Durban, gateway to Kwa-Zulu Natal’s beautiful beaches both North and South is proving to be one of South Africa’s favourite holiday destinations and in order to get here you will need to drive or fly and most people find flying the best option. Finding cheap flights to Durban is easy. especially with the fantastic pricing on offer from the 4 major domestic airlines Kulula, Mango Airlines, SAA and British Airways.
King Shaka International Airport (abbreviated to KSIA), or La Mercy Airport as it’s otherwise known, is the primary airport serving Durban in South Africa. The airport is situated at La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, which is around 35km (22 miles) north of the centre of Durban. KSIA opened its’ doors in May 2010, just prior to the start of the FIFA World Cup. KSIA replaced Durban International Airport.
The airport was originally built to expand on international services. Nevertheless, it plays a vital role with respect to domestic services within South Africa, and plays a large part in operating within what is known as the “Golden Triangle” (between Cape Town International Airport, O.R. Tambo International Airport, and KSIA) with seven airlines. According to statistics from 2010, KSIA was Africa’s ninth busiest airport, even though it was not opened until May of that year.
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Durban’s no-frills domestic flight services are provided by Comair (via British Airways), Mango, Kulula, and South African Airways. Free checked-in baggage is limited to a single piece per passenger with all carriers, other than for Business Class passengers who have the option for two pieces of baggage/ luggage. Baggage weight limitations for Economy Passengers are set at 20kg for Mango, Kulula, and South African Airways. With Comair, the checked in baggage limitation is set at 23kg. Should any baggage be over that weight, there is a surcharge of R250 payable at the airport on each overweight bag. Business Class passengers have a weight limit of 32kg on each bag, and the same rules apply to Business Class passengers with respect to overweight baggage.
Passengers travelling on domestic flights must check in at any time between an hour and 30 minutes prior to flight departure.
