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There are several hotels inside the airport you can use if you don’t want to sleep in Johannesburg. The Protea Hotel is in the International Terminal, and no visa is required. Go through the Transit Lounge past Security and proceed straight to find the hotel. You can also stay in City Lodge Hotel, located above Parkade 2 on Level 5 of the airport. Another accommodation option is Southern Sun, located 500 meters from the airport. The hotel offers free 24-hour shuttle, which runs every 15 minutes. The pick-up point is behind Intercontinental Hotel at the Shuttle Terminal.
The East London Airport offers lounges you can access on pay-per-use basis of through a single visit pass or lounge membership. These lounges are accessible regardless of the class you’re flying. You can check out the Lounge page to learn more about how you can gain access. Bidvest Domestic Lounge is an airport lounge located on the Domestic Departures Terminal, Airside on the ground level at the end of the corridor. Also, there is the Airlines Lounge for travellers with First or Business Class. The South African Airlines Lounge is located in the Domestic Terminal.
The average direct flight takes 1h 30m, covering a distance of 1 236 km.
There are usually 25 direct flights each day leaving East London in the direction of OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg, for a total of 175 flights weekly.
FlySafair (5 flights per day), Qatar Airways (5 flights per day), and Airlink (4 flights per day) are the most frequent flyers of this route.
When flying from East London to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Thursdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to East London, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Thursdays.
The earliest flight leaves East London at 8:20 and lands in OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg at 9:55.
The last flight leaves East London at 18:45 and lands in OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg at 20:15.
All the following airlines operate direct flights between East London and OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg: Airlink, British Airways, Emirates, FlySafair, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, and United Airlines.
The Boeing 737 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the East London to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg flight route.
oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between East London and OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.
There are direct flights from East London to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg on a daily basis.
The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from East London to Johannesburg are FlySafair and Airlink. With an average price for the route of R1 808 and an overall rating of 7,9, FlySafair is the most popular choice. Airlink is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R2 058 and an overall rating of 7,8.
FlySafair, Airlink and Qatar Airways have all waived their change and cancellation fees on flights from East London to Johannesburg OR Tambo. Confirm policies on booking site.
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Free or minimal cost water available in recyclable cups on board would be very welcome! Everything else was great!
Free or minimal cost water available in recyclable cups on board would be very welcome! Everything else was great!
Seats are small. But I guess that will not change on my behalf. Otherwise their service is great.
Loved our Cabin Crew you could tell they enjoyed there job. The Chief Stuart was a delight. What a great way to start our day with such a positive company.
The meal was excellent and well suited to a short journey.
Original flight was delayed due to technical issue. Very poor communication. The manager only appeared when we were climbing on board the plane.This resulted in us missing our follow on flight also with Airlink. No ticket issued from Skukuza and no assistance when we landed to address the issue. We had to make our own arrangements and go to their sales desk. Again they had no knowledge of the flight delay and of any passengers that had connecting flights. The lady (unfortunately with all the STRESS I have forgotten her name) at the counter was extremely helpful and is an excellent example of the type of employee Airlink need to promote and employ. Our luggage was in limbo due to all the missing information and assistance. We had to resort to buying extra tickets from South African Airways who were extremely helpful. I work at an airport so am familiar with its workings. I will infuture be looking for alternative flights.
Airline is the best airline experience I’ve ever had.
My flight was good no comments Crew members were good Flight on schedule even earlier at some point Thanks
Easy boarding, smooth flight, friendly and helpful attendants. As with every other airline, there isn't enough leg room to be comfortable. Food was adequate.
Easy short flight from Johannesburg to Harare. Boarding was slow, flight attendants were friendly. They did a meal service on this short flight, including wine, which was pretty cool.
There was no entertainment, but that is not expected on a flight less than 2 1/2 hours. Uber clean aircraft, good boxed meal and friendly flight attendants. Very please with the experience
The check-in line was long and people were put in front of me in the line even after I said I had checked in online. It took me an hour to finally get my documents checked and drop my suitcase. It was horrible!
They find a way to Nickel and dime you in all creative ways. The boarding crew seems to have target collection amount. If you are flying internationally, avoid them at all costs.
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