With covid-19 slowly fading and many travel ban being lifted, the talk of flight prices has been weighing heavy on traveller’s hearts with tourism noticing significant growth, questions regarding airlines and flights were a matter of concern.
According to Kirby Gordon, who is the Chief Marketing officer at FlySafair local flight prices would drop to more familiar levels by February 2023.
‘’If you can delay your holiday, go in the last two weeks of January,’’ Kirby suggested.
You will be able to enjoy a less populated holiday, with good prices.
“We expect that airfares will really normalize in late January to early February,” said Kirby.
Kirby said there will be many changes done with regrading the making of the new airfares.
“This will be a product of a natural lull in seasonal demand and, more significantly, an increase in the number of seats available in the market,” he explained.
FlySafair has committed to adding at least six additional Boeing 737-800 aircraft to their present fleet of 25 aircraft by the end of April next year.
The introduction of the new aircraft next year April will have a six additional Boeing 737-800 aircraft to their present fleet of 25 aircraft which will in return help with reduction of ticket prices due to the shortage of seats currently being experienced on various domestic routes.
“Everything from staffing resources to route scheduling is taken into consideration so as to ensure the best levels of efficiency across our network and ultimately the long-term sustainability of the airline,” he said.
“We’ve added a lot of capacity this year. To grow this fast has been a challenge, but the market still needs the additional capacity, so we’ve committed to upping the pace of expansion.”
Additionally, FlySafair is in the process of recruiting new staff to support this additional capacity, including pilots, cabin crew, and staff within the airline’s ground operations; call centre, administration, maintenance, and day-to-day operations.
“We wouldn’t be where we are today without our dedicated staff around the country. It’s through their commitment that we are able to continue to grow and build more opportunities for others in the airline industry and take our business to new heights,’’ he concluded.
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