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Old Jan 10, 2020 | 7:04 am
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Originally Posted by jiffer21225
I would be flying into JNB and returning from CPT. If I chose UA for the flights its $400 a ticket more and the travel time is 9-14 hours longer.

The way my trip would pan out if I flew SAA would be:

SAA- JFK-JNB
Airlink - JNB-SZK
Airlink -SZK-CPT
SAA - CPT-JFK

I would be flying on SAA for just the international flights. The domestic flights would be on Airlink.

The other option I have is to fly Emirates for international and but separate tickets with Airlink for domestic flights. It would cost $400 a ticket more and it would add 8 hours more travel time.
I'm not really sure how the UA option adds 9-14 hours? It will take the exact amount of time as SAA doesn't fly CPT-JFK so you'll have to fly between CPT and JNB one way or the other.
As for the price difference, I suppose you could call it a "peace of mind" fee, whether it's worth it or not is a personal choice.

Apologies though, UA flies EWR-CPT and not from JFK.
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