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Johannesburg - Chief executive officer of the 2010 World Cup Local Organising Committee, Danny Jordaan, Thursday said he would investigate newspaper reports that certain airlines had dramatically increased the price of internal flights during the four weeks in June and July when the World Cup will be staged in South Africa.
When asked if it was true that airlines had increased their ticket prices, Jordaan said: “I know the same as you and the public from what I have read in the media.
"Officially, we as the LOC, have not been informed.”
Jordaan said it was not in the spirit of the World Cup to increase prices.
It was reported that a trip to Cape Town from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo Airport could cost more than a flight to London.
Said Jordaan: “One of the big plusses behind staging the World Cup in South Africa was because it was cost effective and that flights were reasonably priced.
"I am concerned about the reports and will investigate them. It is not right to increase flights for the World Cup, but I need the facts before making further comment.”
