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British Airways is a UK based airline, predominantly operating flights from London. Its South African franchise is run by Comair (which also flies the Kulula brand). Make your bookings on the British Airways site.

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29 Feb 2012

We paid nothing for our BA flight to Durban, which we booked on a Kulula special

27 Nov 2011

Our Federal Air flight to Vilankulo ended up being a wet lease with British Airways, so we got to do an unexpected review of a BA Comair ATR 72. The staff were absolutely brilliant, even playing peekabook with our baby :)

20 May 2011

Want to know the difference between BA & Mango? On my BA CPT-DUR flight my neighbour drank 6 whiskeys and spent the flight talking about purchasing an iPad, on my Mango DUR-CPT my neighbour spent the flight moaning that there was no brandy being served.

British Airways plane parked at Cape Town International Airport

29 Apr 2011

I wasn't originally going to do a review of this British Airways Nelspruit - Johannesburg flight, but it went so smoothly that there wasn't too much to write about :)

25 Apr 2011

Well done to the British Airways staff on getting us a snackbox to munch during this very short BA Nelspruit flight. They've only been flying the route since May 2010 and it was exciting experiencing it for our first time.

5 Feb 2010

BA are cheapest on this Durban to Cape Town flight, and made a good sandwich too.

6 Dec 2009

British Airways showers themselves in glory on this JNB-CPT flight, whey they help our crying toddler.

18 Jun 2008

BA plane slips off the runway at Durban Airport.

12 Apr 2008

British Airways usually cheapest from Cape Town to Johannesburg.

Latest British Airways flight specials

 

JNB-CPT

JNB-DUR

JNB-NLP

JNB-PLZ

CPT-DUR

31 Jan 2012
BA Apr 2012 flights

Flight prices of Comair BA in April 2012

R1057

R863

-

R977

R1091

British Airways' contact details for reservations

Call centre

+27 11 921 0222

OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg)

+27 11 971 8200

Johannesburg head office

+27 11 921 0111

Email

badomesticregional@comair.co.za

Remember to compare airline prices.

BA Comair luggage policy

2011-11-04 Customers travelling on BA Comair flights are entitled to a Free Checked Baggage Allowance restricted by number of pieces determined by Cabin and Traveller type. The checked bag is restricted to dimensions of 90cm(L) x 75cm (W) x 43cm (H) and 23kg in weight. Bags that weigh more than 23kg but less than 32kg will be charged a Heavy Bag Charge. Bags that weigh more than 32kg must be transported as cargo. Bags carried in addition to the Free Checked Baggage Allowance will be charged an Extra Bag Fee.

Checked Baggage Allowance & Excess Baggage Charges on BA Comair routes only

Cabin / Traveller type

Allowance

Extra Bag Fee Online

Extra Bag Fees Airport

Heavy Bag Charge Airport Only

Club (ex SA)

2 Bags

GBP30 / USD43

R350

R250

Club (ex Regional)

2 bags

GBP30 / USD43

GBP35 or USD50 as applicable

GBP20 or USD30 as applicable

Traveller (ex SA)

1 Bag

GBP30 / USD43

R350

R250

Traveller (ex Regional)

1 Bag

GBP30 / USD43

GBP35 or USD50 as applicable

GBP20 or USD30 as applicable

Loyalty Programme
BA Executive Club (Silver & Gold)
AA & IB (Platinum, Plus Gold)

2 Bags

GBP30 / USD43

R350 ex SA 

GBP35 / USD50
ex regional

R250
GBP20 / USD30 ex regional 

*Waived for BA Exex Gold/Silver, AA Exec Platinum, IB Plus Platinum

Children

Same as adult allowance + pushchair + car seat

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R350 ex SA
GBP35 / USD50 
ex regional

R250
GBP20 / USD30 ex regional

Infants

1 Bag allowance + pushchair + car seat

Cannot purchase extra bags

N/A

R250
GBP20 / USD30 ex regional

Sports & Music Equipment

Part of free checked baggage

GBP30 / USD43

R350 ex SA
GBP35 / USD50 
ex regional

R250
GBP20 / USD30 ex regional

Pets

Not part of free checked baggage

N/A airport only

Handling Fee
R350
Pet + container
Domestic only

R250
Domestic only

Firearms
Sporting & Hunting
Personal Firearms

Not part of free checked baggage

N/A airport only

Handling Fee
R350
R120 Domestic
R250 Regional

R250

For full details on checked baggage items please refer to www.ba.com (which are also the official details, in cases of differences with the above)

Hand Baggage: Restricted to 1 piece per customer (weighing no more than 7kg with dimensions 56cm x 36cm x 23cm (115cm) + handbag or laptop or briefcase. 

LOFO (Last On First Off): LOFO bags will no longer be permitted onboard BA Comair flights. Customers who exceed their hand baggage allowance (weight, size or pieces) will be referred back to check-in to check this baggage in and will pay any applicable fees. This may result in the customer being offloaded and any expenses incurred will be at the expense of the customer. In the event that Comair carries hand baggage in the aircraft hold due to unforeseen circumstances then all valuables must be removed from the baggage as Comair does not accept liability for loss of valuables carried in checked baggage as per Comair’s Conditions of Carriage.

British Airways' Executive Club

British Airways offers frequent flier miles to members of its executive club (their equivalent of South African Airways' Voyager program). Click on this link to enrol in British Airways Club Class and start enjoying the benefits (miles, seperate check-in queues at some airports, etc...).

British Airways' Skytrax rating

British Airways flights have a 4 star rating with Skytrax. In a Skytrax 2007 survey, British Airways was voted the 10th best airline in the world (after Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, Qantas, Malaysia Airlines, Air New Zealand, China Airlines and Emirates).

BA ATR at Vilankulo Airport, Mozambique

British Airways flight routes

British Airways (run by Comair Limited) operates flights from Johannesburg to Durban, Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg to Cape Town, Johannesburg to Harare, Johannesburg to Victoria Falls, Johannesburg to Livingstone, Johannesburg to Windhoek, and Cape Town to Durban. On the international side, it operates flights from Cape Town to London and Johannesburg to London.

British Airways' (South Africa) aircraft

Boeing 737-200

4

Boeing 737-300

7

Boeing 737-400

2

Maintenance of aircraft

South African Technical (SAT) have been appointed to repair and maintain the aircraft of British Airways South Africa.

British Airways versus South African Airways

In SouthAfrica.TO's experience British Airways offers superior service in terms of aircraft design, meals, check-in queues and marketing. Here's our analysis of British Airways versus South African Airways.

British Airways flight routes

British Airways offers flights from Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.

British Airways Cape Town flights

Cape Town to Durban

Cape Town to Johannesburg

Cape Town to London

Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

British Airways Durban flights

Durban to Cape Town

Durban to Johannesburg

Durban to London

Durban to Port Elizabeth

British Airways Johannesburg flights

Johannesburg to Cape Town

Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam

Johannesburg to Durban

Johannesburg Lanseria to Gaborone

Johannesburg to Harare

Johannesburg to Livingstone

Johannesburg to London

Johannesburg Lanseria to Maputo (suspended from 17 Jan 2012)

Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth

Johannesburg to Victoria Falls

British Airways Port Elizabeth flights

Port Elizabeth to Cape Town

Port Elizabeth to Durban

Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg

Latest British Airways news & offers

From 11 February 2012 BA Comair is suspending its JNB - Nelspruit flights.