Originally Posted by
SAWorldVoyager
Bidair offers a VIP Assistance service - The cost thanks to the weak Rand is really cheap in foreign currency terms. They will meet you at the gate as you get off the plane, carry your hand luggage, (drive you in a car if you at an away gate) and skip the immigration queue.
They will assist you either to:
A) Your car or transfer
B) To your onward connecting flight, thereby skipping domestic security lines right up until the gate of the departing flight (plus if its an away gate, they will again drive you to the plane, avoiding the bus).
Thanks for the tip. I just received a quote:
MEET 4 PAX AND ASSIST TO CONNECTING FLIGHT SA5xx
Service Description No Pax Rate Total
ARRIVAL TO DEPARTURE 4 ZAR 1058.00 ZAR 1058.00
SUBTOTAL ZAR 1058.00
VAT ZAR 148.12
TOTAL ZAR 1206.12
So that's ~ ZAR 300 per pax
I'm assuming that as J class pax on the inbound Int and the outbound Dom we can use the Baobab domestic lounge and/or SA arrivals in International.
I don't think the quote includes Bidvest lounge access so from what I can tell, I'm paying ZAR1200 for someone to
A) meet us at the aircraft,
B) carry hand luggage
C) walk us through immigration
and D) show me to the door of the Baobab lounge?
What happens when/if we need to get to a remote stand for the domestic flight? Do they show up again an hour later outside the lounge and complete the transfer?
Slightly unclear on what they offer.