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Cheap Flights from Africa to Des Moines

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Africa to Des Moines that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Africa to Des Moines

Tue, Mar 31 - Sun, Apr 5
Air France Logo
2:30 am - 10:28 pmCAI-DSM
26h 58m2 stops
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5:15 pm - 12:30 amDSM-CAI
24h 15m2 stops
$1,046Air France
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Tue, Mar 31 - Sun, Apr 5
Air France Logo
2:30 am - 10:28 pmCAI-DSM
26h 58m2 stops
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5:25 pm - 12:30 amDSM-CAI
24h 05m2 stops
$1,050Air France
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Wed, Apr 1 - Sun, Apr 5
American Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 9:52 pmCAI-DSM
22h 27m2 stops
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5:52 pm - 12:20 amDSM-CAI
23h 28m2 stops
$1,089American Airlines
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Wed, Apr 1 - Sun, Apr 5
American Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 9:52 pmCAI-DSM
22h 27m2 stops
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5:52 pm - 12:20 amDSM-CAI
23h 28m2 stops
$1,092American Airlines
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Thu, Nov 6 - Mon, Nov 10
American Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 10:59 pmJNB-DSM
32h 59m2 stops
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6:40 pm - 10:25 amDSM-JNB
31h 45m2 stops
$1,301American Airlines
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Mon, Jan 5 - Wed, May 6
Lufthansa Logo
1:35 am - 9:50 pmCAI-DSM
28h 15m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
6:45 pm - 8:40 pmDSM-CAI
17h 55m2 stops
$1,549Lufthansa
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Sat, Jan 3 - Tue, May 12
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 10:50 amCAI-DSM
49h 55m2 stops
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11:30 am - 2:20 amDSM-CAI
30h 50m2 stops
$1,568Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Jan 6 - Wed, May 6
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:20 pm - 9:03 pmCAI-DSM
32h 43m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:58 am - 4:55 pmDSM-CAI
26h 57m3 stops
$2,408Multiple Airlines
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Mon, Jan 5 - Wed, May 6
United Airlines Logo
1:35 am - 2:33 pmCAI-DSM
44h 58m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 3:10 amDSM-CAI
55h 40m3 stops
$4,282United Airlines
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Sat, Jan 3 - Tue, May 12
United Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 2:33 pmCAI-DSM
29h 38m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 3:25 pmDSM-CAI
43h 55m3 stops
$5,165United Airlines
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Cheapest round-trip
$1,046
Air France
Tue 3/31Sun 4/5
CAI - DSM • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$758
Typical prices: $759-$1,091
Qatar Airways
Thu 11/6
JNB - DSM • 2 stops
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Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$758
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 24% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
Flight from Johannesburg to Des Moines

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Africa to Des Moines

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Africa to Des Moines? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 7979 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
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The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

6.0 GoodDavid, Oct 2025LAX - JFK
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The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Crew blocked exits to front of ship with galley carts. Also split five person family apart on international flight without fixing.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

Flight was crowded and the woman sitting on my left was large & kept crouching in to my space. You need bigger seats or smaller passengers to fit into the seats you DO have! Snack were OK. Would appreciate if airlines had more savory rather than sweet snacks, thank you!

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

We were delayed, which I think had to do with air traffic control. Otherwise, everything was great.

The boarding process needs to be refined. Sometimes the gate crew calls out the zones and then flip to showing the.zones boarding on the gate monitor display. So, unless you are huddled around the gate lanes watching the monitor, you could miss your boarding zone. Suggest the zones be announced each time a new zone is allowed to board.

The boarding process needs to be refined. Sometimes the gate crew call out the boarding zone, and then flip to the monitor to show which zones are boarding. So unless everyone is gathered around to see the monitor there is usually confusion as wi which zones are boarding.

On time flight. Seat comfort could be better in the Comfort section.

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

You should not have to pay for WiFi in business class

Transfer at Amsterdam airport is very convenient and the airport is easy to navigate. Boarding was also quick and easy. Cabin crew were excellent and the meals were good, although lacking in options.

Our flight crew were terrific. And they handle a difficult passenger with finesse.

3 hour delay but out of their control. App said I get vouchers but when I applied for them, they were nowhere to be found in my account

I bought business class tickets but the seats are exactly like economy with no comfort seats nor an empty seat next to me provided. Very poor, low quality airline.

I don't understand the concept of paying to get your personal luggage onboard and then asked to check it in.... either sell the space or don't, its a hassle to carry those all through the airport just to make a check in at the last minute.

The food was great and the service and attitude was amazing!!

It was a great experience. The only thing I would have changed was that the bathrooms were never cleaned and they got very dirty.

Old airplanes small seats expensive tickets, not as expected overall and not comfortable according to the price

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

The food quality sucks. One must starve if they do not eat flesh Or wheat based products Some variety would be expected. The trivial amount of snacks and or food is inhumane

Excellent all round, first time flying United. App is very helpful.

We Left Calgary 1/2 hour late and that made for a tight connection in Denver. After arriving everything was done to help us make our connection. That was a great effort. Thank You United

Efficient all round, very good crew. Short flight so the food, of course, was just snacks

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

During booking, I kept trying submitting my payment from the Mexican website and it didn't work. After I had the idea to change it to the Canadian website, it worked but I had to be charged the equivalent of 50 CAD more. I received the clear instruction that I would only be able to check-in at the airport and that it was impossible to select a seat 24 hours before departure, that I had to pay 144 CAD to do so, although not only was I able to check-in 24 hours before departure, but I could have selected my seats for free then. All in all, I almost threw $200 out the window due to misleading information. Besides, the app kept crashing, the information to get to the gate on the app was inaccurate, my gate was switched and I was only informed once in the air (luckily I had noticed the departure pannel), I was not addressed in my language beforehand and even if I tried I was immediately answered in English (which meant the crew understood but didn't want to answer accordingly), there was only one snack & beverage service on my medium haul flight and no beverage service on my short haul flight. To be fair, the planes were comfortable, the crew apart from the language issue was helpful, dynamic and engaging, the plane was clean and the directions were clear and direct. United has a lot of potential to be one of my favourite airlines, but the devil is in the details and a lot of them missed the target.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

The entertainment available didn’t work for anyone on the flight. Long 6 hr flight with no entertainment option and the staff didn’t know until an hour into the flight when we made sure they knew about it. They had no way to fix it.

Crew seemed a bit cranky. No seatback screens. But boarding was efficient and on time and we arrived early.

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