South Africa's remaining domestic airlines are likely to remain under pressure for the next four to five months, says Flysafair CEO, Elmar Conradie - with limited flights and rising input costs keeping ticket prices higher than before.
BusinessTech looked at how much it costs to fly one way between some of South Africa’s major metros across three different airlines, namely: FlySafair, Airlink and South African Airways (SAA).
Low-cost carriers FlySafair and Airlink are adding new routes in South Africa.
Operators of domestic airlines have warned that ticket price hikes may be on the cards for South Africa due to the rising cost of jet fuel and capacity constraints.
Low-cost carrier FlySafair has added new features to its WhatsApp business account, allowing passengers to search for their booking and check in for their flight directly within the messaging app.
While the loss of Comair has created a gap in domestic travel in South Africa, an argument can be made that there was already too much capacity on the market, says Airlink chief executive Rodger Foster.
The grounding of Kulula and British Airways flights has left a 40% gap in domestic seat capacity leaving other airlines to try and adjust.
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