Dee S
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I just checked my flights, departing Atlanta on Jun 23 and returning July 7, no changes other than the usual moving the flights up or back a few minutes. It still shows the return leg as non-stop from Jo'burg to Atlanta, but we all know that can change.
I'm just glad I got mine when I did at $984, yesterday they went up to $4,788, and that's for economy, from San Antonio to Johannesburg. That is ridiculous and just bad business. I watch the seating and I don't think they have sold one seat on my outgoing flight since it went up above $2000 a couple of months ago. It is still holding at 43% occupancy. I fully expect them to put me on another flight if they don't fill more seats. Drop the price below $1500 and it would fill in a week.
There is some good news, for now, no mask on the flights. Yeah.
I know the US is still requiring a test within 24 hours before departing for your return flight, but since South Africa doesn't require a test for entry if you prove you've been vaccinated, does the airlines still require a test before boarding in Atlanta?
I know, better safe than sorry.
Screen grab from Delta's website.
South Africa - Destination Passport
Passengers can only land at Cape Town (CPT), Durban (DUR), Nelspruit (MQP) or Johannesburg: Lanseria International (HLA) and OR Tambo International (JNB).
Passengers entering or transiting through South Africa must have:
- a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Covovax, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP) and Sinovac.
- This does not apply to:
- passengers with a COVID-19 recovery certificate and a positive COVID-19 test. They must send a request to porthealth.travel@health.gov.za for a letter of exemption;
- passengers younger than 5 years.
I'm just glad I got mine when I did at $984, yesterday they went up to $4,788, and that's for economy, from San Antonio to Johannesburg. That is ridiculous and just bad business. I watch the seating and I don't think they have sold one seat on my outgoing flight since it went up above $2000 a couple of months ago. It is still holding at 43% occupancy. I fully expect them to put me on another flight if they don't fill more seats. Drop the price below $1500 and it would fill in a week.
There is some good news, for now, no mask on the flights. Yeah.
I know the US is still requiring a test within 24 hours before departing for your return flight, but since South Africa doesn't require a test for entry if you prove you've been vaccinated, does the airlines still require a test before boarding in Atlanta?
I know, better safe than sorry.
Screen grab from Delta's website.
South Africa - Destination Passport
Entry and Transit restrictions apply:
Passengers can only land at Cape Town (CPT), Durban (DUR), Nelspruit (MQP) or Johannesburg: Lanseria International (HLA) and OR Tambo International (JNB).
Passengers entering or transiting through South Africa must have:
- a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Covovax, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP) and Sinovac.
- This does not apply to:
- passengers with a COVID-19 recovery certificate and a positive COVID-19 test. They must send a request to porthealth.travel@health.gov.za for a letter of exemption;
- passengers younger than 5 years.