Cheap Airline Tickets to Africa

Landing on an African airport is one experience that even a jaded tourist will never forget. However, it is essential to plan your tour right since Africa is a huge continent. If you are fascinated by a safari then you must not miss Kenya for its most notable wildlife and best tours focusing on animal. If history is your specialty, what is better than to revel the past with the ancient territory of the pharaohs and pyramids? Go to Egypt for an ultimate experience. But if you want to have lazy days on your holiday, then book a flight to Africa to the famous island in Tanzania, the Zanzibar.

There are various major airports for Africa flights. These include:

Cairo International Airport (airport code: CAI) is the most active airport in Egypt and the main center for EgyptAir, a member of Star Alliance. It is situated in the north east part of the city and about 15 kilometers from the central business district. Cairo International Airport is the second busiest air transportation facility in Africa (after South Africa's OR Tambo International Airport). More than 65 air carriers use the Cairo Airport as well as 9 cargo air carriers. Air France, Buraq Air, Iraqi Airways, Kenya Airways, Nasair and Sudan Airways among the airlines serving the airport.

Cape Town International Airport (airport code: CPT) is an air transportation hub in Cape Town. The airport is the second biggest airport in the entire South Africa (OR Tambo International Airport being the first) and the third-biggest in the continent. Cape Town Airport is the center for South African Airways and a main gateway for travelers.

Johannesburg International Airport (airport code: JNB) also called OR Tambo International Airport is a huge airport in Gauteng, South Africa, close to Johannesburg City. The airport serves as the major airport for international and domestic travel from/to South Africa and is the busiest airport in Africa, handling more than 19 million passengers yearly. It is the center of the biggest domestic and international air carrier- South African Airways and many small local air carriers.

Murtala Muhammed Airport (Lagos) (airport code: LOS) is situated in Nigeria and is the main airport that serves Lagos City, in southwest of Nigeria and the whole country. The airport officially opened in March 15, 1979 and it is the major base for Nigerian Eagle Airlines, the country's flag air carrier and Arik Air.