SAA v Mango Airlines

5 Nov 2010 flights surveyed on 8 Oct 2010 South Africa Travel Online

Now's when it gets interesting comparing SAA & Mango prices on the Cape Town to Durban route - as an SAA ticket basically gives you a Mango flights + meals and voyager miles (if you don't know what I'm talking about, then you may have missed the shock announcement that SAA Cape Town to Durban flights are being stopped from 1 Nov).

Mango cheapest from Cape Town to Durban

This comparison is of one-way flights from Cape Town to Durban, leaving Cape Town between 1344 & 2031 on Friday the 5th November 2010. Prices will change. This is the first survey Mango Airlines has been cheapest on the Cape Town to Durban route, since the 23rd May 2009 (just before the epic test series between the British & Irish Lions & the Springboks).

Flights from Cape Town to Durban (DUR) *		Coach bus from Cape Town to Durban
Mango economy class flight JE368 leaves CPT 1740, arrives DUR 1940	610	SA Roadlink coach bus leaves CPT 1830, arrives DUR 2030 (+1)	299
1time Airline economy class flight 1T648 leaves CPT 1745 arrives DUR 1945	739	City to City coach bus leaves CPT 0600, arrives DUR 0705 (+1)	400
Mango Flex flight JE368 leaves CPT 1740, arrives DUR 1940	923	Citiliner coach via Port Elizabeth leaves CPT 0630, arrives DUR 0840(+1)	435
SAA (codeshare with Mango Airlines) flight SA7958 leaves CPT 1740, arrives DUR 1940	1042	Translux coach leaves CPT 1830, arrives DUR 2110(+1)	500
Mango Plus flight JE368 leaves CPT 1740, arrives DUR 1940	1048	Greyhound coach via Bloemfontein leaves CPT 1100, arrives DUR 0915(+1)	520
BA British Airways economy class flight BA6313 leaves CPT 1730, arrives DUR 1925	1626	Greyhound coach via Port Elizabeth leaves CPT 1845, arrives DUR 2125(+1)	570
British Airways business class /club flight BA6313 leaves CPT 1730, arrives DUR 1925	3056	Baz Bus (7 day pass)	1460
Kulula Airline economy class	sold out	Shosholoza Meyl economy suspended due to techincal support	-

Car Rentals in Durban

We priced the cost of renting a car from Durban International Airport from 21h00 on the 5th November 2010 until 13h00 on the 7th November 2010 as follows:

	Europcar Durban	First Car Rental unlimited mileage	Comet Car Hire	Compare Car Hire
Total	404	544	725	637
Per Day	202	272	363	319

KZN accommodation

Amanzimtoti hotel	Ballito	La Mercy, Durban	Cheapest Durban
Sandcastle 031-903-4820 cinderella6@mweb.co.za R390	Fairmont Zimbali from R1,871	4 Es Pardis (close to King Shaka Airport) 082-304-5899 dershanaj@sa-sensient.co.za	Parade Hotel from R299
Durban beachfront	Durban Bluff	Durban Morningside	to advertise here, email cheapflights@southafrica.to
Beach Hotel Durban from R365	All Seasons Guest House 031-466-2923 allseasonsbandb@ telkomsa.net	from R250 Flatcrown 082-368-6685 flatcrowncottage@gmail.com
Southern Sun South Beach	Durban self-catering	Umhlanga hotel	Umhlanga self-catering
	17 Palms from R450	Protea Hotel from R1,060	Gateway Country Lodge from R650

In South Africa for the World Cup

Nathan decided to ignore all the fear-mongering and go to South Africa to enjoy the Fifa World Cup:

• "The people were extremely nice and we never felt threatened the entire time we were there."

• "We were flying via Dubai and we were happy to see tons of Americans, Mexicans and South Americans, all dressed in their team’s gear, getting ready to board the flight."

• "We got to Dubai after a 12 hour flight.  We flew Emirates and it was a pleasure.  It’s the best airline I’ve ever been on, with fairly large seats, personal LCD screens with 600 channels and front and bottom cameras so you can watch the scenery from the plane."

• "The Dubai airport is massive.  We had a 6 hour layover and got to explore a huge area.  It’s really the crossroads of the world and it was fun to see people from every corner of the globe." 

• "It was incredibly strange at first to drive a car on the other side of the road, but I got completely comfortable after two days.  The hardest part were the round-abouts and shifting with my left hand, although the South African drivers were more aggressive than drivers here." 

• "Most of the English were really nice, until we scored our equalizer on a howler by Robert Green, then they started to get really angry and a guy in our row tried to fight an older American fan with a neck brace on."

• "We drove through Golden Gate National Park and it was absolutely beautiful."

• "On match day, we went to some bars and were completely surprised by how many Algerians there were.  They were everywhere and wanted pictures with us.  Most were really nice, but a few were a bit angry with Americans.  We had ANOTHER fair goal disallowed on a blown call and the atmosphere was incredible.  People stood the entire match singing, chanting and blowing their vuvuzelas.  We had chance after chance and finally put one home in the 91st minute to send us through.  I don’t remember the next 10 minutes because everyone was celebrating so hard.  Andy and I got on TV right after the match and everyone stayed in the stadium celebrating for the next 30 mins, then went outside to sing and dance some more.  Katie got a ride on a police horse in exchange for her American flag and the party went on most of the night. Those 4 hours and that one moment were incredible.  Those moments are what make soccer the best sport in the world and now clearly top the list of the best sporting events I’ve ever been to."

• "We saw one of the best sunsets I’ve ever seen from the top of a mountain, overlooking the Cape."

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