Flight prices |
26 Apr 2008 flights |
With South Africa's CPIX inflation now in double digits and oil prices hitting $118, it is no surprise that average flight prices are the highest since mid 2007:
Flight date |
Flight route |
Cheapest airline |
Average Flight price |
Most expensive airline |
23 May 2008 |
Johannesburg to Durban |
472 (Mango Airways) |
727 |
935 (Nationwide Airways) |
11 Apr 2008 |
Johannesburg to Durban |
394 (Mango Airways) |
635 |
1090 (SAA) |
29 Feb 2008 |
Johannesburg to Durban |
448 (Kulula Airways) |
582 |
886 (SAA) |
18 Jan 2008 |
Johannesburg to Durban |
429 (1time airline) |
535 |
1336 (SAA) |
7 Dec 2007 |
Johannesburg to Durban |
497 (Nationwide Airways) |
692 |
1116 (British Airways) |
Johannesburg to Durban |
409 (Nationwide Airways) |
587 |
991 (British Airways) |
|
14 Sep 2007 |
Johannesburg to Durban |
409 (Nationwide Airways) |
611 |
1108 (British Airways) |
3 Aug 2007 |
Johannesburg to Durban |
402 (Nationwide Airways) |
598 |
1104 (British Airways) |
22 Jun 2007 |
Johannesburg to Durban |
596 (Nationwide Airways) |
824 |
1269 (SAA) |
At R153 cheaper than 1time airline, I would fly Mango (even though I find 1time airline more comfy).
Flights from Johannesburg to Durban |
Bus trips from Johannesburg to Durban |
||
British Airways |
880 |
Baz Bus (7 day pass) |
1020 |
Kulula Airline |
724 |
City to City bus |
140 |
Mango Airlines |
472 |
Greyhound bus |
210 |
Nationwide Airlines |
935 |
Intercape bus |
140 |
1time Airline |
625 |
SA Roadlink bus |
135 |
SAA - South African Airways |
815 |
Citiliner bus |
150 |
Even the price of bus tickets has gone up
Cheapest bus trip from Johannesburg to Durban is once again with SA Roadlink (R135). Like airlines, the price of bus trips have increased.
Car rentals in Durban
So flight prices are up, bus prices are up, and unfortuanately average car prices are also up - prices checked for the weekend starting 23rd May to the 25th May 2008.
513 |
330 |
409 |
585 |
332 |
326 |
361 |
Hotel accommodation in Durban
Accommodation prices in Durban on the night of the 23rd May was as follows:
Protea Hotel Edward |
City Lodge Durban |
Road Lodge Durban |
Holiday Inn Garden Court South Beach |
Holiday Inn Garden Court Marine Parade |
Southern Sun North Beach |
Suncoast Hotel & Towers |
1240 |
656 |
355 |
683 |
803 |
779 |
874 |
Scenic Simonstown
There are some fantastic photos of Simonstown put up by Ralph at bundublog. This site is well worth a visit - there's photos of the naval harbour (day and night), Just Nuisance the dog, penguins, beachfront, stunning buildings and Boulders beach.
(unfortuanately the link to Bundublog had to be deleted, as it stopped working)
British Airways Boeing
This photo is of a British Airways Boeing 747 parked at the international terminal of Cape Town International Airport, no doubt having arrived on a flight from London to Cape Town. So, this isn't one of the British Airways planes operated by Comair, but rather by British Airways United Kingdom. The photograph was taken in January 2008.
"Nonsensical and the height of stupidity"...Ryanair on terrorism security measures
"These restrictions have absolutely no impact on security, they are nonsensical and the height of stupidity, but the more you call these restrictions stupid and nonsensical the more the [UK] Department of Transport digs in its heels and says, 'Oh, we have to protect the nation, this is needed for security.' If it was they would apply these restrictions on more likely terrorist targets like the London Underground or Eurotunnel...If you look at where the terrorists have been striking in recent years it's the London Underground and the trains in Madrid. Yet you don't see the government confiscating lipsticks and gel-filled bras on the London Underground. Most of them couldn't identify a gel-filled bra if it jumped up and bit them anyways. It's simply a way of politicians making it look like they are doing something." Michael O'Leary (the man who makes Ryanair flights happen) expressing his views on terrorist measures, as quoted in his biography: "A Life in Full Flight
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