Swazi Airways
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Founded | 2016 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2017 | ||||||
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Website | flyswazi |
Swazi Airways was a
History
In 2013, the Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation was revived in order to create a new national airline.
The airline was revived to transform King Mswati III International Airport into a regional airline hub, which had opened in March 2014 but suffered from under-utilisation.[4][5]
In early 2014, the Swaziland Government signed
Swazi Airways took delivery of a
Corporate affairs
Swazi Airways was a subsidiary of the Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation, which is fully owned by the Swaziland Government. The acting
Destinations
Swazi Airways planned to operate flights from its Manzini hub to Durban, Cape Town, and Harare.[9]
Fleet
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Swazi_Airways_B737-3S3_ZS-SPU.jpg/220px-Swazi_Airways_B737-3S3_ZS-SPU.jpg)
Swazi Airways obtained a single Boeing 737-300 in February 2016,[8] but it planned to launch operations with 50-seater regional aircraft.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Swazi Airways shuts down after failing to launch. ch-aviation, 29 July 2017.
- ^ Makhubu, Manqoba (14 January 2016). "Swazi Air ready to fly to Dubai, Cape Town, India, Durban". Swazi Observer. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Simelane, Musa (4 June 2013). "Airways Board ordered to buy SD airline". Times of Swaziland. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Swazi Airways to launch next month". ch-aviation. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Gwebu, Titus (13 January 2014). "Swaziland seeks to justify cost of airport by restarting airline". Independent Online. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Royal Swazi National Airways about to get non-stop air access to key countries". Eturbonews. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Magagula, Mduduzi (5 January 2014). "10 destinations from Sikhuphe". Times of Swaziland. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Swazi Airways takes delivery of its first aircraft". ch-aviation. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Flightglobal. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Simelane, Musa (14 January 2016). "New Swazi Airways maiden flight in February". Times of Swaziland. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
External links
Media related to Swazi Airways at Wikimedia Commons