Good news for flight prices in South Africa
FlySafair chief marketing officer Kirby Gordon says South Africans should see lower flight prices during the 2023 festive season due to high seating availability.
During a round table discussion, Gordon also explained that the South African airline...
The extremely small chances of scoring a FlySafair ticket for R9
Around 1 in every 100 visitors to FlySafair's website could buy tickets for R9 during the airline's Lucky Sale on Wednesday, 3 May 2023.
FlySafair first launched its big annual sale in 2015, offering a limited number of tickets...
FlySafair beats Lift and Airlink in South African flight prices
FlySafair is the cheapest domestic airline in South Africa, and by some margin on specific routes, a MyBroadband analysis has revealed.
The airline's fares are R840 and R566 lower than its nearest competitor on the Johannesburg to...
Flights in South Africa are expensive — this is when prices will return to normal
FlySafair predicts that flight prices in South Africa will drop to "more familiar levels" by February 2023, after the current period of volatility in the country's domestic air travel market.
The airline's chief...
Lift launches flights to Durban — How prices compare to Airlink, FlySafair and SAA
South Africa's newest budget airline, Lift, has added a second route to its operations for the first time, offering trips between Johannesburg and Durban.
Since its launch, Lift has only offered flights between...
Flight prices in South Africa compared — FlySafair and Lift dominate
The cheapest flights from Johannesburg's OR International Airport to Durban and Bloemfontein are all offered by FlySafair. In contrast, Lift provides the lowest price for flights to Cape Town, a MyBroadband analysis has...
1.9% — the chance you had of getting a FlySafair ticket for R8
The chances of getting your hands on a FlySafair flight ticket for R8 during its Crazy Sale on Wednesday was less than 1.9%.
FlySafair started the much-hyped sale in 2015, offering a limited number of tickets for R1. It gradually...
FlySafair grounds East London to Cape Town flight
FlySafair has decided to suspend one of its flights between East London and Cape Town following two diversions on 30 March and 5 April 2022.
Both diversions occurred due to technical errors on the same aircraft — operating flight FA143 from...
FlySafair launches Mauritius route
Low-cost carrier FlySafair’s inaugural flight from Johannesburg to Mauritius landed on 8 March 2022.
Initially set to begin operating on 11 December 2021, the opening of FlySafair’s route to Mauritius was delayed following South African scientists’ discovery...
Major changes to public holidays in South Africa proposed
FlySafair has suggested changes to South Africa's Public Holidays Act to shift mid-week holidays to a Monday or a Friday.
The low-cost airline says it drafted a proposal to change public holidays in South Africa to speed up the recovery...
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FlySafair launches Mauritius route — how it compares to British Airways and Emirates
FlySafair’s fares on its newly-announced route between Johannesburg and Mauritius are among the cheapest currently on the market, a MyBroadband comparison shows.
Considering that it is a direct flight, rather...
SAA starts flying — How its prices compare with Kulula, FlySafair, and Lift
South African Airways (SAA) will take to the skies again on 23 September 2021, operating flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town, Accra, Kinshasa, Harare, Lusaka, and Maputo.
SAA acting CEO Thomas Kgokolo said they...
FlySafair sale - 50% off all flights
FlySafair has launched a sale in celebration of the Springboks winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
The sale will last for 80 minutes (from 13:00 until 14:20) on Monday 4 November and will offer a 50% discount on all flights between 16-29 January next year.
FlySafair R5 sale - Website down before it starts
FlySafair is scheduled to begin its "Jive for R5" sale at 09:00 today, offering 45,000 one-way flights for the price of R5 each.
Customers can purchase these limited discounted tickets on the FlySafair website by queuing in a dedicated waiting...
FlySafair Sale – Flights for R3
FlySafair has launched a R3 sale, with 15,000 tickets up for grabs. Users will be required to wait in the website’s “waiting room” and be selected to make a purchase.
FlySafair flights for R2 – our website is not down
FlySafair is holding a one-day sale, giving customers the chance to book a flight for R2 – which has resulted in website downtime.
FlySafair flight FA103: “Rapid descent, rapid descent”, and then the lights went off
A terrified Safair passenger describes what happened when their plane lost cabin pressure, and had to make an emergency landing in Johannesburg.
R1 sale crashes FlySafair website
FlySafair caused an online booking frenzy on Tuesday with the release of 30 000 tickets at R1 each, including airport taxes, for all of its flight routes.