My father flies weekly to Johannesburg (he's helping to build the country's fancy new train set), and he's one of thousands of businessmen who commute regularly around the country. What are they going to do for the month of the World Cup? Does that corner of the economy just grind to a halt?

"1time have been in discussions with our Corporate Clients, and we are making a percentage of our seats available to them at the current Corporate rates," says O' Connor. "We realise that the Corporate clients support us throughout the year, and are our bread and butter before and after the World Cup, so we are looking after them."

Eight out of 10 to 1time then. Not much help if you're a small business with no corporate account, but it's better than nothing.

All SAA would say is that they "will accommodate loyalty customers and ordinary travellers during the World Cup period," while Mango says they "will be operating with increased capacity and extended hours, so there will be more seats available."

Accommodate, yes, but at what fare?

So, if you need to fly for business or leisure during World Cup month what can you do to get a reasonable fare?

"To get the best deals, keep looking at the various airline websites which will have the lowest fares," says O'Connor. "If you see a good deal, grab it. If not, keep looking over the coming months. We expect a few seats to be cancelled in February/March when the demand patterns have emerged."

All of the airlines iafrica.com spoke to also said you need to book as far in advance as possible, but given that there's likely to be a flurry of fare and schedule changes after the World cup draw I'd suggest that come early December you have your preferred dates confirmed, your computer warmed up and your credit card ready to book.

And brace yourself to fork out for a stadium-sized airfare.

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