SAA scraps Durban - Cape Town route

This is not one of those jokes you get on April 1...this is true as it gets. SAA, the South African national carrier is to scrap its Durban to Cape Town routes from November 1st. If you are obsessed with SAA and you find yourself in Durban wanting to go to Cape Town or vice versa, you can make use of the Mango low cost airline as SAA is going to ask its customers to make use of the low cost carrier. Why is this the case? Eye Witness reports that its because the airline would like to save some costs on this routes as the route has become so cost competitive. The fleet is to be used for its expansion of SA - China route.

This in all is good for the other small carriers that competed with SAA on this routes. With some customers who were used to SAA's now not going to enjoy the same superior service on Mango, other carriers can snatch these customers - especially those who paid from their own pockets. It could also be good for the customers too....perhaps the number of customers increasing on Mango can make them more competitive, decreasing their prices which will force other operators to reduce theirs.

Currently, the operators in this route are as follows (including SAA);

Airlines operating flights from Durban to Cape Town

Airlines	Airports	Stops
1time Airlines	Durban (DBN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)	non-stop
British Airways	Durban (DBN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)	non-stop
Kulula Air	Durban (DBN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)	non-stop
Mango Airlines	Durban (DBN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)	non-stop
South African Airways	Durban (DBN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)	non-stop

Source: http://www.southafrica.to/transport/Airlines/South-Africa-within/flights-to-Cape-Town/flights-Durban-to-Cape-Town.php5