The last time I went on a South African Airways plane was Christmas 2007.
Starting from the beginning, the person that i rang to book the tickets was lovely a very nice South African accent, she was very helpful and helped me with the best tickets for the days I wanted.
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...time I went on a South African Airways plane was Christmas 2007.
Starting from the beginning, the person that i rang to book the tickets was lovely a very nice South African accent, she was very helpful and helped me with the best tickets for the days I wanted.
The day of travelling can be very stressful if you are going away for a month and are double, triple checking that everything is turned off and locked.
... ...people who are going to South Africa to use this airline to any other.
Prices vary alot and if you wish to travel in December you have to book in jan.
The current prices are around £500 for a return and the high season is between the 6th of December to mid jan which put prices up around £100-£200. ... more
The last time I went on a South African Airways plane was Christmas 2007.
Starting from the beginning, the person that i rang to book the tickets was lovely a very nice South African accent, she was very helpful and helped me with the best tickets for the days I wanted.
The day of travelling can be very stressful if you are going away for a month and are double, triple checking that everything is turned off and locked.
The lady at the check in desk was another lovely lady a huge smile on her face and really helped with where we had to go and what time to be there.
The plane itself is huge and how they manage to get so many people in it and happy I have no idea.
This airline is very good but I am going to say that as they gave me a free upgrade to the "bubble" of the plane.
This part of the plane downstairs would maybe hold 50 but upstairs there were only 30 of us, this really made the trip that little bit better, we had more standards per person and the extra room was great.
The disabled were catered for with front row seats and easy on and off exits, all help was given to what I saw
IN FLIGHT Entertainment was good as there was a range or 30 or so films 100's of radio stations and games to play all on your own screen.
The meals we good compared to other plane food that I have tried and there were once again a wide variety of choices, fish, vegetarian and 2 meat dishes. If my memory serves me correctly.
The seats are comfy and can be slid back to become more like a bed, which is needed on a 12-hour flight.
Overall the flight was very good, the staff were great and very helpful and I would advise people who are going to South Africa to use this airline to any other.
Prices vary alot and if you wish to travel in December you have to book in jan.
The current prices are around £500 for a return and the high season is between the 6th of December to mid jan which put prices up around £100-£200.
Advantages: Virtually none, unless you travel business class Disadvantages: Paltry rewards, difficult to redeem miles for upgrades
Perhaps it's different in the UK, but my experience with BA Executive Club in South Africa has been poor. I fly between Cape Town and Johannesburg on business every second week (economy class, unfortunately) and earn a paltry 198 miles per leg with no tier points. For someone with a family, air miles are one of the few perks of tiresome frequent travel, so I have decided to switch to SouthAfricanAirways, which provides a better deal.
Another complaint I have is the difficulty of redeeming BA miles. I tried to upgrade a trip to the US last year and was told four months in advance that in order to upgrade one leg I had to upgrade all. As one leg of four had no available "upgrade" seats I could not use my miles at all. The bureaucracy and red tape seems designed to frustrate. ...
Advantages: Nice staff... Disadvantages: Serves LHR with check-in problem
help you and talk to you. And the meals aren't bad either. But beware - there is no food on some of their shortest flights.
There is no smoking on internal flights, but I personally would see that as an advantage. Check-in is usually easy, and the airline is renowned for their punctuality and efficiency.
Then there's the international airline - SouthAfricanAirways. Here, you will find firendly service in the comfortable interiors of their modern fleet, with the latest films to select from in Economy. Plus there's friendly staff and some culinary delights!
There's a lot to do in South Africa. You may want to visit Cape Town's Robben Island (see seperate opinion). But, you need to get there somehow, and SAA does that for you, flying direct from the UK to Cape Town and J'B.
They have a well-organised schedule, bringing in many ...
