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. This has increased the competition and increased competition is always good for the customers. When the airline are competin for passengers the fares are guaranteed to come down.
So apart from SAA you can now fly on ‘1 Time, Mango and Kulula Airlines. You might not have been aware of it but making a booking for a flight online costs much less than making a reservation by telephone or other means. 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. So you will find that traveling during the week days of Monday and Thursday will mean lower or discounted fares. The other times are referered to as peak periods where most people want to travel and passengers end up being the ones competing for seats..
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.
If you want to compare routes, prices and times you would have to go to each of the relevant airline sites but this could take you time. There are sites that have collective information on all the flights within and around the country. You just fill the relevant details concerning your destination and dates and it will give you a list of available flights during that period.
To find some cheap flights and information on available discounts check out one of the following: Flight From Durban To Johannesburg Fly Durban To Port ElizabethJohannesburg To Kimberley Flights