Update from South African Air NEW FEES

Update from South African Air: they will now charge a firearm handling fee at check-in PER SAA FLIGHT for tickets purchased after May 15, 2019.

Within South Africa USD 30
Within Africa USD 60
International USD 100

See the full details on their website https://www.flysaa.com/…/ba…/checked-baggage/special-baggage

 

Ouch! Thanks for the update!

Glad I already purchased for this years trip from SAA!

 

I purchased my tickets three weeks ago. Just another way to take advantage of us hunters!

 

Thank you for the update Lori. I would be interested to hear from the hunters on whether this swings your decision from bringing a rifle vs renting one.

 

With that fee schedule the math comes out to $260 USD for taking your gun to the EC.
They sure jumped on the fee bus.

 

Still have to think that the main carrier to South Africa will be either Delta/Air Canada.

 

British Airways
KLM

 

That's the way I read it also. And tack on another $60 ($30 each way) if your going to Zim, Zam, Moz, etc.

 

Definitely not BA, they charge 100 quid per firearm and ammunition per journey. So return that's 400 quid.
Markcz

 

BA's fees depend on the country of origin.
It was less than the SAA fees last time I flew.
Who knows, maybe they upped their fees as well.

 

200 from the USA round trip.

 

Qatar Airways
Emirates

 

For those that use SAA, I don't believe it's a deal breaker. I was ten pounds over on a Delta 201 and they whacked me $100 excess baggage fee (I couldn't stuff any more in my carry-on bags.) It is what it is.

 

Nothing by itself is a deal breaker. Just death by a thousand cuts....................FWB

 

That is so true!!

 

Thanks Lori!

 

It will be sweet for a little while when Delta sees and influx in numbers of fliers they will up ticket prices. Delta is a little more expensive but service far superior than SAA.

 

I've wondered how many safari bound fliers are dumping Delta and SAA and using Qatar and Emirates.

 

I’d still bring my own.
Just another corporate money grab.

 

Thanks for the update! So many people working against hunters, so frustrating.