FRA - CPT

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Everything you should know

Cheapest return fare
R11 496
Typical prices: R14 910-R21 524
KLM
Sun 4/10Thu 15/10
FRA - CPT • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
R11 892
Typical prices: R13 805-R27 099
Condor
Thu 3/12Wed 23/12
FRA - CPT • Direct
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Best reviews • 7,8 score
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Most punctual • 93% on-time
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Cheapest • Avg R12 928 (return)
Shortest trip • 15h 27m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 6 weeks in advance save around 13% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town (FRA-CPT)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town 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 Frankfurt to Cape Town

Sun, Oct 4 - Thu, Oct 15
KLM Logo
18:40 - 22:10
FRA
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CPT
51h 30m
2 stops
KLM Logo
23:15 - 13:35
CPT
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FRA
14h 20m
1 stop
R11 496KLM
Wed, Nov 18 - Wed, Dec 2
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6:50 - 22:40
FRA
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CPT
14h 50m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:30 - 22:05
CPT
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FRA
14h 35m
1 stop
R11 496Multiple Airlines
Fri, Nov 6 - Fri, Nov 27
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15:05 - 6:25
FRA
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CPT
14h 20m
1 stop
Air France Logo
8:30 - 22:05
CPT
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FRA
14h 35m
1 stop
R11 529Air France
Mon, Oct 5 - Thu, Oct 15
KLM Logo
18:40 - 22:10
FRA
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CPT
27h 30m
2 stops
KLM Logo
23:15 - 22:00
CPT
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FRA
22h 45m
1 stop
R11 562KLM
Thu, Dec 3 - Wed, Dec 23
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21:55 - 10:45
FRA
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CPT
11h 50mdirect
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18:35 - 5:45
CPT
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FRA
12h 10mdirect
R11 892Condor
Wed, Sep 23 - Mon, Oct 12
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20:30 - 8:25
FRA
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CPT
11h 55mdirect
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17:45 - 6:00
CPT
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FRA
12h 15mdirect
R12 090Condor
Tue, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 9
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22:05 - 13:00
FRA
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CPT
14h 55m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
15:10 - 6:25
CPT
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FRA
15h 15m
1 stop
R12 189Ethiopian Air
Mon, Aug 31 - Wed, Sep 9
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:05 - 13:00
FRA
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CPT
14h 55m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 6:25
CPT
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FRA
16h 35m
1 stop
R12 914Ethiopian Air
Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 6
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22:05 - 12:40
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CPT
14h 35m
1 stop
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17:55 - 5:20
CPT
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FRA
11h 25mdirect
R14 712Lufthansa
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Oct 6
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22:15 - 9:30
FRA
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CPT
11h 15mdirect
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17:55 - 5:20
CPT
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FRA
11h 25mdirect
R15 059Lufthansa
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Frankfurt to Cape Town flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town departing in October.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Cape Town from Frankfurt am Main Airport usually cost between R15 256 and R19 512 in October.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was R11 496 on KLM (Oct 4–Oct 15).

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Cape Town on a Monday and more expensive on a Friday. On your return trip to Frankfurt Airport, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town, 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 Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town is April, where tickets cost R13 343 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R19 561 and R18 555 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town?

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.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at R17 459 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town, 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 the flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

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Low season

June

Cheapest flight

R7 472
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (22% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Frankfurt to Cape Town based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
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FAQs for booking Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town flights

  • How many flights are there between Frankfurt am Main Airport and Cape Town per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from Frankfurt am Main Airport and lands in Cape Town, with an average flight time of 11h 15m. The most common departure time is 22:00 and most flights take off at night. Each week, there are 5 flights.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town was R7 455 for a one-way ticket and R11 496 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town?

    Frankfurt Airport and Cape Town are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Frankfurt Airport from Frankfurt am Main and will be arriving at Cape Town Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town?

    Lufthansa, South African, United Airlines, and KLM offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town?

    The Airbus A330-900neo is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town?

    SkyTeam, oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Frankfurt Airport and Cape Town, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town?

    You can catch a direct flight from Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Frankfurt am Main to Cape Town, Condor or Lufthansa?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Frankfurt am Main to Cape Town are Condor and Lufthansa. With an average price for the route of R19 484 and an overall rating of 6,5, Condor is the most popular choice. Lufthansa is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R16 190 and an overall rating of 6,8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from Frankfurt Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Cape Town with an airline and back to Frankfurt Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Frankfurt Airport to Cape Town?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cape Town from Frankfurt Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R13 194 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Frankfurt am Main to Cape Town Intl?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Frankfurt am Main to Cape Town Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Frankfurt am Main to Cape Town Intl

Monday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

Tuesday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

Wednesday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

Thursday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

Friday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

Saturday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

Sunday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to Frankfurt am Main

Monday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

Tuesday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

Wednesday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

Thursday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

Friday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

Saturday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

Sunday

Condor,Lufthansa

Condor,Lufthansa

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Frankfurt to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Frankfurt am Main to Cape Town. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1552 reviews
7,7Comfort
7,2Entertainment
7,8Boarding
7,3Food
8,4Crew
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The flight lead, Katherine, took care of me in business class and provided exceptional service. She was warm, welcoming, bubbly and proactively accommodating as well as confident, professional, competent and clearly respected by the pilots. Just what I needed on my 17th and final hour of flight time traveling home from a business trip to India.

10,0 ExcellentEmily, Jul 2026
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The flight lead, Katherine, took care of me in business class and provided exceptional service. She was warm, welcoming, bubbly and proactively accommodating as well as confident, professional, competent and clearly respected by the pilots. Just what I needed on my 17th and final hour of flight time traveling home from a business trip to India.

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Transfer at Amsterdam airport is very convenient and the airport is easy to navigate. Boarding was also quick and easy. Cabin crew were excellent and the meals were good, although lacking in options.

Good food. Excellent crew service. Clean aircraft. Narrow seats and isle.

Good experience, just i couldn’t connect me to the wifi

The plane. Airbus A330-200. Comfortable for a 7-hour flight. Seats seemed to have more legroom. I was in row 17. Flight was operated by Delta but was better than expected.

I travel frequently. The flight was late again... KLM should really try and be on time

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

Amazing KLM service and brilliant economy comfort seats. Well worth the extra.

Seats actually fit a human! Snack options were a bit lame but that’s ok

It was a great experience for my first time flying with this airline. I will be flying with them a lot more now. Plane crew was amazing.

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

The food needs to improve especially the fish as there where only 3 fish cubes in my plate.

My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

The crew were extremely unfriendly. The plane was dirty and the entertainment system did not work, so they did not even give out earphones to anyone.

The seats were quite uncomfortable despite having good legroom. The 350s are quite nice but the problem is on the old 777 aircraft. Special meal requests are not catered for as they should. They never had any ice for drinks.

Everything was on time and easy. Food in business class was great. There was no entertainment on board, though with business class you could get free internet, but so spotty it wasn't worthwhile.

They could have provided more than a premade mass produced tina sandwich for a 10 hour delay and/or had something available on oars other than potat chips once we boarded. They also could have not lost our luggage. Or barring that, at least foled a claim for us once we landed. Instead all of those things happened and they told us if we wanted to file a claim to do so online. I laid for business class for both of us. What an incredible waste of money.

We departed late but made up most of the time in flight. Our ticket was pure economy, so it wasn’t anything fancy; however, I heard that we arrived in Madrid at the exact same time that First Class passengers arrived! Overall, our experience was similar to what we had on other American Airlines transatlantic flights - good value at a reasonable price. We were even able to get our carry-on baggage onto the plane without needing to gate check it.

This is where i leave an airline review. Test test test!

Well my luggage was damaged and they lost the plastic cover. I need to file a claim and I would like for someone to follow up with me on this. Thanks.

business class food was pretty average otherwise it was a good experience

It was excellent and we will use in the future

We were delayed for 7hrs. No announcements were made, the lines for checking were out of control. No one knew what was going on. Complete madness

All went smoothly, no problems; friendly crew. I would have appreciated a head pillow ;)

Never made this flight it was unconfirmed by Iberia according to American Airlines This trip was a total nightmare, got to the airport in Wed March 8th after confirming all flights, only to be told by American Airlines that we are not confirmed on the flight. We met a pretty rude and unhelpful AA check in agent by the name of Ali. American said it was not their problem, contact Kayak/Chatdeal and sort out your issue.Chatdeal said all flights were confirmed and it is the airlines fault. So it went, we were kicked between American, Kayak and Iberia spending hrs on the phone- all said it is not their fault.Spent 9 hrs in the airport on Wed 15th trying to sort out. Luckily, we met a really nice AA agent Shawnna G who went way beyond the call of.duty to help us out. We were put the next day on Thurs 16th from DfW to San Paulo Brazil the onto Madrid!! Imagine that..10000 miles and 20hrs of travelling to get to Madrid from Dallas!! Our trip took 3 days to get there ..Wed 8th Thurs 9th and Fri 10th.Got there on Sat 11th, so lost 2 days of our vacation and a lot of emotional and physical stress on our 2 kids travelling with us.

This was the worst flight of my life. Economy seat directly behind a premium economy seat with extra recline meant I have about 6 inches between my face and their chair. My seat would not recline at all. I couldn't even use my laptop on the tray table because I had so little room. I was in a casket basically for 10 hours. Completely unacceptable.

There was no entertainment or food service (short flight). The flight was delayed more than an hour.

Horrible airport ever. We stood in the security check line for more than an hour. It was past boarding time and we were still waiting in line for the security check. With 2 children and a medically ill person we had a very stressful transit.

Cancelled - booked on train; and then flights started running! I spent 5 hours with 2 changes on train while flights started and is 50 min

Lufthansa has a bag policy unique to Lufthansa. We all had a small carry on and a backpack (personal item) that we carried with us through multiple other connecting flights, no problem. With Lufthansa we were charged 80 euros each for the carry on at the gate, for this one flight. When asked they said they made an announcement… problem being that we had just arrived to the gate from a connecting flight and didn’t hear an announcement. While we were standing at the counter paying the ridiculous fee several other people were stopped, while countless others boarded with the same type of luggage and were not stopped. Crazy. Good news though, when we got on the plane half of the overhead bins were empty! After an already horrible experience the lady at the counter was also terrible, so that helped round things out.

We missed our connecting flight in Frankfurt do to security and all hell ensued then.we got rebooked to Washington got there round 10 am ish didn't find out till 630 we were rerouted to United!! Then we started getting updates

The crew were excellent, smiling and kind. The seats were good for economy though my seat back got a bit sticky from getting out of the reclining position. The food was good for a Kosher meal, better than usual. Entertainment was okay, but there was no Wi-fi available the entire flight. Overall the flight was fine for an overnight flight. The flight attendant in my section was absolutely delightful.

Staff are really not attentive. Seem rather disinterested in attending to the customers in general.

Food was OK.. nothing to rave about but it was tasty enough. Many choices to choose from for entertainment. Seats tight but comfortable. Flight attendants cheerful & helpful.

The flight was smooth and on time. Check-in and boarding was very efficient. The flight was very comfortable and there was good entertainment and food on offer.

Condor's computers do not work. They do not leave enough time to catch a connecting flight. Condor had to book passengers on a different airline to make their destination. They lost my niece and nephew's luggage. The bathroom had pee all over it before the flight took off.

Awful!! We got stuck in the passport line for two hours. Condor acknowledges that the lines are really long but says it is not their problem and would only rebook us in two days. We are stuck in Frankfurt for two days and it cost us $500. Condor stated that they gave us a 1.5 hour layover which was more than enough time and in the next sentence said, yes we know the lines are a problem.

I used Kayak.com to buy plane tickets, which sent me to Underpricer. Immediately upon buying the tickets I started getting phone calls telling me that my "tickets were not guaranteed" unless I paid more money. I told them that if they've sold me on just the idea of a ticket, and not an actual ticket, then refund my money immediately. We argued, but they eventually said they would do that. They didn't, I refused the charge on my CC, the CC company eventually charged me anyway, and Underpricer still didn't cancel that ticket because I kept getting alerts to get on that flight. In complaining to Underpricer, they insist that it's my fault and that the most they can do is refund the fees. This company is using deceptive practices and harassing people, and the company needs to be banned from Kayak and from doing business in the US.

Premium economy meant only extended legroom and when the passenger in front of me leaned back, I lost the little space I paid for. Food was not great. Movie selection is okay. Feels somewhere between a mainstream and a budget airline.

Wish the plane actually landed at a gate instead of on the tarmac and have the passengers board very slow buses.

The jet is quiet but the food is uneatable and the new seats are horrible .One cannot find comfort on them. When do airlines learn that there is a better service for your clients. Go to a flying wing design save fuel offer a human seat where your arm does not interfere with your neighbor . Provide food that tastes good and offer free drinks

Horrible. Another delayed flight. So cramped! Poor food. So many unnecessary announcements.

Nice flight over the alps with spectacular views. Rome airport has good signage including on how to get into the city on the Leonardo express.

Very nice flight very quick staff were really good. They speaking to me in German a lot when I’m English again if you’re the taller person I would pay extra for the legroom more comfortable.

One of the female flight attendants had an attitude. The snack toward the end was pretty bad. My husband and I were both sick the next two days.

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