If you travelling in South Africa and need to find a cheap air flight within South Africa, is easy if you follow some basic rules. It gets quite busy between the big cities of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban so flights book up really quickly, so its best to check all the budget airlines that service these destinations.
Here are a few tips to get a cheap flight within South Africa and still find a seat:
The best way to get a cheap air flight to Cape Town or Johannesburg is to do research and check all the sites that allow you to make a booking. There is no one way of getting the best price all the time the only way to get the cheap air flights is to ensure that you check as much sites as possible
There are basically three types of airfare websites which you can check the for the lowest air fare.
Aggregators that check airfares for many different airlines but I have noticed that the prices of these websites is usually higher that the airlines own website as they allocated a set number of seats only.
Traditional booking engines that check multiple websites and take a small fee in addition to the price of the flight. They process the sale on behalf of the airline and keep the fee.
Airline's own websites - These usually offer the cheapest air fares but it does make sense to check the other websites to get an indication of what you should be paying.
If you can try not to travel on a Monday or Friday these are usually the busiest times and when most business people travel. Here are some the airlines to check when flying within South Africa.
Always specify that you want the lowest available fare websites give you the option to search over a few days which increases the chance of a the cheapest flight available.
If you see a great deal, book it immediately flight prices are based on demand and supply so in all likelihood the quicker the flight fills up, the increased chance the prices will increase.
Also consider cancellation fees the cheaper the flight the less chance you will get a refund if you miss your flight as well as paying a surcharge if you need to change your flight.