17 April 2010

It's Official - Daddy's Booked the Flight



The unspoken (and somewhat spoken) rumblings of the great FGOC South Africa trip is booking our flights.

The bastards associated with the World Cup and the associated travel industry are trying to fleece every last dollar they can out of potential fans.

Only two airline three airlines fly direct from Australia to South Africa - Qantas and South African in a code share and Richard Branson's new V Australia. All the Asian and Middle Eastern airlines can get you there, but you have to make a pain in the ass connection.

Following the December draw, save for a short sale in Jan that Herrmann took advantage of, prices ranged from AUD$2500 (About USD$2300) to about AUD $4000 (USD$3500). Let's not get into why we're all dumbasses and didn't make the reservations earlier.

I was really wondering whether I could make it happen.

Until this week.

Last night I booked direct flights from Melbourne to Jo' Burg on V Australia for "only" AUD$2000 (USD$1845). Leave on June 8th and return on June 26th.

Bring it.