R10k return flight to Cape Town this Easter?

One could always stump up for a round-trip business-class ticket on SAA … or fly to London and back for the same price. Picture: Neil McCartney A Moneyweb comparison which assumes a person departs from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg for Cape Town at a sensible time on Thursday morning (not before sunrise) and returns on Monday evening (not arriving back near midnight) shows that FlySafair, the airline with the most capacity in the market, is the cheapest of the five domestic airlines. FlySafair’s return airfare comes in at just less than R8 400.

The fares for three of the other airlines are all well over R9 000, with South African Airways (SAA) the most expensive at R9 823 return. (Incidentally, Lanseria – from which only FlySafair flies currently – is no cheaper.) 1 The base ‘Select’ fare class for economy was selected. 3 The base ‘Magnificent Sunbird’ fare class for economy was selected.

4 Airlink had no other flights available near 9am and 5pm. 5 The Standard fare class was selected (which includes a checked bag). Due to the impact of the war in Iran on global oil, petroleum and gas prices, FlySafair introduced a “temporary dynamic fuel surcharge” from mid-March until 31 July.