Comair (South Africa)
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| Comair | ||
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| IATA MN |
ICAO CAW |
Callsign COMAIR |
| Founded | 1946 (as Commercial Air Services) | |
| Hubs | OR Tambo International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Cape Town International Airport, Durban International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Executive Club | |
| Member lounge | Terraces Lounge | |
| Alliance | Oneworld | |
| Fleet size | 23 | |
| Destinations | 8 | |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Key people | ||
| Website: http://www.comair.co.za/ | ||
Comair is an airline based in South Africa. It operates scheduled services on domestic trunk routes as a British Airways franchisee and an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. Its main base is OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, with hubs at Cape Town International Airport and Durban International Airport.
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations on 14 July 1946 as Commercial Air Services. It was founded by Second World War South African Air Force colleagues AC Joubert, JMS Martin, L Zimmerman and JD Human. Scheduled services between Rand Airport, Johannesburg and Durban began in 1948, using a Cessna Model 195.
The airline grew over the next decades, to the point where it was able to start service on major domestic routes in 1992, using Boeing 737-200 aircraft. In addition to domestic flights to destinations such as Cape Town and Durban, it also offered a few international flights in Southern Africa, e.g. to Gaborone and Harare.
A franchise agreement with British Airways was signed in 1996 and in early 2000 British Airways acquired a minority holding. The airline is owned by the management (39%), institutions and public (38%), British Airways (18%) and employees (5%) and has 1189 employees.
In 2001 Kulula.com was set up. It is a 100% owned subsidiary of Comair and was set as a low-cost carrier.
[edit] Destinations
Comair serves the following destinations (at January 2005):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth.
- International scheduled destinations: Harare, Livingstone, Victoria Falls, Mauritius and Windhoek.
[edit] Fleet
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The Comair fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) [1] :
- 6 Boeing 737-200 2 Operated by kulula.com
- 8 Boeing 737-300 All operated by British Airways
- 3 Boeing 737-400 All operated by British Airways
- 6 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 All operated by kulula.com
Comair has announced that it will be considering replacing its entire fleet from 2010 onwards with an order of 10 Boeing 737-700 (replacing B737-200 and -300) and 10 Boeing 737-800 (Replacing B737-400 and MD-82) being discussed.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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