Flight Information
FLIGHT CHECK-IN TIMES
Please check in early at all airports (at least one hour prior for domestic
flights, three hours for all flights to the USA and two hours for regional and
other international flights) as the flights are occasionally overbooked. Please
be aware that during peak season, delays are often encountered on scheduled
flights. Remember that you are on holiday ... relax and enjoy the ambience,
which sometimes has no sense of urgency at all!
RECONFIRMING FLIGHTS
Please ensure that all your onward flights are reconfirmed at least 72 hours
prior to flying. Listed below are some helpful telephone numbers to assist you
in reconfirming your flights.
AIR TRANSFERS
Should your journey with us include any non-scheduled airline flights, please be
advised that we offer two types of air transfer ~ either a private charter where
your party has sole use of the aircraft, or a scheduled air transfer, where
guests share the aircraft with others.
Scheduled air transfers
Unless specifically requested to do otherwise, we will automatically book you
onto the scheduled air transfer with other guests.
When we package an itinerary using scheduled air transfers, we book the aircraft
and pilot through licensed charter companies. This portion of your trip is
therefore sub-chartered. All the flight times between lodges are arranged a few
days before the flights take place so that there are not endless schedule
changes. The lodge or camp where you are staying will be advised of your
departure time the day before travel and will ensure that you are at the
airstrip on time.
We cannot be more specific about the exact timings of these air transfers as the
charter companies are compelled to service their aircraft every 100 hours. This
could mean that all arrangements pertaining to air travel have to be rescheduled
at the last moment thus making flight times changeable. At certain times of the
year it may be necessary (for safety reasons) to transfer you during the cooler
times of the day, in early morning or late afternoon only. Once the departure
times have been set, they usually cannot be changed, without incurring
considerable extra cost.
Private air transfers
If specifically requested, then private air transfers will be confirmed for your
holiday at an additional cost. This service, being private, usually allows more
flexibility on flight times and luggage restrictions (dependant on the number of
guests and size of the aircraft).
Please note that if combining scheduled and private air transfers, then the
specified luggage restriction for scheduled transfers will apply.
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