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Flight prices in South Africa are set to drop. Airline FlySafair predicts that airfares will decrease in late January.

CemAir — a South African privately-owned airline — is looking to expand its operations by expanding its domestic capacity. The airline is best known for its flights to smaller towns like the popular tourist spot of Plettenberg Bay and the iron ore mining hub of Sishen. However, the carrier is also looking beyond South Africa's

Airlines love filling order books early. Also, it’s best to travel on Tuesdays and Saturdays, which are traditionally less popular.

Cemair has invested heavily and with a significantly increased fleet recently returned to servicing South Africa’s three biggest airports.

The intention is to add an additional five aircraft by April next year, so it is quite an aggressive expansion: Kirby Gordon – chief marketing officer, FlySafair.

South African pilots are seeking, and finding better working opportunities in the United States.

Booking in advance is essential as lack of capacity, a weak rand and fuel hikes add to costs

A busy summer season is just what South Africa's embattled tourism sector needs, but a shortage of seats aboard local airlines and the impact of load shedding dampens the mood.

As airline seats become premium, more people are set to travel on our roads this festive season, further raising safety concerns

Flysafair has raised concerns regarding flight capacity constraints.