Cheap Intra-Africa Flying
Jan 11, 2015, 6:57 pm
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Cheap Intra-Africa Flying
Hello all,
Are there any resources, tools, or blogs to follow for looking for cheap or mistake fares for intra-Africa travel (i.e. Cairo to Nairobi).
I generally see a lot of people posting about getting to Africa but not a lot of flight tips going from country to country.
Thanks a lot!
Are there any resources, tools, or blogs to follow for looking for cheap or mistake fares for intra-Africa travel (i.e. Cairo to Nairobi).
I generally see a lot of people posting about getting to Africa but not a lot of flight tips going from country to country.
Thanks a lot!
Jan 11, 2015, 8:57 pm
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Jan 11, 2015, 9:30 pm
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Jan 12, 2015, 6:13 am
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By "cheap" fares - I consider using miles.
They are relatively inexpensive (miles-wise) to connect throughout the continent. Star Alliance is a pretty decent network here (ADD/JNB/CAI hubs)
Africa pass- which I don't know much about - may be something to consider as well
http://www.staralliance.com/en/fares...frica-airpass/
They are relatively inexpensive (miles-wise) to connect throughout the continent. Star Alliance is a pretty decent network here (ADD/JNB/CAI hubs)
Africa pass- which I don't know much about - may be something to consider as well
http://www.staralliance.com/en/fares...frica-airpass/
Jan 13, 2015, 3:04 am
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In practice most intra Africa airlines do not operate on a commercial basis. More for the government ministers, bureaucrats, their familles & assorted lackeys (wabenzi). As above, often the best price between African countries is via Europe or the Middle That’s Africa!
Jan 14, 2015, 1:35 pm
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Yeah it took me awhile to find that. I'd do overland instead but from every indication that's even more expensive.
Perfect, maybe I can use miles into ADD then. That could be fun
By "cheap" fares - I consider using miles.
They are relatively inexpensive (miles-wise) to connect throughout the continent. Star Alliance is a pretty decent network here (ADD/JNB/CAI hubs)
Africa pass- which I don't know much about - may be something to consider as well
http://www.staralliance.com/en/fares...frica-airpass/
They are relatively inexpensive (miles-wise) to connect throughout the continent. Star Alliance is a pretty decent network here (ADD/JNB/CAI hubs)
Africa pass- which I don't know much about - may be something to consider as well
http://www.staralliance.com/en/fares...frica-airpass/