resident and Oscar winner Charlize Theron and her entourage flew into Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon free of charge, South African Airways (SAA) said in a statement.
"SAA offered Charlize and her entourage free first class travel to South Africa as part of the national carrier's recognition of her Oscar success.
"It is a small price to pay for her strides in putting our country on the world map", said Oyama Mabandla, deputy chief executive of SAA.
"Upon her arrival she was presented with the highest honours SAA accords its passengers: The Platinum Elect Card - reserved for world leaders, Cabinet Ministers and a select group of top clients."
Mabandla added that Theron had "made the country proud, she has put South Africa on the map of fame".
- SAPA