South African domestic flight price comparison

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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 revealed.

We compared the pricing of flights from five airlines to determine which was cheaper when flying from Johannesburg to Durban, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.
 
"However, it should be noted that FlySafair only flies to and from Bloemfontein’s Bram Fischer International Airport on Fridays and Saturdays."

Incorrect, they fly to Bloem on Sundays as well, booked just the other day...
 
here is an interesting question,
why cant another operator, like Ryanair / Wizzair or Scoot come and build a franchise here?

I mean more than enough demand from the CPT-JHB route, and relatively open skies agreements,
untapped gold mine just waiting for exploitation,

and even further afield, ZIM/BW/NAM and further even up till Malawi,

sell tickets for Cheap, do all the same things they had in Europe, exclusive airports, agreements for Car rentals ect...

if it worked in the US and Asia, and Europe, the LCC model can work in Africa quite easily.
 
eg2505 said:
here is an interesting question,
why cant another operator, like Ryanair / Wizzair or Scoot come and build a franchise here?

I mean more than enough demand from the CPT-JHB route, and relatively open skies agreements,
untapped gold mine just waiting for exploitation,

and even further afield, ZIM/BW/NAM and further even up till Malawi,

sell tickets for Cheap, do all the same things they had in Europe, exclusive airports, agreements for Car rentals ect...

if it worked in the US and Asia, and Europe, the LCC model can work in Africa quite easily.
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But then you would have to pass an Afrikaans language test each time you want to fly :laugh:
 
Johand said:
But then you would have to pass an Afrikaans language test each time you want to fly :laugh:
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well if the test consists of doing an online check in, and using a touch screen terminal to check in and put your own luggage tags on the bags you bringing,
thats a test I can get behind.
 
I call nonsense on SafAir being cheap. Last year, the wife and I flew Kulula to CPT return for R4k. This year, the same flights on SafAir = R12k. Price gouging buggers they are.
 
friedpiggy said:
I call nonsense on SafAir being cheap. Last year, the wife and I flew Kulula to CPT return for R4k. This year, the same flights on SafAir = R12k. Price gouging buggers they are.
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Timing is key a week or day before is going to cost you loads more than months in advance.
 
friedpiggy said:
I call nonsense on SafAir being cheap. Last year, the wife and I flew Kulula to CPT return for R4k. This year, the same flights on SafAir = R12k. Price gouging buggers they are.
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Fuel and demand.
Also they have been given away flight in 2020/2021 cause no one was flying. Not a real comparison anymore.

Maybe that is why Comair is bankrupt and not SAFair
 
eg2505 said:
well if the test consists of doing an online check in, and using a touch screen terminal to check in and put your own luggage tags on the bags you bringing,
thats a test I can get behind.
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Man, I would love that. I recently went to Germany. Did online check-in, but then spent 1.5 hours in a queue in JHB to do the bag drop. In contrast, when flying back, I spent 2 minutes doing a bag drop in Frankfurt, and 1 of those minutes was just me trying to figure out how the luggage tag sticks to itself.

Having the automated luggage drop off in SA airports would make travelling SO much better. But then I guess the 2 people at the (10) bag drop counters will protest and strike about automation taking their jobs.
 
How are those prices for domestic, goddamn :unsure: Next level rip-off
 
I booked with safair lans/CT about a week or 2 ago and the price per flight was under R1200 per flight. This was for flights in Dec. There were plenty, and I could play with dates etc. Checked a few days later and prices were more.

As mentioned earlier, its all about the timing.
 
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