Review of Mango flight Cape Town Johannesburg in Economy

Airline Mango
Flight JE168
Class Economy
Seat 29F
Aircraft Boeing 737-800
Flight time 02:05
Take-off 11 Sep 15, 19:15
Arrival at 11 Sep 15, 21:20
JE 8 reviews
BobbieD
By 1909
Published on 23rd September 2015
This a continuation of of my recent business trip to South Africa. After flying to Johannesburg with KLM and then to Cape Town with Mango, it was now time for the return flight back to Johannesburg again with Mango. Details for all flights are below:

BRS-AMS KL1046 http://flight-report.com/en/report-11545.html
AMS-JNB KL591 http://flight-report.com/en/report-11547.html
JNB-CPT JE161 http://flight-report.com/en/report-11566.html
CPT-JNB JE168 this report
JNB-AMS KL592
AMS-BRS KL1051


I arrived at Cape Town International Airport with a taxi dropping me off directly outside the departure hall. The airport is quite modern having opened in 2010. The departure hall is very airy with the check-in desks located in the centre of the hall.

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The large departures board separates domestic and international flights., although my flight wasn't yet showing on the board despite being just 2 hours from departure.

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Having arrived a couple of hours before my flight I had learnt my lesson from the airport in Joburg and decided to eat before heading through security to the departure lounge. I headed up to the balcony level of the departure hall where a number of restaurants are located.




The restaurants have a great view over the runway and towards the mountains with lots of spotting opportunities.




I decided on a pizza while watching

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By the time I'd finished eating it was time to head off through security. My flight still wasn't showing on the departures list :P

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Arriving in the departures lounge there was slightly more to do than in Joburg. And plenty of seats - again with good views of the aircraft.

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After looking around a couple of shops it was time to board. After scanning our tickets we were queued up on the air bridge with those travelling at the front on one side and in the back on the other.

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I was sitting towards the rear of the plane. Passengers in the front of the plane boarded via the bridge while those of us in the back were directed out onto the tarmac and boarded via stairs.

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We were greeted on board and took our seats in the non orange cabin. Leg room was good for a short haul flight with the seat pocket located above the knees.

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I had chosen my seat the previous day and chose one which would give me a view. You can just make out table mountain on the horizon.

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The flight was a stardard low cost flight with no freebies. I chose to eat on the airport so didn't order anything from the trolley. During the flight we had a little medical emergency. Luckily it didn't seem serious and we weren't diverted. WE did however get to land ahead of the BA flight that was departing at the same which we had been following all the way. We pulled up to the gate and had to wait for the medics at Joburg to come aboard and check the passenger was ok before we were allowed to deplane.

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Arrival was hassle free as was the whole experience and I was picked up from the bus terminal at the airport by my hotel.
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Verdict

Mango

4.8/10
Cabin7.0
Cabin crew6.0
Entertainment/wifi3.0
Buy-on-board menu3.0

Cape Town - CPT

7.8/10
Efficiency9.0
Access8.0
Services6.0
Cleanliness8.0

Johannesburg - JNB

7.2/10
Efficiency8.0
Access8.0
Services5.0
Cleanliness8.0

Conclusion

A hassle free trip from Cape Town with Mango. No delays or confusion with the departure time as had occurred on the outbound flight.

Information on the route Cape Town (CPT) Johannesburg (JNB)

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