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Flights from South Africa - Travel Insights & Trends
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Which are the most popular places to fly to from South Africa?
Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular place to fly from South Africa is Cape Town Intl (40% of total searches). The next most popular destinations are Johannesburg (20%) and Durban King Shaka Intl (16%).
What are the most popular international flights out of South Africa?
There are many international destinations you can fly to from South Africa. The most popular international destinations among KAYAK users are Istanbul, Amsterdam and Harare.
What are the most popular countries to fly to from South Africa?
Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most countries to fly to from South Africa is United Arab Emirates (16% of total searches). The next most popular destinations are Qatar (15%) and Ethiopia (10%).
Which cities can I fly to direct from South Africa?
There are loads of places you can fly direct to from South Africa. The most popular destinations for direct flights among KAYAK users are Durban, Polokwane, Skukuza, Cape Town and Bloemfontein. On average, the cheapest of these destinations on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks for a return flight was Durban at R1 127, while the most expensive was Skukuza, at R3 608.
Which international cities can I fly to direct from South Africa?
There are many international destinations you can fly to direct from South Africa. The most popular international destinations from KAYAK users are Maputo, Lubumbashi, Victoria Falls, Nairobi and Windhoek. On average, the cheapest of these destinations on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks for a return flight was Manzini at R1 602, while the most expensive was Nairobi, at R10 928.
What is the longest direct flight from South Africa?
The longest direct flight you can take from South Africa is to Atlanta, with a duration of 16h 25m. The next longest is Washington, D.C. at 16h 05m, followed by a flight to New York at 16h 00m.
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Airlink is my preferred airline for travel in South and Southern Africa. Upington international airport is small so check in and security screening is a breeze. Boarding is easy and the flight was good. Took a while to get the luggage at OR Tambo airport but all in all a nice experience
Airlink is my preferred airline for travel in South and Southern Africa. Upington international airport is small so check in and security screening is a breeze. Boarding is easy and the flight was good. Took a while to get the luggage at OR Tambo airport but all in all a nice experience
It was a great experience , it was quick and on time
this route is more expensive than you would expect. Boarding, disembarking was easy and fast. Cabin crew was friendly. Seats are small
The meal was excellent and well suited to a short journey.
Original flight was delayed due to technical issue. Very poor communication. The manager only appeared when we were climbing on board the plane.This resulted in us missing our follow on flight also with Airlink. No ticket issued from Skukuza and no assistance when we landed to address the issue. We had to make our own arrangements and go to their sales desk. Again they had no knowledge of the flight delay and of any passengers that had connecting flights. The lady (unfortunately with all the STRESS I have forgotten her name) at the counter was extremely helpful and is an excellent example of the type of employee Airlink need to promote and employ. Our luggage was in limbo due to all the missing information and assistance. We had to resort to buying extra tickets from South African Airways who were extremely helpful. I work at an airport so am familiar with its workings. I will infuture be looking for alternative flights.
Airline is the best airline experience I’ve ever had.
My flight was good no comments Crew members were good Flight on schedule even earlier at some point Thanks
Easy boarding, smooth flight, friendly and helpful attendants. As with every other airline, there isn't enough leg room to be comfortable. Food was adequate.
Easy short flight from Johannesburg to Harare. Boarding was slow, flight attendants were friendly. They did a meal service on this short flight, including wine, which was pretty cool.
Flight was moved forward by 2 hours with 3 days notice. This meant I could not connect from flight from Johannesburg. So did not take the flight and drove to Kasane. Will never use Air Botswana unless absolutely necessary. Mark
Very good experience considering that is low cost company. Good value for money.
Make some provisions for non-disabled elderly people who don't require assistance necessarily but would appreciate not having to walks long distances or stand for prolonged periods of time. For example: Seats close to boarding gates. Not being required to climb down and up stairs to board and deplane if in rows 17 upwards. Not being required to stand in long queues in boarding tunnels waiting to board. Priority fast track through security points to avoid long queues in departure halls.
Great airline. Will use again. Keep up the great work though and maintain your customer retention. And please keep an eye on the bottom line and stay in business for decades to come and grow from strength to strength.
For the first time ever we had a grumpy check in agent. I got told off for not having a lock on my bag and she looked seriously put out that we were checking in as a group of 7. Very unusual as I fly regularly with Safair and all the staff have always been super friendly.
Free or minimal cost water available in recyclable cups on board would be very welcome! Everything else was great!
Seats are small. But I guess that will not change on my behalf. Otherwise their service is great.
Loved our Cabin Crew you could tell they enjoyed there job. The Chief Stuart was a delight. What a great way to start our day with such a positive company.
The food was amazing on our flight. So many options for movies and shows to stay entertained for 12 hours.
Okish. But for £550 , I’d have preferred a better experience
My favorite airline when traveling to the UAE. Great food and great service.
Fresh energetic and friendly crew, great food, brand new plane and non stop entertainment
Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y
Emirates is good airlines. But there plane seats were very small and congested. Need to little good and big seats in economy class.
On the DXB to IAD flight, missed the snack between the meals again...
Better entertainment; the lack of it made the very long flight even longer
No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding
Very good ..nice comfort..crew service was good..and no delays in time ..they always on time..
The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.
Do I need to repeat my complaints about my lost carry on bag?
Being a platinum member, no attention given. No towel or tissue provided.
Between Air India and Qatar my luggage was lost for three days. I eventually found my own luggage location using the Apple Air Tag. Air India used a paper form to report my lost luggage. I could never get past getting past luggage personnel with my report number before they would hang up on me. Only after them specifically telling Air India at Chandigarh airport where my luggage was located which was right under their noses did they react. After three days I finally received my luggage. The Air India luggage folks didn’t seem proactive in finding the luggage’s rightful owner.
As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive
they give hard time at checking, they not allow computer bag or purse
I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍
There’s lots of problem I faced from Bom to Doha that experience was worst I never faced before like this
The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.
It was pretty good overall. I just wish the crew didn't have to interrupt you every five seconds to ask you if you wanted anything, I mean that's what the help button is for. When someone is tired and sleepy and still getting their bearings, turning on DND button is maybe not the first thing on their mind.