Overbooking disaster

<p>Myself and my husband were booked to fly to CPT on 23 Feb from Lanseria on flight MN493 departing at 09h35. We attempted to check-in at 08h15 and were told that the flight was overbooked and that we had to get on to the next flight which was at 14h55! (we had pre-booked in December)</p> <p> </p> <p>We therefore had to wait at the Airport as we did not have our own vehicle to leave. According to the CPA the airline was obliged to arrange a "comparable flight". A flight 6 hours later is not comparable as we missed the entire day in Cape Town. This was especially disappointing as we were only holidaying for the weekend. Additionally, we had to pay an amount of R497 for our car that was left in the Cape Town Airport parking as we were 6 hours behind schedule.</p> <p> </p> <p>To attempt to remedy the situation, we were given a measly meal voucher and an R800 discount on our next Kulula flight. This means that we are forced to fly and possibly spend more money on Kulula in the future which is ridiculous.</p> <p> </p> <p>Unhappy Customer! </p> <p> </p>