Search & book flights with FlySafair

Did you know that you can use PayJustNow at Alternative Airlines to pay for your FlySafair flights?

Pay later for your FlySafair flights using PayJustNow, a flexible Buy Now Pay Later available to residents of South Africa.

PayJustNow, a South African Buy Now, Pay Later service, lets you split your flight payments into 3 interest-free instalments. There are no hidden fees as long as you make your payments on time. This makes managing travel expenses a breeze, allowing you to enjoy your trip now and pay comfortably over a short period.

If you're planning to fly with FlySafair, you'll need to have a look at the airline's baggage policies. There are certain rules and restrictions for both carry-on and checked baggage.

Carry-on Baggage

Passengers are permitted two free carry-on bags, each weighing no more than 7kg.

The larger of the two not exceeding the dimensions of 56 x 36 x 25 cm and the smaller of the two not exceeding 40 x 15 x 20 cm.

Checked Baggage

• Lite Fare: free 7kg hand luggage allowance only.
• Standard Fare: one piece of complimentary 20kg checked baggage and 7kgs hand luggage. Bags weighing in over 20kgs will incur a Heavy Bag Feel of R450 per bag at the airport, payable via cash or credit card.
• Premium Fare: two complimentary 23kg of checked-in baggage, and 7kgs hand luggage.

Please note:

• Hand luggage pieces are not allowed to be larger than 56 x 36 x 23 cm
• Checked-in baggage must not be larger than 90 x 75 x 43 cm in size.
• A single extra checked-in bag can be booked no later than two hours prior to flight departure at a cost of R450 per bag at the airport (cash or credit card), or for a fee of R250 per bag if booked via the website or call centre more than 2 hours ahead of scheduled flying time.

With FlySafair, you can check in at the airport or online. The opening and closing times for check-in differ for both online and airport check-in.

Online Check-in

• Passengers can check in for FlySafair flights by visiting the FlySafair online check-in page and entering their booking reference and surname.
• Online check-in is available from 24 hours—4 hours before scheduled flight departure time on all flights.

Airport Check-in

• Passengers can also check in at the airport for FlySafair flights. FlySafair recommends that all passengers arrive at least 90 minutes before their flight is scheduled to depart to allow time to check in and pass through security.
• Airport check-in closes 40 minutes before flight departure time on all FlySafair flights.

Economy and Premium Economy are the only available cabin classes offered by FlySafair. Both classes have their own benefits, services and facilities accessible to passengers.

Economy Class

• Lite Fare - this is ideal if you're travelling without checked baggage, as no free checked baggage is included to keep ticket costs low.
• Baggage - 1 x 20kg checked baggage
• You can buy food and drinks on board. Drinks include hot drinks, sodas, water, beers and wine.
• In-Flight, a monthly magazine, is available to read onboard.
• Comfortable seating is available with dedicated staff providing excellent onboard services

Premium Economy

• Baggage - 2 x 23kg checked baggage and 1 x complimentary item of special baggage (such as sports, musical or photography equipment)
• Unlimited penalty-free changes to bookings
• Free seat selection
• Priority boarding for a smoother travel experience
• Comfortable standard seating with dedicated staff providing the highest level of service

Food and drinks onboard can be purchased via FlySafair's in-flight menu. A selection of delicious light snacks and refreshments are available including:

• Sandwiches such as pastrami and cheese, chicken mayonnaise, and cheese, tomato and basil pesto.
• Snacks including NikNaks, Pringles, mixed tree nuts, droëwors and sliced biltong
• Sweet treats like muffins, chocolate bars and cookies
• Drinks include water, Coca-Cola, Red Bull, Sprite, Rhodes, tea, coffee and hot chocolate
• Alcoholic drinks include wine, beer, brandy, and gin and tonic.

FlySafair tickets are non-refundable. All regular tickets are non-refundable and non-changeable. Passengers may be able to change the date of their ticket for a small fee, but this depends on the fare rules of the ticket.

The fare rules of the ticket that you are purchasing will be displayed to you at the time of booking. Here you can see whether your flight is refundable or changeable and how much it would cost to change.

Cancellation Protection

At Alternative Airlines, you can add Cancellation Protection to your booking, which gives your flight an extra layer of protection in case you can't board your flight due to emergency reasons. Cancellation Protection gives you cover for a full refund if you no longer can use your flight because of scheduled airline failure, illness, adverse weather and a variety of other reasons.

You can see the full terms and conditions for Cancellation Protection at the time of booking.