South Africa’s constrained airlines are set to see ticket price hikes ahead of holidaymakers planning trips for the festive season.
that the collapse of the rand, combined with the drop-off of domestic airlines South African Airways and Comair and increased demand for air travel, will push ticket prices much higher than usual during the coming peak travel period.
Latham said South African travellers should book well in advance and plan ahead to avoid paying nearly double for ticket prices. He said, for example, if you were to look at prices in March for a return flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town, it was R2,400; currently, it is around R6,000. It may take up to two years until prices stabilise, he noted.
He added that this is, in part, the nature of supply and demand during busy travel seasons; however, the current situation at airports across the country has exacerbated the usual uptick in prices.this year when the Competition Commission cautioned airlines against price gouging after the grounding of domestic British Airways and Khulula umbrella company Comair.for airlines to hike prices around this time of year, said Latham.
“As the volume goes up, the prices go up, naturally, but unlike in the 70s or 80s when airlines could print money – the current economy does not allow that,” said Latham. He added that South Africa is not alone in facing airline constraints and heightened ticket prices, the international community, including the US and AUS, are facing similar issues.Plan quicker and ahead of time. “You can not drop everything and fly to Cape Town.”Look at alternative days to fly.
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