Fly Africa 2.0 Reloaded – the end of the road?
HAS FLY AFRICA’S AOC EXPIRED? (Posted 26th April 2018) Onlookers are confused and left to wonder … is it FlyAfrica.com or FlyAfricaClub.com? Checking on one of the websites brings the result: Welcome to flyafricaclub.com This Web page is parked for FREE, courtesy of GoDaddy.com. while the other shows: This site can’t be reached flyafrica.com took […]
Fly Africa Zimbabwe – what will the future hold if there is indeed a future
AIRCRAFT OWNERS RECALL THEIR PLANE LEAVING THE NEW FLY AFRICA VENTURE IN TATTERS (Posted 22nd November 2017) The luckless if not outright hapless new Fly Africa (ad)venture in Zimbabwe has just hit another hurdle when it was learned that the owners of the single aircraft the airline has been operating on and (more) off have […]
Fly Africa Namibia hung out to dry by erstwhile partner Nomad Aviation
FROM BAD TO WORSE FOR FLY AFRICA NAMIBIA AS ERSTWHILE PARTNER TAKES OUT LARGE COMMERCIAL WASHING HIS HANDS OF THE MESS (Posted 19th December 2015) The Revolution has eaten its child as the latest development involving FlyAfrica in Namibia, not just Zimbabwe, amply demonstrates. It is clear that there is now very bad blood between […]
Fly Africa – remaining on the ground
AFRICA – ARE YOU STILL SELLING TICKETS IN ZIMBABWE? (Posted 04th December 2015) #itsarevolution – rest assured there will be one when the passengers of this airline waiting for refunds finally wake up and begin to throw tantrums or head to court! Fly Africa has finally broken their silence, yet only to throw more sand […]
Are you still selling tickets or not – a simple yes or no will do is Fly Africa told!
DOES FLY AFRICA STILL SELL TICKETS IN ZIMBABWE? (Posted 28th November 2015) Following feedback from Harare after the last article was posted are questions now being asked if Fly Africa, presently grounded for lack of an AOC over a series of safety concerns – this information coming from a court ruling by the High Court’s […]
Quo Vadis Fly Africa Zimbabwe
IS THE END IN SIGHT FOR FLY AFRICA ZIMBABWE? (Posted 24th November 2015) Readers will no doubt remember the latest of Fly Africa Zimbabwe’s full mouthed statements the airline uttered since being grounded on the 28th of October, none of which however has come true until now: ‘We have begun work on restarting the airline […]
Tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth Fly Africa is challenged
FLY AFRICA – IF YOU CAN’T TAKE THE HEAT GET OUT OF AVIATION! (Posted 21st November 2015) Considering the ‘Wagenburg’ mentality the airline’s top management and their mouthpieces have shown in recent days was it no surprise, that when posting searching questions on their Facebook page and challenging them to tell the truth and nothing […]
Court ruling blow for Fly Africa as AOC remains suspended over safety concerns
FLY AFRICA – ZIMBABWE COURT EXPOSES SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS (Posted 18th November 2015) Fly Africa’s management must be in panic mode now that a court in Harare made public what has been whispered behind closed doors and in the corridors of the country’s aviation industry: Serious safety concerns need to be addressed first before the […]
Sorry, we won’t fly from today after all … The Fly Africa saga continues unabated
FLY AFRICA – WHEN WILL THE TRUTH BE TOLD (Posted 11th November 2015) It appears that the so called aviation revolution – Fly Africa’s slogan is #itsarevolution – is eating its children after all as, almost predictably, yet another promised date for the resumption of services in Namibia and Zimbabwe has come and gone. Readers […]
Fly Africa – a textbook example of a failed corporate communications policy
FLY AFRICA ZIMBABWE – CLEARLY NOT BACK TO NORMAL (Posted 07th November 2015) Is the revolution eating its children? The tragi-comedy called Fly Africa continues to unfold, tragic in nature for all the unsuspecting and trusting wannabe passengers who continued to book, pay and eventually did not fly and comedy for the wagging tongues and […]
The skies over Zimbabwe and Namibia appear turbulent for Fly Africa
FLY AFRICA ZIMBABWE – BACK TO NORMAL OR NOT? (Posted 05th November 2015) The announcement yesterday by Fly Africa, that they will operate later today a flight between Harare and Johannesburg, has set tongues wagging among Zimbabwean and Southern African aviators. Start quote: flyafrica.com 1 hr flyafrica Zimbabwe to operate Harare – Johannesburg on Thursday, […]
Fly Africa owns up to situation and confirms flight suspension until at least 04th of November
A BELATED ADMISSION BUT THE DAMAGE IS DONE (Posted 01st November 2015) The airline, under sustained pressure by their booked passengers and the market overall, finally issued a statement to the effect that operations will remain suspended until at least the 04th of November 2015, finally creating certainty after many days of fogging the issue […]
And the Fly Africa saga continues with passenger reactions being entirely selfexplanatory
FLY AFRICA FACEBOOK PAGE OVERFLOWING WITH COMMENTS FROM ANGRY PASSENGERS(Posted 30th October 2015) The following comments sourced from the Fly Africa Facebook page just moments ago speak for itself and call into question the various statements made by the airline and its executives about resuming services either yesterday or today. Judge for yourself and ask […]
Fly Africa Zimbabwe – Confusion reigns as CAAZ suspends the airline’s operation
WHAT IS GOING ON AT FLYAFRICA ZIMBABWE (Posted 29th October 2015) An innocent enough question yesterday morning, via the FlyAfrica Facebook page, clearly has caused some panicky reaction at the airline, as the conversation was rather promptly deleted, of course raising yet more questions as asked in the headline: ‘What is going on at FlyAfrica […]
TravelComments.com – South Africa: FlySafair connects Cape Town with Kruger National Park!
(Posted 01st February 2024) South African regional low cost-carrier FlySafair is set to introduce a new domestic route in South Africa. Effective 02 April 2024, the airline will operate two weekly direct flights between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town and… READ MORE
TravelComments.com – South Africa: #FlySafair named world’s leading low-cost carrier 2023!
(Posted 03rd January 2024) Aviation analytics company Cirium has announced the winner of its annual On-Time Performance Review. According to the company’s set of extensive and unbiased data, derived from over 600 real-time information sources, South African regional low cost-carrier FlySafair… READ MORE
PODCAST: flydubai’s new route announcement, FlySafair’s new route expansion and Discover Airlines’ African Dream
(Posted 30th September 2023) PODCAST: flydubai’s new route announcement, FlySafair’s new route expansion and Discover Airlines’ African Dream Dear ATCNews Readers, We are delighted to bring you three podcasts looking at some of the latest developments in the African aviation market. To keep up to date with these news ensure you are […]
TravelComments.com – Namibia: #FlyNamibia launches a new service to South Africa!
(Posted 21st September 2023) Namibian domestic and regional carrier FlyNamibia is set to introduce a new service to South Africa. The airline, which is now a franchisee of South African regional airline Airlink, will launch flights between Walvis Bay International Airport (WVB) in Walvis Bay and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town. Effective… READ MORE
TravelComments.com – South Africa: #Flysafair relaunches a key route in the Western Cape in time for summer!
(Posted 29th August 2023) South African low-cost airline FlySafair has announced the relaunch of a key local route in South Africa’s Western Cape. Starting from early September 2023, the airline will once again be opening a route connecting Cape Town and… READ MORE
TravelComments.com – South Africa: FlyCemAir to launch a new service to Botswana!
(Posted 13th August 2023) South African domestic and regional carrier FlyCemAir has announced the launch of a new service to Botswana. The airline is set to introduce one weekly non-stop flight between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and… READ MORE
TravelComments.com – South Africa: Flysafair introduces four new regional routes!
(Posted 08th August 2023) South African low-cost airline FlySafair has announced the launch of four additional regional routes. The airline is set to introduce flights to Harare and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Livingstone im Zambia and Maputo im Mozambique. The first batch of new routes will be launched on 02 of October 2023 and are between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and… READ MORE
TravelComments.com – Namibia: FlyNamibia is set to extend its regional network in Southern Africa!
(Posted 25th July 2023) According to news reports from Namibia, regional carrier FlyNamibia is planing to introduce scheduled flights between Windhoek and Luanda in Angola and between Windhoek and… READ MORE
TravelComments.com – Survey: FlySafair named Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa for the third consecutive year!
(Posted 22nd June 2023) For the third year in a row, South African airline FlySafair has been named Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa in the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Fastjet (Zimbabwe) came in second in the ranking, followed by Nouvelair (Tunisia), Jambojet and fly540 (both Kenya). FlySafair was also named… READ MORE
TravelComments.com – South Africa: FlyCemAir to launch a new service to Zimbabwe!
(Posted 22nd June 2023) South African domestic and regional carrier FlyCemAir has announced that it will launch a new service to Zimbabwe. According to postings on Facebook and LinkedIn, the airline will commence flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and… READ MORE
#AviaDevAfrica’s Jon Howell speaks with FlySafair about their new destination #Zanzibar
(Posted 16th March 2023) FlySafair takes flight to the spice Island of Zanzibar Listen Now Follow Kirby on LinkedIn This episode is an exclusive interview with Kirby Gordon, Chief Marketing Officer of FlySafair, a low-cost airline based in South Africa. Bookings opened for a new flight to Zanzibar […]
TravelComments.com – #South Africa: #FlySafair to launch flights to #Zanzibar!
(Posted 14th March 2023) South African low cost airline FlySafair is set to introduce flights to Zanzibar in Tanzania. The flights will be between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) in Zanzibar City on the island of Zanzibar. Bookings are now open and flights will commence on… READ MORE
TravelComments.com – South Africa: FlySafair is the second-most punctual airline worldwide!
(Posted 13th January 2023) According to OAG’s annual Punctuality League, which reveals on-time performance rankings for airlines and airports, South African airline FlySafair is the second-most punctual airline in the world and Africa’s most-punctual airline. The airline recorded an on-time performance (OTP) of… READ MORE
#FlySafair gets nod from Air Services Licensing Council of South Africa for #Nairobi flights
(Posted 17th October 2022) FlySafair, one of the few survivors of the cull South African aviation has seen in the recent past, was granted route rights for Nairobi by South Africa’s ASL Council. The airline was reportedly also granted rights to fly to Windhoek, Gaborone, Lusaka and Livingstone and Bulawayo, with one notably more exotic […]
TravelComments.com – South Africa/Namibia: Airlink invests in FlyNamibia!
South African airline Airlink is acquiring 40% strategic equity holding in privately-owned Namibian airline FlyNamibia at an undisclosed monetary sum. The investment is underpinned by a commercial franchise agreement under which FlyNamibia will adopt Airlink’s “4Z” International Air Transport Association (IATA) designator for its ticket sales and scheduled flights, while… READ MORE
TravelComments.com – 2022 Skytrax World Airline Awards: FlySafair named Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa
For the second year in a row, South African airline FlySafair has been named Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa in the 2022 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Fastjet (Zimbabwe) came in second in the ranking, followed by Jambojet, fly540 (both Kenya) and Lift, also from South Africa. FlySafair was also named eigth best airline in Africa, […]