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Flight Deals
Cheap Flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom
Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 daysBook Cheap Cape Town to the United Kingdom Plane Tickets
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Cape Town to the United Kingdom
Sun, Nov 15 - Tue, Nov 24
9:30 - 22:55Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Heathrow
15h 25m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
8:45 - 7:40London London Heathrow-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
20h 55m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
R11 722Lufthansa
Thu, Nov 12 - Thu, Nov 26
11:30 - 21:25Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 55mdirect
8:50 - 7:35London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
20h 45m2 stops Dublin Zurich
R11 722Multiple Airlines
Tue, Dec 22 - Sat, Jan 9
23:10 - 8:55Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 45mdirect
20:00 - 9:30London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 30mdirect
R11 754Norse Atlantic UK
Sun, Dec 20 - Sat, Jan 9
11:20 - 21:05Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 45mdirect
20:00 - 9:30London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 30mdirect
R11 754Norse Atlantic UK
Mon, Nov 2 - Tue, Nov 24
9:30 - 22:55Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Heathrow
15h 25m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
8:45 - 7:40London London Heathrow-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
20h 55m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
R11 754Lufthansa
Sun, Dec 13 - Fri, Jan 22
11:20 - 21:05Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 45mdirect
14:10 - 15:15London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
23h 05m3 stops Dublin Zurich Johannesburg OR Tambo
R11 870Multiple Airlines
Sat, Nov 21 - Sun, Nov 29
0:55 - 9:55Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Stansted
35h 00m1 stop Istanbul
10:55 - 23:00London London Stansted-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
34h 05m1 stop Istanbul
R11 985Turkish Airlines
Mon, Nov 9 - Sun, Nov 22
0:55 - 16:20Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Stansted
17h 25m1 stop Istanbul
10:55 - 23:00London London Stansted-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
34h 05m1 stop Istanbul
R12 050Turkish Airlines
Sun, Nov 8 - Thu, Nov 12
9:20 - 21:40Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Heathrow
14h 20m1 stop Zurich
12:05 - 7:35London London Heathrow-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
17h 30m1 stop Zurich
R12 330SWISS
Sun, Nov 8 - Wed, Nov 11
9:20 - 21:40Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Heathrow
14h 20m1 stop Zurich
17:10 - 10:25London London Heathrow-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
15h 15m1 stop Zurich
R12 330SWISS
Recent one-way flight deals from Cape Town to the United Kingdom
Fri, Nov 6
23:55 - 10:00Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
12h 05mdirect
R4 094Norse Atlantic UK
Fri, Nov 6
23:55 - 10:00Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
12h 05mdirect
R4 192Norse Atlantic UK
Tue, Dec 1
0:55 - 12:45Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Heathrow
37h 50m1 stop Istanbul
R5 211Turkish Airlines
Tue, Dec 1
0:55 - 16:30Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
17h 35m1 stop Istanbul
R5 211Turkish Airlines
Mon, Dec 21
11:30 - 21:15Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 45mdirect
R5 573Hahn Air
Thu, Nov 12
11:30 - 21:25Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 55mdirect
R5 606Hahn Air
Wed, Nov 18
17:25 - 18:00Cape Town Cape Town Intl-Manchester Manchester
50h 35m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
R5 820Multiple Airlines
Wed, Nov 18
19:25 - 19:40Cape Town Cape Town Intl-Manchester Manchester
26h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
R5 836Qatar Airways
Sun, Dec 20
11:20 - 21:05Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 45mdirect
R5 853A.P.G.
Thu, Feb 11
12:35 - 12:20Cape Town Cape Town Intl-Manchester Manchester
25h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
R5 968Qatar Airways
Recent last minute flight deals from Cape Town to the United Kingdom
Sat, Oct 24 - Thu, Nov 12
0:10 - 10:55Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 45mdirect
8:50 - 7:35London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
20h 45m2 stops Dublin Zurich
R12 182Multiple Airlines
Thu, Oct 22 - Wed, Oct 28
13:15 - 7:20Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
19h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl
20:10 - 9:30London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 20mdirect
R12 231Multiple Airlines
Mon, Oct 26 - Tue, Nov 10
13:50 - 5:40Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
17h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
10:00 - 13:00London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
25h 00m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
R12 576Ethiopian Air
Wed, Oct 21 - Tue, Nov 3
15:10 - 6:30Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
16h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
10:00 - 13:00London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
25h 00m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
R12 576Ethiopian Air
Thu, Oct 22 - Fri, Nov 6
13:15 - 7:20Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
19h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl
9:40 - 11:35London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
23h 55m1 stop Dubai Intl
R12 839Emirates
Thu, Oct 22 - Fri, Nov 6
13:15 - 7:20Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
19h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl
9:40 - 11:35London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
23h 55m1 stop Dubai Intl
R12 872Emirates
Thu, Oct 22 - Fri, Nov 6
16:35 - 9:55Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Stansted
18h 20m1 stop Istanbul
17:20 - 23:00London London Stansted-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
27h 40m1 stop Istanbul
R12 905Turkish Airlines
Thu, Oct 22 - Fri, Nov 6
16:35 - 9:55Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
18h 20m1 stop Istanbul
17:25 - 23:00London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
27h 35m1 stop Istanbul
R13 020Turkish Airlines
Mon, Oct 26 - Mon, Nov 2
9:30 - 22:55Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Heathrow
15h 25m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
7:40 - 7:40London London Heathrow-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
22h 00m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
R13 218Lufthansa
Mon, Oct 26 - Mon, Nov 2
9:30 - 22:55Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Heathrow
15h 25m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
6:35 - 7:40London London Heathrow-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
23h 05m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
R13 267Lufthansa
Recent direct flight deals from Cape Town to the United Kingdom
Tue, Dec 22 - Sat, Jan 9
23:10 - 8:55Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 45mdirect
20:00 - 9:30London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 30mdirect
R11 754Norse Atlantic UK
Sun, Dec 20 - Sat, Jan 9
11:20 - 21:05Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 45mdirect
20:00 - 9:30London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 30mdirect
R11 754Norse Atlantic UK
Wed, Nov 18 - Wed, Jan 13
18:55 - 4:55Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Heathrow
12h 00mdirect
22:20 - 12:10London London Heathrow-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 50mdirect
R13 333British Airways
Tue, Nov 10 - Tue, Nov 24
18:55 - 4:55Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Heathrow
12h 00mdirect
22:20 - 12:10London London Heathrow-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 50mdirect
R13 431British Airways
Tue, Feb 16 - Tue, Feb 23
21:00 - 6:50Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Heathrow
11h 50mdirect
22:30 - 12:05London London Heathrow-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 35mdirect
R13 727Virgin Atlantic
Wed, Dec 16 - Wed, Jan 13
21:00 - 6:50Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Heathrow
11h 50mdirect
22:30 - 12:05London London Heathrow-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 35mdirect
R14 072Virgin Atlantic
Sun, Dec 13 - Sat, Jan 23
11:20 - 21:05Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 45mdirect
20:00 - 9:30London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 30mdirect
R14 089Multiple Airlines
Thu, Nov 12 - Fri, Nov 27
11:30 - 21:25Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 55mdirect
6:50 - 20:20London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 30mdirect
R16 029Hahn Air
Thu, Dec 17 - Tue, Jan 12
11:30 - 21:25Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 55mdirect
7:30 - 21:00London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 30mdirect
R16 341Multiple Airlines
Thu, Nov 19 - Wed, Jan 13
11:30 - 21:25Cape Town Cape Town Intl-London London Gatwick
11h 55mdirect
20:10 - 9:30London London Gatwick-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
11h 20mdirect
R19 530Hahn Air
Booking Insights
KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to the United Kingdom flights
Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.
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What is the cheapest Cape Town to the United Kingdom flight route?
Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.
The cheapest ticket to the United Kingdom from Cape Town found in the last 5 days was to London, at R7 870 return. The most popular route is from Cape Town (CPT) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was R14 279.
What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom?
The average price for all round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost R12 290 on average. Morning departures are around 30% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R17 489.
Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?
The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
No, with an average price for the route of R14 304, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?
To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom is February, when tickets cost R13 415 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of return tickets is R16 127 and R15 979 respectively.
What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cape Town to United Kingdom?
The average price of all round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to United Kingdom on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Cape Town, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.
How far in advance should I book a flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?
To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below-average price on a flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 5% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.
Which airlines fly direc between Cape Town and United Kingdom?
Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom.
There are 4 airlines that fly direct from Cape Town to the United Kingdom. They are: Norse Atlantic UK, Hahn Air, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Norse Atlantic UK at R7 144 for a return flight to London Heathrow Airport (LHR). On average, Norse Atlantic UK offers the best prices for direct flights between Cape Town and United Kingdom.
Which airlines fly most frequently between Cape Town and United Kingdom?
Delta connects Cape Town to the United Kingdom with 15 flights per week. China Eastern also offers 15 flights per week, while Scandinavian Airlines follows with 15 flights per week.
How long does a flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom take?
The duration of a flight to the United Kingdom depends on your arrival airport. The shortest routes to the United Kingdom from Cape Town are to Manchester, which takes 14h 50m, London, which takes 14h 54m, and Glasgow, which takes 15h 35m.
Which cabin class options are there for flights between Cape Town and United Kingdom?
The average price of round-trip flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.
What’s the earliest departure time from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?
The earliest flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom departs at 18:55, landing in London at 4:55.
What’s the latest departure time from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?
If you prefer to fly at night, the last flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom sets off at 21:00 and lands in London at 6:50.
Good to know
Low season | February |
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High season | December |
Cheapest flight | R4 094 |
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3683 reviews
8,4Crew
8,1Comfort
8,2Boarding
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
Airline reviews
On the way there the food was not a good Standerd and fly Dubai is very cramped and again the food was not a good Standerd but on the way back food was excellent and staff were very helpful specially a lady which I took time to take her name Maria and another staff which was South African very very polite and helpful i am very sorry that I got her name
10,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Sept 2026
On the way there the food was not a good Standerd and fly Dubai is very cramped and again the food was not a good Standerd but on the way back food was excellent and staff were very helpful specially a lady which I took time to take her name Maria and another staff which was South African very very polite and helpful i am very sorry that I got her name
Very bad service and food variety will never come back again
Everything was perfect. Staff were informative and professional and flight boarding, flying and de-embarking was smooth. I would certainly travel with Emirates again.
My baby was with me it was really good experience with emirates
Fantastic as ever. Great staff super catering and excellent service.
Flight and entertainment great. Food needs to be improved, only one choice on the menu. Staff worked well throughout.
Crew were excellent and the bar service and chat fantastic. Cheese board delicious. Amenity kit good, very disappointing not getting pyjamas on this leg of the flight and needed to reuse from earlier flight.
This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.
First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had
For such a long flight I feel the spacing of seats could’ve been better to make it more comfortable for passengers. Very little space to move & stretch legs.
My flight going to doha had economy seats that had a little more leg room. Coming back the leg room was not there. I'm 6'3" and my knees were against the chair in front of me. I couldn't slide my feet under the chair. The 15 hour flight felt like torture from the lack of sleep I was getting being so uncomfortable. Food and crew were great though.
The crew were fabulous. We travelled Doha to Miami and the crew in board we exceptional too.
Really good food and service. Qatar Airways is again and again provided an exceptional experience.
Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.
Friendly and discreet staff. Could have done with a few more offers of water/snacks overnight. Movie and tv selection notably poor. Seats not especially comfortable
Our male flight attendant was top notch - wish I could remember his name. Boarding is never fun when I have to ride the shuttle to the middle of the tarmac and pull my carry on bags up the stairs to my seat. My knees are banged up and my shoulders give me pain, so the flight started off poorly. The seat leg rests don’t recline completely so that makes is difficult if not dangerous to get in and out of the middle seats. The entertainment system touch screens prevented one from seeing the options. They are old and the software needs to be updated. I was on six planes in the last two weeks and able to see the flight progress without any stress. Couldn’t watch anything else. I do like Qatar Airways, just not a fan of a few things.
As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive
Good staff, good intent, decent entertainment. More seat space would always be of benefit
Trop from plane to gate at Qatar airport was very long .
Nothing I knew what I was getting into ; no complaints when on string budget
We did not even get on this flight as the plane never left London. I missed the email that was sent mid morning USA time, so we were not aware the flight was cancelled. There was absolutely no help from the staff at the Norse check in gates, we were told to take a picture of the board they were holding up, to try and claim our money back. We were told to book our own flights to London which ended up costing $10000 due to the last minute. And now we have to return to Miami in 2 weeks. I am not holding my breath about getting on board for that flight either.
Great experience. The flight was smooth with very little turbulence. We were in premium classic, so lots of leg room.
Unexpectedly was surprised with the space on flight in economy and the price.
The movies were super old. The crew did not offer WATER???? 5 hours os flight and did not get WATER? Norse is the worst company I ever used and never will use again.
Longest check in line I have ever seen- brutal and airline personnel hustled me about the size of my bag even though I showed them that it measured exactly to the measurements posted on their site. Just super annoying- I get it - it’s a budget airline and you get what you pay for. Most of the flight were young people who seemed to have never experienced international travel. It’s worth paying for a seat otherwise you will be uncomfortable.
The crew really made the difference. Some of the friendliest cabin crew I have ever encountered- they seemed genuinely happy to be there, and took pride in their airline and aircraft. The Dreamliner was quieter than legacy aircraft and while meals weren’t to our preference, they were at least something to keep us going!
Excellent! Although it stinks to pay extra for leg room and then have no screen option.
Overall a great experience. Only complaint was the movie selection was pretty limited, but that's pretty minor in the grand scheme of things and easy to overcome.
No blanket pillow headphones, not even a water or snack makes for a very uncomfortable flight. There are too many extra fees that should be basic and standard included.
There was no communication about the check-in process, even the fact that Norse doesn’t do online check-in! And once we were at the Los Angeles airport (LAX), there was no signage or assistance about where to check in. I kept Googling for 3rd party information until I finally found on the airport website that we had to check in at Terminal 1 and be bussed back to Terminal B, the international terminal. How were we supposed to know that?! Otherwise, the flight itself was comfortable and the attendants were helpful and friendly. I just feel like we were lucky to have managed the check-in and boarding process on our own - why keep it a secret??
The following is a review for a flight from Johannesburg to Washington, DC with a connection at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and refueling landing at Rome, Italy. The flight was provided by Ethiopian Airlines. There were two of us: me and my wife on this flight. Everything was on time. Enough legroom between the seats, I was able to stretch my legs and sleep for at least some time during the 14 hour second flight (19 hours in total for both flights). Very decent meals that included two lunches and one breakfast on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington and one lunch on the flight from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa. The lunch choices were beef, chicken and fish, I think the vegetarian option was available as well, accompanied with beans. The breakfast was a choice between egg and pancake, accompanied with a fruit salad. The egg breakfast was awesome, it came with a scrambled egg and a sausage. However, my wife mentioned unusual taste of the pancake breakfast meal, by all means those were not pancakes. What wasn't good: Externally initiated commercials on the infosystem screens, you couldn't turn the screen off. These commercials were accompanied by loud and annoying music, transmitted through the entire cabin. Obviously, there was no escape from this music as well. Additional moment: on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington, DC, we landed at Rome for refueling. This was totally fine and it was in the flight itinerary. But, the flight attendant asked me to straighten the seat while we were at the steady position during the refueling. I can't rationalize this order except that some people just like to be a boss of some kind. Keeping the light lit in the economy cabin while keeping it dimmed in the first class also didn't improve my and my wife's feelings. Overall, the services were very good and the flight, despite its longevity, went on very smoothly.
To the Ethiopian Airlines Customer Relations Team, I am writing to formally express my disappointment regarding my recent travel experience with Ethiopian Airlines on flight [I629/352] . Unfortunately, the level of service provided fell significantly short of the standards I expected from your airline. I would like to highlight the following serious issues encountered during the journey: • Cabin Condition and Hygiene: The aircraft cabin was notably poorly maintained. The seating area was dirty, and there was a persistent, unpleasant odor throughout the flight, which made the environment very uncomfortable for passengers. • Inadequate Service: The overall level of service provided by the staff was unsatisfactory and did not reflect a professional passenger experience. • Baggage Loss: Upon arrival, I was informed that my luggage was lost. This is particularly distressing as it has caused significant personal inconvenience and disruption to my schedule. As a frequent traveler, I value reliability and a clean cabin environment. I request that you investigate these matters immediately, provide an update on the status of my missing baggage, and outline how you intend to compensate for these failures in service. I look forward to your prompt response and a resolution to my lost luggage claim. Sincerely, Puguh
It was wonderful best Air lines covert and all very happy with their service they have been very helpful and friendly
Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.
Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .
Business and economy lines were common for most of the journey including check in and security control in Addis Abbeba. Food choice was fine, however there was a hair in my rice
My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.
Choice of Vegetarian Food in Economy class needs overhaul improvement
It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.
I've never been served three bread courses in a single meal before. Was really impressed by the novelty of that.
They lost my luggage on my way to Namibia (I was unable to review that flight as I was in the bush/off line) It took 3 days to get my bag and I had to pay $375.00 to have it transported to my location as it was over 100 Kilometers from that Airport and the local Airlink carrier would not got that far.
Great flight, last one out the air-conditioning was far to hot and the return it was to cold and then issued blankets. On the outward bowned the headset connector didn't work properly. You had intermittent sound from the audio socket.
Terrible service especially for premium economy. Much more comfortable seats on other providers
Friendly hosts/hostesses; dinner was of acceptable, but mediocre standard
Our original booking with Kayak -our first experience -was exactly what we wanted and worked well. Updates were friendly and reassuring as were the contacts with UnderPricer so a big win-win. We learned a lot on your reliability and will definitely put you on our organisational list for the future.
It was just ok. Half the bathrooms were broke on the flight.
If they wouldn't have canceled the flight WITHOUT informing me until I looked at my ticket and saw I had 2 extra layovers in 2 different cities than the ones I paid for? That would have been nice.
Poor BA get a lot of stick and have some problems getting your bags to the same destination BUT the whole experience is very much 5 star and probably due to excellent, helpful and sooo British staff. We travelled in economy plus.
The flight was uncomfortably warm. We asked a member of the crew to adjust the temperature, and they said they would but it didn't make a noticeable difference. They really cram you into the plane, too, in economy. It was quite uncomfortable for an 11 hour flight.
The 7 hour delay in Johannesburg was extremely tiresome, with poor communication at check-in and a sad R120 voucher as compensation. All in all sitting for 10 hours on an airport was pretty bad. At arrival the baggage arrival took 2 hours. All in all, a very, very long trip.
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