Spot the absurd fare!

IF you've spotted what you think is an unreasonable airfare over the 2010 World Cup period, we want to hear from you. If you know of any 2010 ‘Good Guys’, also send us those fares that have not been increased. Send the details of the fare: *price excluding taxes *taxes *departure and return dates *routing *class of travel *airline What we have received so far: • SAA Johannesburg to Cape Town return: R10 214, including taxes July 6, returning July 7. British Airways Johannesburg to Cape Town return: R12 448, including taxes July 6, returning July 7. • Delta: Group to Toronto: R22 404pp, including taxes for travel on July 25. • Guest House in Parkmore: most expensive current rate on the website is R1 090 per single and R645 per person per night sharing. The owner wants to lease out the entire lodge for the World Cup period for R900 000 (R5 000 per suite per day). • TK: Family of five going to Bodrum ex-Cape Town via Istanbul return. R23 650pp, tax R2 726pp, totalling R26 376 without any mark-up. • EgyptAir Johannesburg to Istanbul – A group quote for 12 youths in July: R7 200 including taxes. The add-on on Comair would be R200 return, normally R600 return. Etihad would not quote as there are no seats available. Qatar ex-Cape Town R12 920 excluding taxes per person and TK R14 115 including taxes per person. • SAA Johannesburg to Cape Town return economy class: R7 272. Base fare R5 740, taxes R1 532. Tickets are non-refundable • SAA Cape Town to Johannesburg return economy class: R7 272, June 11-June 22 • 1time Johannesburg to Cape Town return: R3 863,16, tax R194, VAT R540,84, June 8-13 • Guest house in Durban: 400% mark-up from normal rates. Rates: From 1/1/2010 up to and including June 10 2010: Single with breakfast - R500 per night; Double with breakfast - R700 per night 2010. World Cup rates: From June 11 up to and including July 12 2010: Single with breakfast - R2 000 per person per room per night. Double with breakfast - R1 500 per person sharing per room per night i.e. R3 000 total per night. From July 13 2010 onwards, normal rates as reflected above will apply. Rates are subject to change without prior notice. • 1time Johannesburg to Cape Town: R2 299, June 13 • 1time Cape Town to Johannesburg: R2 299, June 18 • Air France to Vienna return: Group choir quote from July 1-14 – R22 011, excluding taxes R3 134, issuing free: R300 • EK to Maldives: R22 870, excluding taxes of R518, departing June 13, returning June 21 • TK: R19 690, excluding taxes of R3 307, departing June 13, returning June 24. Send your comments by clicking on the Reply to the Editor button.