Domestic Air Travel In South Africa

In today’s mobile, global society, having access to air travel is essential.  Air travel is preferred over other forms of transportation when you need to travel long distances in a short period of time.  Thankfully,  the citizens of South Africa are lucky to have multiple airlines.  These airlines allow you to travel to the majority of the larger cities, as well as some of the smaller cities as well.  From the larger cities, you can usually connect from their, to other international cities around the world.

Our friends at SouthAfrica.com have put together a great list of resources which we have copied below.  The original article can be found here: http://www.southafrica.info/travel/advice/flights.htm#.UmaSC1Od4o8

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) was formed to own and operate the nine
principal South African airports, including the three main international
gateways – OR Tambo International (Johannesburg), Cape Town International and
King Shaka International Airport (Durban). The other seven are domestic airports
in Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth, East London, George, Kimberley and Upington.

 

• See Acasa’s website.

 

Six major domestic airlines operate in the country, as well as a number of
smaller charter airline companies.

South African Airways, South African Express and Airlink fly between all the
major cities and to some of the smaller ones.

Kulula.com and Mango offer cut-price flights on the more popular routes
between Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit and George.

British Airways, operated by Comair, operates flights between the major
centres.

All flight operators offer online booking services, with payment by credit
card or directly into the relevant bank account.

You need to be at the airport an hour before departure for domestic flights.

Kulula.com

 

Offers low-cost, single-class flights between Johannesburg’s OR Tambo
International Airport and Cape Town, Durban, George, Port Elizabeth, and
Nelspruit.

The airline also offers flights from Johannesburg’s Lanseria Airport to Cape
Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and George.

 

• Call centre: 0861 KULULA / 0861 585852
• International bookings (from outside SA): +27 11 921 0111
• General enquiries:
• Group bookings:
• Kulula.com online
  bookings

 

Mango

 

A no-frills carrier operated by SAA, Mango offers low-cost, single-class
flights between Johannesburg, Cape Town Durban, Port Elizabeth, and Bloemfontein.

 

• Reservations: +27 11 978 1111
• Call centre: 0861 1 MANGO (0861 162 646)
• Call centre from outside SA: Johannesburg: +27 11 359 1222, Cape Town: +27
  21 936 1061
• E-mail:
• Mango online bookings

 

South African Airways

 

South Africa’s national carrier flies locally between Johannesburg, Cape
Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein, George,
Pietermaritzburg, Mthatha, Kimberley, Polokwane, Richards Bay, Upington,
Nelspruit/Kruger, Hoedspriut, Phalaborwa, Mmabatho, Manzini and Maseru – as well
as into Southern Africa, the rest of Africa and the world. It offers economy,
business and first class cabins.

 

• Reservations: +27 11 978 1111
• Call centre: 0861 FLY SAA (0861 359 722)
• Call centre from outside SA: +27 11 978 5313
• E-mail:
• SAA online bookings

 

Airlink

 

Flies locally between Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East
London, Bloemfontein, George, Pietermaritzburg, Mthatha, Kimberley,
Pietermaritzburg, Polokwane, Richards Bay, Upington, Nelspruit/Kruger,
Hoedspruit, Margate, Phalaborwa, Mmabatho, Manzini and Maseru – as well as into
Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Mozambique. Classes are economy, business and
first.

 

• Customer care and head office: +27 11 961 1700
• Call centre: 0861 FLY SAA (0861 359 722)
• Call centre from outside SA: +27 11 978 5313
• Group bookings: +27 11 961 1732
• E-mail:
• South African
  Airlink online bookings

 

South African Express

 

Flies locally between Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East
London, George, Hoedspruit, Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Nelspruit – as well as
into Botswana, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Flights are in
economy, business and first class.

 

• Call centre: +27 11 978 9900
• Reservations: +27 11 978 5577, E-mail
• Group Reservations: +27 11 978 9905, E-mail
• South African Express
  online bookings

 

British Airways

 

Offers return flights to and from Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port
Elizabeth, and the Kruger National Park in economy, premier economy,
business/club or first class.

 

• OR Tambo (formerly Johannesburg) International Airport: +27 11 387 9000
• Reservations: +27 11 441 8400
• British
  Airways online bookings

 

Online booking services

A number of independent web-based agencies offer pricing comparisons between
the airlines, and online booking services. These include:

So, as you can see, you do have some excellent choices for your Domestic South African Air Travel. Keep in mind that things can change, so if you do need to travel by air, try and plan as far ahead as possible.