Sunday 26 November 2006

Airlines flying to Cameroon

After getting over the initial hurdles of preparing, getting American Express cheques from the Post Office (alternatively send money via Western Union in advance) as the currency there is CFA which can NOT be bought in advance at your regular Thomas Cook travel agent, I could finally start early in the morning from London Heathrow.
Direct flights to the Cameroon from Europe tend to go either from Brussels or Paris. I flew from London with British Airways to Brussels where I had a connection flight with SN Brussels to Yaounde. Air France and Cameroon Airlines fly from Paris. Air Afrique flies into Cameroon via Abidjan. KLM Airlines and Air Kenya have joint flights via Nairobi. My flight from Brussels took a mere 6.5 hrs, and there was just a one hour time difference from the UK . Cameroon is in the same time zone as Brussels. Economy class tickets cost between £400 to £600 or around 900 Euros, business class around £1500..

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