Other major airlines from Europe, Australia and America frequently have flights to South Africa. British Airways, Lufthansa and KLM are of the most frequent European Airlines. Emirates Airline has regular flights from the East.
The Emirates flight from Johannesburg via Dubai to London is sometimes a cheaper option than any of the direct airlines. Even though Australia is literally next to South Africa many times the Johannesburg, Dubai connections to Australia are the cheapest.
If your country of residence doesn't have a direct flight to any of the smaller African countries like Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia etc. you will have to travel to OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg and get a connection from there.
There are many internal flights available in Africa via the national airlines of the various countries.
There are a few South African airlines which offer cheap flights between the major cities of Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Their air crafts are most probably the ugliest on the tarmac but they get the job done and you won't ever get onto the wrong plane. Mango is very distinctly orange, the entire plane is orange. 1Time looks like a dirty red spot and Kulula a bright dark green overgrown bug.
If North Africa is your destination, you may consider driving from Southern Europe and taking the ferry from Spain to Morocco. These trips require much more planning than flying in.
Road networks in Africa are from average to bad to non-existent in certain places. Hospitals and medical services are few and far apart and not all African countries are safe to drive in if you are not an expert on schemes and bribery.
The Italian cruise liner, the MSC Melody, do some trips between Durban on the East Coast of Africa and Genoa in Italy. After the recent attack on this liner by pirates from Somalia, this service might now be in jeopardy.
Quite a number of boat cruises are available between Durban and some of the Islands in the Indian Ocean. The MSC Sinfonia has regular cruises to Portuguese and Mozambique Island, of the coast of Mozambique, and occasionally to Mauritius.
The ideal for any traveler coming to the Southern part of Africa will be to start the trip in South Africa and from there travel to the other African countries.
Jared Wright is the webmaster for the free learning community site, Clivir.com. Visit the links below to read more about related digital product issues like apple 3g iphone tips: http://www.clivir.com/review/index.htm http://www.clivir.com/classrooms/show/apple-3g-iphone-free-h ow-to-tips-and-instructions.html