Flights to South AfricaAll about getting safely to Cape TownMore than 70 national and international airlines offer regular flights to South Africa.
OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg is the most popular and busy air-travel destination in South Africa, being "Africa’s leading airport" (World Travel Awards 2011). Cape Town International Airport, the second largest air-traffic center in South Africa, however is used by several international airlines as a destination for direct flights to South Africa as well. Read my answers to your questions about Cape Town Airport here Flights to Cape Town South AfricaMost of the airlines flying into Cape Town use Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport for a stop over for connecting flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town.There are several South African air carriers operating the route of the two-hours-flights from Johannesburg (JNB) to Cape Town (CPT) and you will have the choice of around 60 scheduled flights daily between these two major South African cities. When you book your international flight to South Africa going via Johannesburg to Cape Town, your luggage will be checked and routed through automatically, but you will have to go through customs in Johannesburg. There are however several international airlines which use Cape Town International Airport and Oliver R Tambo International Airport for direct flights into South Africa.
Direct flights to Cape TownSouth African Airways or SAA, the official South Africa airlines and flag carrier is flying to Cape Town from many destinations around the world.Did you know that South African Airways won also one of the prestigious World Travel Awards in 2011 being Africa’s leading airline. SAA is a also a member of the Star Alliance group of Airlines, so will get points in this rewards program for your flights with South African Airlines. ExpatCapeTown Tip: SAA offers a great in-flight service and is my preferred airline flying here. They have a big fleet of brand new aircrafts; the space between the seats is slightly bigger and therefore more comfortable than in many other airlines and the flight personnel seems to be well trained. Children are friendly received and toys are provided for them especially on long distance flights. There are also several other international airlines using Cape Town’s International airport for connecting flights or direct non-stop flights fo South Africa from overseas. • Flights from the USA: Virgin Atlantic, SAA • Flights from Europe and the UK: Lufthansa, KLM, Air France, British Airways, Turkish Airlines, TAP (Air Portugal), Iberia, SAS and various other airlines with code-sharing flights in cooperation with SAA or others like Alitalia or Delta with Air France • Flights from Asia and Australia: Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Malaysian Airlines, Air India, Jet Airways, Qantas and others in cooperation with SAA • Flights from Africa: Qatar Airways, Emirates, Etihad, Kenya Airlines, Air Namibia, Air Mauritius, Air Malawi, Egypt Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Botswana, SAA ExpatCapeTown Flights to Cape Town: Insider Info and Airline Links Domestic South Africa FlightsHere you will find many airlines who service South Africa’s domestic flights sector. Their prices for travel tickets vary widely and I would advise you check out their pages for getting the best rates.ExpatCapeTown Advice: If you book more than 21 days in advance you usually qualify for a great discounts on the regular air-travel costs for domestic flights. There are the national carrier South African Airlines and South Africa Airlines partners: South African Express and SA Airlink with their usual three passenger classes: economy, business and first classes. British Airways serves the South Africa domestic flights with its airline Comair. And then there are the popular low-cost and single class airlines Kulula, 1Time, Mango and the newest addition to domestic carriers VelvetSky. These low-cost airlines offer a good standard, but no-frills service. And beware like always with low cost airlines there are no seat reservations. First comes, first seated…
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