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$511 Find Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Atlanta

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Cheapest round-trip
$948
Typical prices: $972-$1,193
Qatar Airways
Thu 4/30Thu 5/7
JNB - ATL • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$1,300
Typical prices: $980-$1,272
Virgin Atlantic
Mon 8/24Sun 9/6
JNB - ATL • Non-stop
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Upon arrival at ATL, use MARTA for city access.
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Cheapest • Avg $998 (round-trip)
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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Atlanta (JNB-ATL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Johannesburg to Atlanta 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 Johannesburg to Atlanta

Thu, Apr 30 - Thu, May 7
Qatar Airways Logo
8:40 pm - 5:40 am
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ATL
39h 00m
2 stops
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7:00 am - 8:50 am
ATL
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JNB
43h 50m
2 stops
$948Qatar Airways
Mon, Apr 6 - Mon, Apr 27
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8:55 pm - 6:00 am
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ATL
39h 05m
2 stops
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7:00 am - 8:50 am
ATL
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JNB
43h 50m
2 stops
$949Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 1 - Fri, Apr 10
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9:45 am - 4:30 pm
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ATL
36h 45m
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9:40 pm - 8:15 am
ATL
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JNB
28h 35m
1 stop
$952Etihad Airways
Fri, May 1 - Fri, May 8
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9:45 am - 4:30 pm
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ATL
36h 45m
1 stop
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9:40 pm - 8:15 am
ATL
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JNB
28h 35m
1 stop
$953Etihad Airways
Wed, Apr 8 - Thu, Apr 23
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9:45 am - 4:30 pm
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ATL
36h 45m
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9:40 pm - 8:15 am
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28h 35m
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$961Etihad Airways
Fri, May 1 - Fri, May 8
Qatar Airways Logo
8:40 pm - 4:00 pm
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ATL
25h 20m
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Qatar Airways Logo
7:25 pm - 8:50 am
ATL
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JNB
31h 25m
1 stop
$962Qatar Airways
Sun, Apr 5 - Mon, Apr 13
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 am - 5:15 pm
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ATL
37h 30m
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8:40 pm - 8:10 am
ATL
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JNB
29h 30m
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$964Etihad Airways
Thu, Apr 30 - Thu, May 7
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2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
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ATL
31h 15m
1 stop
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7:00 am - 8:50 am
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43h 50m
2 stops
$965Qatar Airways
Wed, Apr 1 - Mon, Apr 20
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9:45 am - 4:30 pm
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ATL
36h 45m
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9:40 pm - 8:15 am
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28h 35m
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$967Etihad Airways
Mon, Apr 13 - Mon, Apr 20
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8:40 pm - 6:10 pm
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ATL
51h 30m
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7:10 pm - 8:50 am
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55h 40m
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$969Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Johannesburg to Atlanta flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Johannesburg to Atlanta to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta departing in April.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Johannesburg to Atlanta?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Atlanta on a Monday and more expensive on a Friday. On your return trip to Johannesburg, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta is February, where tickets cost $973 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,119 and $1,117 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $1,182, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Johannesburg to Atlanta

 
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Blane Bachelor is a journalist and editor specializing in travel and aviation who writes regularly for top global outlets. Born and raised in Florida, Blane has worked and lived in four countries, including the Netherlands, where she’s currently based with her family. Her favorite way to get to know a new destination is by running or riding a bike around town – or hearing a spooky ghost story about local history. She will always choose the window seat.

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Currently based in Scotland after living in South Africa and the United States, Jessica has been writing travel and aviation content for more than 10 years. She regularly contributes to Travel + Leisure and TripSavvy, and has had work published by Condé Nast Traveller and The Independent. She has traveled to more than 50 countries across six continents.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$511
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 8% increase in price.
Flight from Johannesburg to Atlanta

When to book flights from Johannesburg to Atlanta

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Johannesburg to Atlanta based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Johannesburg to Atlanta flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta was $511 for a one-way ticket and $948 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Johannesburg and Atlanta?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Johannesburg to Atlanta?

    Johannesburg and Atlanta are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Johannesburg from Johannesburg OR Tambo and will be arriving at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Johannesburg to Atlanta?

    The Airbus A350-900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Johannesburg to Atlanta flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to Atlanta?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Johannesburg and Atlanta, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Johannesburg to Atlanta?

    There are nonstop flights from Johannesburg to Atlanta on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johannesburg to Atlanta, Delta or Virgin Atlantic?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Atlanta are Delta and Virgin Atlantic. With an average price for the route of $1,271 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Virgin Atlantic is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,175 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Johannesburg to Atlanta?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Johannesburg to Atlanta.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Johannesburg to Atlanta?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Atlanta from Johannesburg is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Johannesburg to Atlanta?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Atlanta with an airline and back to Johannesburg with another airline. Booking your flights between Johannesburg and ATL can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Johannesburg to Atlanta?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Atlanta from Johannesburg up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $1,058 or less one-way and $1,087 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Johannesburg to Atlanta?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson.
Find which airlines fly direct from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Monday

Delta

Delta

Tuesday

Delta

Delta

Wednesday

Delta

Delta

Thursday

Delta

Delta

Friday

Delta

Delta

Saturday

Delta

Delta

Sunday

Delta

Delta

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Direct returns

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

Delta

Delta

Tuesday

Delta

Delta

Wednesday

Delta

Delta

Thursday

Delta

Delta

Friday

Delta

Delta

Saturday

Delta

Delta

Sunday

Delta

Delta

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Johannesburg to Atlanta

 
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DeltaOverall score based on 8302 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
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I had a flight cancel and had it rerouted. When the rerouted they put me at a window seat instead of an isle. It was hard sitting by the window because the couple with masks on were making out. I get motion sickness which is why I need to have the isle seat.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Mar 2026
CAE - ATL
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I had a flight cancel and had it rerouted. When the rerouted they put me at a window seat instead of an isle. It was hard sitting by the window because the couple with masks on were making out. I get motion sickness which is why I need to have the isle seat.

Miserable. This entire round trip was miserable. I booked evening flights to and from Detroit on consecutive days that should have had me at my destination by 10:30. Instead I arrived after 3am on my flight to Detroit and after midnight on my return. Multiple unforced errors like awaiting bags to get put on the plane for almost an hour in Detroit and a 20 minute delay to pull up to the gate in Atlanta has me rethinking my assumption that delta is the best and most reliable airline

Perhaps when you’re sitting in 1st class and the crew closes the bathroom for the pilots, there could be a notification other than holding your hands up as a blockade when you get there and you’re told the restrooms are closed please turn around … especially at night when visibility is poor and you’re met by a flight attendants with their arms up

Loved flying First Class. Very comfortable. The seat was amazing. Enjoyed a movie and was able to relax so much better than in coach.

We landed and sat on the tarmac for 45 minutes because they only have one gate at the airport and there was another plane running late so we had to wait

The WiFi was not working. That made for a long flight.

Stop changing gates. Stop cancelling flights Stop moving my seat.

The boarding process doesn't make sense since some people that will sit behind your rows are boarded before you and then they take up the luggage space above your head. I then have to wait for people to get off the plane before I can go back to get my luggage.

Good flight. Connector flight was delayed so made a short turnaround in Atlanta which was stressful. Otherwise, great crew, Staff in ATL was very informative about the delay and ensured people their connections were fine. Notified the ones that were not. Great communication.

Seat was extremely hard which made even a short 1 hour 20 minute flight fairly uncomfortable.

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Amazing airline accommodations. The cabins were so great. The food was very good and the flight attendants were so nice. Made a 15 hour flight seem easy.

I paid extra for seating when first booking flight to be in a comfortable economy seat They still changed it to a middle seat regardless. When I asked for it to be changed back to aisle, they could only give me one at the back of the plane in the least comfortable seats.

Same as already mentioned. This was more comforting as I got my aisle seat for my knee.

When we checked in at the Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia, we were only given three boarding passes and told that we would have to check in with American when we arrived in Boston. This was a source of stress for us. After we landed in Boston, we had a long passage from Terminal E to Terminal B (American Airline ticketing counter). Because the electronic ticketing kiosks for check-in would not recognize our Confirmation Code, we had to wait for an hour in a long line where only two AA reps were taking care of Special Services passengers. In many years of both business and recreational travel, I have never had this experience. I would expect more from AA being in partnership with other airlines to do a better job with this.

Qatar Airways is an excellent service provider. The crew members were attentive and helpful. The aircraft was very clean. This was the longest leg of our journey, so it would have been nice to have more leg room for comfort. We appreciated the crew's service of four hot meals to all of us during this long flight. Also, it was helpful that the crew asked us to keep the window shades down for the entire journey, allowing the environment to get lots of rest during the trip. For families traveling with little children, this was helpful to them to keep them settled.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar/Indigo may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

It was very good. It was a long flight and being a tight with little leg room.

I always fly with Qatar air and you are the best. Keep up the good wor, after travelling with Qatar Air More than 80 times, you never offer to upgrade me.but it happened to my friend companion some time. Any how i still enjoying travelling with Qatar air and wait one day to upgrade me too. Best Regards

Paid $10 for wifi for full flight duration and the wifi wasn’t available after initial 2 hours

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

Experience was great - no complaints. Took off on time, landed early. Got to the gate relatively quickly - took a little bit of extra time to deplane but nothing excessive.

Economy plus was so cramped I could not use my laptop. It was beyond bad.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

United is one airline which regardless of how many separate United tickets in existence, if one flight breaks down, the airline will take care of all the flights.

Both our flights were delayed. Almost didn’t get in the second flight. Staff was rude to the bone.

Hopped on time for the flight only to get deplaned and delayed another 2.5 hours.

Terrible experience! delay 2 time and say i dont have ticket

Both my flight where delayed Had 25min to make it to my transfer flight

Would've been great if Lufthansa union cockpit pilots didn't strike for 2 days and caused a chaos to my returning plans to USA, and then after rebooking a flight 2 days later tge plane departed 35 min later. So I did not have a good experience.

Everything was on time and service on the flight was great!

We paid for Business Class seats, but system did not have us and they were not available.

the service on Business class should be improved to be at par with industry leaders like Cathay Pacific and Singapore AIrlines. A lot of room for improvement.

I paid for a very expensive Business Class seat to and from Cairo Egypt from Charleston SC. There was partnership from states to London using American Airlines. That leg was amazing. The British Airlines leg was a joke. They used the standard no leg room 3 by 3 seats. A tray was put on the middle seat. The trip was 5 hours, from London to Cairo, thus my BC purchase. There was no screen proving tv/movie options, only a small device plug. The fold down tray and the bag of peanuts were typical of normal short run flying. The one toilet was located in the galley. We all got to know each other well. This was my first and last trip with British Airlines. I now understand why they would NEVER give me a seat chart so that I could make a selection.prior to departure. It honestly would not have made a difference, there were less than 50% of occupied seats. Apparently everyone got the memo but me. I have never felt so cheated as with that trip, got to so another going back to London, yeah. I will be sending a letter to customer service and asking for a refund. I will be photos comparing the two BC legs. OH, one more thing. The FC ticket holders got bulkhead and exit row seats. I know they had to be thrilled

Late takeoff, but on time landing. Lost bags, 3 days to find them, still in transit to my location. Power outlets broken, Wi-Fi not working, so much for working on the long flight.

Late! Late and late! More than 1hr 30mn. This sucks when it is the last of a 4 flight journey. I missed my dinner! Which is not nice on Valentine’s Day!!! But better than the gate next to us, the poor Chinese people were rebooked to the next day flight. AA had to call security as it became very heated with the passengers! It was a mess at DFW that afternoon/evening. I wish they had some food for the people who travel as part of international journey. Indigo does it in India and it is fantastic.

Good. For a long flight. The comfort of the seat could be better. Also, the food was « normal » plane food. Not indian plane food unfortunately! Everything else was smooth and great.

The seats were comfortable. So many empty seats allowed for stretching out and sleeping. The onboard entertainment was pretty good. The cabin crew were so kind and kept the passengers well- hydrated, and well fed.

We had American Airlines on our return and it was confusing if we were going with Aa or BA I had 2 different flight numbers and didn’t get our gate until it was boarding. So we were a bit nervous as the which it was

Our Jackson, Mississippi to Dallas Fort Worth flight was delayed on 1/19/26.. This was changed to Jackson to Charlotte in the last minute because of this delay. This started some kind of disconnect between American Airlines and British Airways bookings. We could not go past the passport control in London Heathrow. I had to go to the counter and waited for more than 30 minutes to get a new boarding pass. Problems did not end there. Somehow our entire return flight was canceled by someone. I had to make several phone calls over several days to fix the problem – this was not easy from India. Looks like there was some kind of disconnect between two airlines or some agent did not do it right. I’m anxious to know what went wrong.

My touch screen at my seat wasn't working, the films BA advertised on the website for this flight were not available, and the plane was a little dated, food was good and the staff were good, just let down by the aircraft facilities.

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