By Charmel Bowman
Ardent soccer fans hoping to follow their favourite teams across the country during the World Cup next year may have to reconsider because of the lack of available flight tickets.
Major airlines have cautioned potential customers to book plane tickets in advance to avoid the disappointment of not getting the tickets they want or paying exorbitant prices for the only remaining ones. This applies to domestic and international flights.
While the sale schedule of domestic air tickets for 2010 has not been released, major airlines are encouraging customers to book their tickets as early as possible, owing to the expected influx of tourists next year.
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Acting head of corporate affairs for South African Airways, Vimla Maistry, said the company's domestic routes for 2010 would be made available once the venues of the various soccer games were announced in December.
Maistry said most of the available tickets for the international routes had already been sold out because of the high demand from international destinations to South Africa for the World Cup.
"We would advise people who wish to follow their teams across the country to book their tickets... While there is not a cut-off date to purchase tickets during the World Cup, we encourage passengers to book well in advance to avoid disappointment."
She said SAA was anticipating that prices would increase because of the high demand for flights.
"Prices may also increase because we will be running a 24-hour operation during the 2010 World Cup period. Prices will be reviewed as the tournament comes to a close, with bookings expected to return to normal in the weeks after the wrap-up of the tournament."
British Airways spokesman Stephen Forbes said a number of factors affected the pricing of tickets, among them supply and demand, as well as restrictions placed on tickets.
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