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So Spain have won the Jules Rimet trophy after defeating Holland in the World Cup final in South Africa. But the tournament wasn’t all happy for some Spanish fans, as approx. six hundred of them weren’t able to get to the Semi Final game (despite having tickets), after numerous flights from South Africa’s King Shaka airport were delayed or cancelled as a result of congestion.

According to reports, the congestion was down to an increase in private jets as stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton, flew in to the airport, as well as FIFA officials, South Africa’s president Jocob Zuma and Spain’s King Juan Carlos.

The planes were apparantly directed to land at a different airport in Durban, although the private jets apparantly ignored these directives. They were originally asked to redirect in order to cut down congestion and free up airport parking places reserved for scheduled flights.

According to some reports, fans had spent up to around $1,300 for tickets, only to find that they couldn’t get to the stadium in time. The company overseeing the airports in the South Africa (ACSA) has now accepted some responsibility and has put $52,000 aside for those affected by the situation.

What’s not clear however is whether or not this amount is enough to compensate the passengers, as many have said that missing that game completely ruined their holiday.
Penelope, a Spanish national team fan living in the United Kingdom, had this to say:
“It’s not as if we’ve just spent the money on those internal flights. We didn’t have enough for the final aswell so we just came out for the quarter final and semi finals. They can pay us pack the internal flight fees but what about the hotel? Or the Manchester airport parking for the last fortnight? Or travel insurance? Or the fact that we were stuck in South Africa with nothing to do, and two expensive tickets that became worthless to us. It’s not fair that these famous people just get to do what they want.”

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There are a number of things to think about when considering traveling to Africa. Whichever country that you decide to visit you will most likely be going by Air. The airline industry now has a many players in it you have many options to choose from when it comes to the airline that you will choose.

If you want to make great savings on the airfares you can think about some of the following points that I will mention below. Firstly like I said before the industry is not dominated by the major airlines anymore, the smaller airlines have been a welcome relief for passengers and consumers as prices have drastically come down because of the increased competition.

What you need to do is schedule your visit appropriately. The prices of air tickets are not fixed and so you can never get any quotations for a particular airline. What you could possibly get is an estimate. The reason for this is that the prices vary according to the day of the week and the time of the year.

Airfares for week day travel are always cheaper than fares for weekend travel. Most people reserve traveling for over the weekends and this is referred to as the peak period of travel. Since the seats on any flight are always limited the prices tend to be higher. The time of the year is another thing that affects airfares. The peak period and seasons are not standard they will vary between the airlines.

Check out one of these for a comprehensive guide to flights to South Africa:distance from durban to east london cape town to joburg flight flights cape town to bloemfontein

Be sure that you have got the current quote when you are making a booking. You can book your ticket by making a reservation at the airlines ticket office or make a booking by phone. However you will always get a discount by making an online booking. This is because you save the airline money in terms of personnel, stationary and printing. You can always get information from any travel agency or tour guide operator.

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Air travel in South Africa is no longer dominated by South African Airways, maybe at one time it was but not anymore. In the last few years a few airlines have joined the market and made things much eaiser. Them entering the market meant increased competition amongst the airlines. In the airline industry this basically translates to lower airfares.

So apart from SAA you can now fly on ‘1 Time, Mango and Kulula Airlines. Comapred to most other means of making a booking, making an online reservation is the cheapest. If you are interested in a lower airfare then make sure you book your tickets over the internet.

The prices of airfares are not fixed; they will vary according to the time of the year and the days of the week. If you are going to be flying between Monday and Thursday you will get charged a lower airfare. This is because the other times are considered peak periods of travel were most people want to be on the move. So passengers are now the ones competing for seat during these times making the prices higher ..

Most airlines have since developed what is called an e-ticket. Since these e-tickets save the airline lots of money in terms of stationery and printing; so the airline can afford to quote you a lower fare and e-tickets are convenient because they do not get lost.

So you can access the sites of these airlines directly and compare prices and departure times but this will no doubt take you a lot of time. There are sites that can provide you with information of all available flights in the country at any time. All you have to do is fill in a few details on a form and within no time you will have your list.

To find some cheap flights and information on available discounts check out one of the following: Distance From Durban To Johannesburg Flights From Durban To PeJohannesburg To Kimberley Flights

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