FlySafair

FlySafair is a low-cost airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Safair. The company slogan is For The Love Of Flying.

FlySafair
IATA ICAO Callsign
FA SFR SAFAIR
FoundedAugust 2013
Commenced operations16 October 2014 (2014-10-16)[1]
Hubs
Fleet size19
Destinations8
Parent companySafair
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
Key peopleCEO: Elmar Conradie
Employees1000 (March 2019)[2]
Websiteflysafair.co.za

History

The airline was established in August 2013 and was granted approval by the South African Air Service Licensing Council to launch operations with ten daily services between Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport and Cape Town International Airport.[3] The airline had plans to begin operations in October 2013.[4] However, on 8 October 2013, the High Court of South Africa granted an interim court order preventing the airline from starting operations, following an application by rival carriers,[5] on the basis that it did not meet the legal requirement of 75% local ownership. Substantial restructuring of ownership took place and FlySafair's inaugural flight eventually took place on 16 October 2014.[1]

On 29 March 2017, the airline announced its new partnership with the South African Rugby Union (SARU) making it the official domestic carrier for the Springboks and SA Rugby.

In September 2020 the airline announced plans to commence flights to Zanzibar, Windhoek and Mauritius.[6]

In November 2020, the airline announced that they have formalised an interline agreement with Emirates, opening up connections for customers on selected routes in South Africa.[7]

In January 2021, the airline confirmed two weekly flights to Mauritius (MRU), commencing later in the year.

Destinations
FlySafair Boeing 737-400
FlySafair Boeing 737-800

FlySafair serves the following domestic destinations:[8]

Interline agreements

FlySafair Interlines with the following airlines:

Fleet

As of February 2021, the FlySafair fleet consists of the following all Boeing aircraft: [9]

FlySafair fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
Boeing 737-400 7 0 165
Boeing 737-800[10] 12 1 189
Total 19 1

In-flight services

FlySafair offers food and drinks as a buy-on-board programme. FlySafair also offers a monthly magazine on board named In Flight. It was also the first airline in South Africa to offer card payments aboard their flights. As a result of Coronavirus restriction, the food and drinks service was suspended when passenger flights resumed in mid-2020; for hygienic reasons, the In Flight magazine went digital only.[11]

See also

References
  1. Ensor, Linda (17 October 2014). "FlySafair will bring needed competition". Business Day. Johannesburg. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. https://www.flysafair.co.za/
  3. Moores, Victoria (16 April 2014). "South African startup FlySafair secures license". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014.
  4. "FlySafair - ch-aviation.com". Ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. "FlySafair grounded before first flight". Mg.co.za. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/airlink-flysafair-plan-to-spread-their-wings-beyond-sa-borders-after-ban-is-lifted-20200828
  7. Karantzavelou, Vicky (16 November 2020). "Emirates partners with FlySafair to strengthen travel options in South Africa". Travel News Daily. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. "FlySafair - South Africa's True Low Cost Airline". www.FlySafair.co.za. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  9. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2017): 32.
  10. "FlySafair announces fleet upgrades and reaches passenger milestone". www.702.co.za. Radio 702. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  11. https://www.freemagazines.co.za/inflight-october-2020/

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