British Airways - smoking |
SouthAfrica.TO survey |
It's a crazy world we live in. Easter on the 23rd March (with the exception of the Greeks of course), Paris Hilton in Johannesburg, Good Friday on Human rights day and British Airways are offering cheaper flights than Mango Airlines. In fact, British Airways are offering cheaper flights than 1time, Kulula, Nationwide and SAA as well.
Flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town |
Bus trips from Johannesburg to Cape Town |
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British Airways |
550 |
Baz Bus (7 day pass) |
1020 |
Kulula Airline |
664 |
310 |
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Mango Airline |
563 |
420 |
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Nationwide Airlines |
877 |
330 |
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1time Airline |
719 |
399 |
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South African Airways |
1606 |
400 |
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British Airways flight BA6435 is the cheapest flight in our survey (R550), it is scheduled to leave Johannesburg at 2000 on the 18th April 2008, and arrive in Cape Town at 2210.
City to City oust SA Roadlink
In another turn-up for the books, a City to City bus ticket from Johannesburg to Cape Town is cheaper than SA Roadlink (who have slid to third place behind Intercape). In the three surveys we've carried out of bus trips from Johannesburg to Cape Town, City to City have been cheapest twice.
Hotel prices in Cape Town
Not much change in prices since last time we surveyed Cape Town hotel prices. Notably, Sun International's "The Table Bay" at Cape Town's Waterfront dropped their prices for a room by more than R1000 - it's now only R4775 for a night at this illustrious hotel (and for that price you get a luxury twin room, a large walk-in shower and a bathroom With marble topped vanity). Hotel prices were checked for one person for the night of the 18th April 2008.
Protea Hotel Breakwater Lodge |
Courtyard Cape Town |
City Lodge V&A Waterfront |
Town Lodge Bellville |
Road Lodge Cape Town Airport |
Southern Sun V&A Waterfront |
StayEasy Century City |
Holiday Inn Garden Court De Waal |
Sun International The Table Bay (Waterfront) |
1025 |
855 |
831 |
532 |
355 |
no rooms |
575 |
730 |
4775 |
Car rentals in Cape Town
Tempest Car Hire remains the cheapest car rental option in Cape Town.
Rental period |
Imperial car rental (now Europcar) |
Tempest car hire |
Thrifty car rental |
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18 Apr 2008 |
513 |
330 |
333 |
529 |
332 |
326 |
386 |
Air Traffic Control Tower at Johannesburg Airport
A photo of the Air Traffic Control Tower at Johannesburg Airport (O.R. Tambo International Airport). The photo was taken in January 2008, whilst taking off in a northerly direction.
Ali Hassan visits Cape Town
Ali Hassan visited Cape Town and took a load of photographs to share with us. He visited museums, Cape Point ("one of the coolest things I've done in a long time"), the penguin colony at Simonstown and Kirstenbosch gardens. Ali says that in Cape Town "you always feel like you have to look over your shoulder".
SAA Voyager credit card
We decided to do a little write up on the plastic which Nedbank is producing for SAA. Here's a write-up on the SAA Voyager credit card, whereby you can earn Voyager miles by spending rands.
International flying news
The slum known as Dublin airport
"The Taoiseach has dithered for three years on providing a second terminal at Dublin airport. As a result, Dublin airport today is not just a slum; it is a testament to the failure of Bertie Ahern to keep his own election promises...Another terminal provided by the people who brought us the Black Hole of Calcutta is not competition, it's still the Black Hole of Calcutta. The government has been forced to open up telecos, electricity and other sectors to competition and airports shouldn't be any different. This is anti-competitive and anti-consumer. " Michael O'Leary's (the main konyn at Ryanair flights) reaction to the Irish government awarding the tender for a new terminal to the state-owned Dublin Airport Authority, as quoted in the his biography: "A Life in Full Flight
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