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Kulula R420 flight

31 July 2009 flights
surveyed on 4 Jul 2009

Kulula's price of 420 is the cheapest flight price in our Cape Town to Durban Friday flight surveys since 21 Jul 2007 (when they set the record low flight price of R288). At the same time both Mango (R500) and 1time (R518) have recorded the lowest prices they have ever charged. Now is a very cheap time to fly.

Flights from Cape Town to Durban (DUR) *
Coach bus from Cape Town to Durban

Kulula Airline economy class
leaves CPT 1350, arrives DUR 1545

R 420
flight MN701

Citiliner coach via Port Elizabeth
leaves CPT 0630, arrives DUR 0840(+1)

R390

1time Airline economy class
leaves CPT 1745 arrives DUR 1945

R 518
flight 1T648

City to City coach bus
leaves CPT 1700, arrives DUR 2030(+1)

R390

BA British Airways economy class
leaves CPT 1730, arrives DUR 1925

R 863 **
flight BA6313

City to City coach bus
leaves CPT 0600, arrives DUR 0705(+1)

R390

SAA South African Airways
leaves CPT 1945, arrives DUR 2150

R 977
flight SA626

Greyhound coach via Bloemfontein
leaves CPT 1100, arrives DUR 0915(+1)

R495

Mango economy class
leaves CPT 1850 arrives DUR 2050

R 500
flight JE362

SA Roadlink coach bus
leaves CPT 1830, arrives DUR 2030(+1)

R499

British Airways business class
leaves CPT 1945, arrives DUR 2140

R 2879
flight BA6313

Greyhound coach via Port Elizabeth
leaves CPT 1845, arrives DUR 2125(+1)

R510

Mango Flex
leaves CPT 1850 arrives DUR 2050

R 872
flight JE362

Translux coach bus
leaves CPT 0630, arrives DUR 0630(+1)

R510

SAA business class
leaves CPT 1730, arrives DUR 1925

R 2746
flight SA626

Translux coach
leaves CPT 1830, arrives DUR 2110(+1)

R510

Mango Plus
leaves CPT 1850 arrives DUR 2050

R 997
flight JE362

Baz Bus
(7 day pass)

R1350

*one-way, including tax, leaving CPT between 1344 & 2031 on the 31st July 2009.
** This BA South Africa flight price of R863 is the cheapest since our 28 Apr 2007 survey (R841 then). However, it can be booked even cheaper for R804 through the Kulula website (see tips for cheap flights).

Huh...Mango?

Mango were showing on their website about the fact that "Mango achieved an overall on-time performance of 79% last week.. ". Is 79% on-time really something to show off about? That means that 1 in 5 flights were late - perhaps better to keep quiet about that.

Baz Bus increase prices

Baz Bus have increased their prices from R1200 to R1300 for a 7 day hop-on hop-off pass, an increase of +8.3%.This is slightly higher than CPI inflation (+8.0%), higher than bus coach price inflation (+2.0%) and much higher than flight price inflation (-8.2%). Baz Bus's increase last year was from R1020 to R1200.

Emily visits Mombasa

Emily wrote a great blog entry about her trip to Mombasa. She was full of praises for the Intercape bus, which she took from Botswana to Johannesburg (but then I would be too, if the conductor gave up her seat for me). She then caught a flight with Kenya Airways from Johannesburg to Mombasa. In Kenya she tells us how:

  • she got hustled

  • she stayed at the Kazkazi hotel at Ukanda

  • ate traditional Swahili food

  • went snorkelling

  • got her hair braided

anti-corruption suggestion box in Mombasa

Superman doesn't need a seatbelt

'After he (Mohammed Ali) had boarded the aircraft and sat in his first-class seat, the flight attendant asked him to buckle his seat belt in order for the aircraft to push back off the stand. The champ said, "Superman don't need no seat belt!" The savvy flight attendant replied: "Superman don't need no airplane, either!" The Greatest buckled up without another word.' as quoted from the book, Airline Confidential - buy your books at the online Exclusive Books.

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