Safair launches low cost carrier
Safair, a trusted and respected name in the airline industry, has been granted approval by the South Africa’s Air Service Licensing Council to launch their own domestic scheduled operation, FlySafair.
Offering up to 10 daily flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town, FlySafair will be utilising two Boeing 737-400 aircraft to service the route.
The low cost carrier is set to officially launch tickets sales in September and be fully operational by the last quarter of 2013.
“We are extremely excited about this new chapter in Safair’s history and we look forward to further being of service to South Africa’s flying public,” says Dave Andrew, CEO of Safair.
“Having close to 50 years of aviation experience, along with our proven track record of excellence within the aviation industry, the launch of FlySafair represents a natural evolution of our business.”
Few people realise just how involved Safair has been in the South African aviation sector over the last few years, having served as a commercial support partner for most other local airlines.
This involves Safair being contracted to operate the other airlines’ schedules whenever they have an aircraft out of service due to technical reasons or crew shortages.
In these instances, Safair provides their own unbranded aircraft and crew, and operates under the company name of the airline it is assisting.
Due to this support service, Safair can already boast a history of flying a large number of the South African general public.
