Airlines to SA

[bowfishoholic]

Getting ready to book our August SA trip. We switched to business class back in 2018.
Are there any airlines that are better than others? We will be taking a compound bow and a crossbow on this trip. First time with a crossbow.
Only incidents that we had was with Turkish, broken arrows. And Virgin Atlantic needed paperwork. We would definitely fly Virgin Atlantic again, because service was above the top.
Air France and Delta are also very good in mourning past trips.


We are looking at Emirates or Etihad so far for this trip. Qatar, if the price goes fown a little. Anybody used these airlines, pros or cons?

Ethiopean has had some great rates also. Extra charge and paperwork for archery. Pros or cons?

American has some pretty good specials too. Business class is up 50% from 2024 from what I see.

 

[Andrew62]

I've flown Qatar Airways from Dulles through Doha to JNB a couple of times, never had any issues, service and food was outstanding!! Looking to go with them again next year!

 

[wesheltonj]

You have lots of choices. It's hard to beat the service on Emirates (and the best snacks). Qatar comes in a close second on service. I've never flown Etihad so can't comment on that airline. You also have the big European carriers: BA, Lufthansa, Air France, KLM. I've flown BA to JNB good service and good seating. I am not sure what seating Qatar and BA are flight from Doha and London to JNB. The Qatar 2.0 Suite has the same leg room as the BA suite. Another up side with BA and Qatar is you will earn AA miles or BA miles your choice. While I would prefer Emirates form the service, I would book the Qatar flight for the miles. I will say this, my last flight from Doha to IAH, I had the best flight attendant ever in Business and l've flown lots of flights on lots of airlines.

 

[coreydb]

I've always flown United, but then my daughter works there and I don't want her coming back home-ever.