"SAA to discontinue London - Cape Town route" Air Travel Tip by CatherineReichardt

(work in progress)
South African Airways has just announced its intention to discontinue its London Heathrow - Cape Town flight, citing reduced traveller numbers. The service will be discontinued in August 2012.

Travellers to Cape Town will therefore have to fly into Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo International airport, clear immigration and customs and transfer onto a two hour domestic flight to Cape Town.

This is a very straightforward exercise, and is already the preferred routing for the majority of Brits visiting Cape Town as it's usually been the cheaper option. This arrangement also allows you to take advantage of several low cost carriers that service the Johannesburg - Cape Town route: note that unlike most European low cost carriers, at the time of writing (June 2012) the fares quoted include a full 20kg luggage allowance.

Should you require more information on this, click here for a users' guide that I've developed for O.R. Tambo International.

Mode: TO
Type: Airplane