Delta – $717: San Francisco / Chicago / Washington D.C. / Houston – Johannesburg, South Africa. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Posted on July 28, 2014

Delta is attacking Star Alliance fares to South Africa. This will not last.

Also available from Denver.

One more thing – we got some feedback that wish the deal was to Cape Town. Flying from Jo’burg to Cape Town is cheap. Doing a random check, we see it as low as $160. The two low cost carriers (Mango and Kulula) are the cheapest — they are own by South African Airways and British Airway’s South African franchise Comair. Cape Town rarely has sales and when it does go on sale, it is still $300-$400 more than Jo’burg.

Update 7/29/2014 @ 9:15PM Eastern – incredible, price drop of another $50! It is now $767. Usually when this happens, it means it will be gone soon. The $767 price is mostly available during the month of November.

Update 7/30/2014 @ 12:45PM Eastern – another $50 price drop. Now its $717! Availability is best in November.

Update 7/30/2014 @ 6:15PM Eastern – fare gone

Skyline, Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: ThisParticularGreg, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Skyline, Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: ThisParticularGreg, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • Sample from San Francisco
  • Old: November 4th – 11th
  • New: November 5th – 12th
  • $717 price: November 10th – 17th

Fare Availability:

  • Old: Valid for travel on the outbound from September 13th – December 9th. Availability is best in November. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure
  • New: Valid for travel on the outbound from September 13th – December 9th for Monday through Wednesday departures. Availability is best in November. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure

How to Search for Availability:

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: SFO
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: dl dl
    • Destination: JNB
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: dl dl
    • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
    • (For Chicago departures, replace SFO with ORD on the Departing from: field)
    • (For Washington D.C. departures, replace SFO with WAS on the Departing from: field)
    • (For Houston departures, replace SFO with IAH on the Departing from: field)
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Length of stay “0-7” (the max date range is 7 days. So 0-7, 5-12, 7-14 etc)
    • You cannot buy tickets using ITA. To buy, follow our instructions below.
  • Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
  • How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Fare Class:

  • V

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

  • Old: $685
  • New: $635
  • $717 price: $585

Routing:

  • SFO – ATL (Atlanta) – JNB (Johannesburg) – ATL – SFO

Stopover:

Mileage:

Delta will be revenue based mileage earning starting January 1st, 2015. Miles will be earn base on elite qualifying dollars multiple by 5 as base level earning and up to 13 for Diamond level members who purchase with a Delta co-branded American Express credit card. We will be showing the 2015 base mileage earning for all Delta fares going forward to show how negative the changes are for a majority of Delta flyers.

Old:

  • 2014: 21,128 miles or 3.9 cents per mile
  • 2015: 3,425 miles or a difference of 17,703 miles.

New:

  • 2014: 21,128 miles or 3.6 cents per mile
  • 2015: 3,175 miles or a difference of 17,953 miles.

$717 price:

  • 2014: 21,128 miles or 3.4 cents per mile
  • 2015: 2,925 miles or a difference of 18,203 miles.

How to Book:

  • Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you  select “Additional Search Options” and then “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select Delta

 

The correct screenshot.

The correct screenshot – old price at $817.

 

New Price - $767.

New Price – $767.

2014-07-30_jnb717

Accommodations

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Background Information:

  • Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
  • Currency: South African Rand (ZAR). $1USD = 10.73 South African Rand (ZAR)

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