Airfare Deal – Air France: New York – Johannesburg, South Africa. $898. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Air France and KLM has put Johannesburg on sale for about $800. Star Alliance carriers (United, Lufhansa, Brussels Airlines, Air Canada and Swiss Air) also has a similar fare. But those fares do not earn any miles. Instead, we recommend that you spend slightly more money to buy the $898 fare with Air France that does earn 100% mileage with Delta. The distance between New York and Johannesburg via Air France is over 18,000 miles. At a super conservative valuation of a penny a mile, that’s worth $180. In essence, by spending about a hundred dollars more, you will come out ahead about $80.

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:

  • November 13th – 22nd

Fare Availability:

Partner Fare Class:

  • R

Routing:

  • JFK – CDG (Paris) – JNB (Johannesburg) – CDG – JFK. Use NYC as the search criteria

Mileage:

  • 18,112 miles or 4.9 cents per mile. Air France partners with Delta. This $898 fare in R class will earn 100% mileage with Delta SkyMiles. Remember to provide your SkyMiles number at check-in to receive your miles. DO NOT CREDIT THIS TO KLM’s program, as it will only earn 25%. Credit to Delta!
Make sure the booking class is R. If it is V, it will not earn any miles.

Make sure the booking class is R. If it is V, it will not earn any miles.

How to Book:

  • Use dates found on ITA Software Matrix Search and book on AirFrance.US
  • Receive 2% back with TopCashBack.com(*), use TopCashBack.com‘s AirFrance.US link book to receive the 2% saving
  • Chose the fare that add up to $898. At the confirmation screen, make sure it says Class R. If it is V, it will not earn any miles!

Background Information:

  • Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
  • Currency: Rand – $1USD = 9.4 South African Rand (ZAR)

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

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