How to Book Travel on Safair

Safair is a South African airline specializing in leasing planes. From the Safair Web site, you can view the company's fleet, their affiliates as well as the different leasing options available. Safair's mission is to provide its customers value along with professionalism. The company also offers an option for cargo transfer.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer with Internet access
• Fax machine
• Telephone

Book a Lease for Travel on Safair

1. Call the Safair's head office at 011 ([phone] or fax them at 011 ([phone] to book your tickets. For a detailed phone and email directory of the company, visit the "Contact Us" section of their Web site (see Resources below).

2. To learn more about the airline before booking tickets, you'll want to log on to Safair's Web site (see Resources below).

3. Along the left-hand side of the homepage is a list of options titled "Site Menu." From this menu, you can find out more information about Safair and the kinds of leases available. Click on the "Services" link to start.

4. From the "Services" page, you can select a type of lease to find more information about. Some options include "Value Added Leasing," "Sale & Leaseback Transactions" and "Contract Operations & Leasing Services." You can also find information here about aircraft maintenance and technical training.

5. Check out the various types of aircraft Safair has available. Detailed statistics, including dimensions, technical data and seating capacity can be viewed on the "Aircraft Available" page.

Tips & Warnings

• All phone numbers include the U.S. international prefix "011." When calling internationally outside the United States, substitute that "011" with "00."
• All country codes are within parentheses and begin with a "+" sign.
• Safair offers a search option at the bottom right-hand screen for customers who know exactly what kind of travel they're searching for.
• Safair recommends downloading the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view certain documents. A link at the bottom of the homepage is provided to allow passengers who wish to book a lease with Safair to download the program.
• Note that you can't book tickets through the Safair Web site.
• Check out online travel booking Web sites to reserve accommodations, tours and rental cars for your South Africa trip.
• Safair is unique in offering travel options. From the homepage, there are links under the "Notice Board" headline that allow you to view aircraft for sale.
• Keep in mind that airplane leases are normally quite expensive.
• Note that Safair flies exclusively within South Africa. You'll have to book tickets in conjunction with another airline if you're coming from outside the country.