Eswatini Air
Appearance
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Founded | December 2021 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 26 March 2023 | ||||||
Hubs | King Mswati III International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Destinations | 4 | ||||||
Parent company | RENAC [1] | ||||||
Headquarters | Manzini, Eswatini[2] | ||||||
Key people | Qiniso Dhlamini (CEO) | ||||||
Website | https://eswatiniair.co.sz/ |
Eswatini Air is an Eswatini-based airline and the flag carrier for the nation.[3] Originally planning to commence operations in June 2022, the airline secured an AOC in December 2022 after some delays.[4] Operations commenced on 26 March 2023 with twice-daily flights to Johannesburg,[5] with the necessary foreign operator permits granted by South Africa. Harare, Zimbabwe was added in April 2023,[6] and Durban and Cape Town were added to the network by June 2023.[7]
Destinations
[edit]Eswatini Air flies to and plans to fly to the following destinations as of April 2023:
Country / Territory | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Eswatini | Manzini | King Mswati III International Airport | Hub | [7] |
South Africa | Cape Town | Cape Town International Airport | ||
Durban | King Shaka International Airport | |||
Johannesburg | O. R. Tambo International Airport | [8] | ||
Zimbabwe | Harare | Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport | [9] |
Fleet
[edit]As of April 2023, the Eswatini Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes |
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Embraer ERJ 145 | 2 | – | [10] |
Total | 2 | – |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Home". eswatiniair.co.sz/.
- ^ "Home". renac.co.sz.
- ^ "'New era of competition' as Airlink, Eswatini end decades-long joint venture".
- ^ "Eswatini Air secures its AOC, preps for launch". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ^ Dlamini, Sambulo (March 27, 2023). "Eswatini Air has taken to the skies". Cajnewsafrica.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Velani, Bhavia (April 16, 2023). "Eswatini Air Launches First Flight to Zimbabwe". Aeroxplorer.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "Eswatini Air details 2Q23 network plans". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ Dlamini, Sambulo (March 27, 2023). "Eswatini Air has taken to the skies". Cajnewsafrica.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Velani, Bhavia (April 16, 2023). "Eswatini Air Launches First Flight to Zimbabwe". Aeroxplorer.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "Eswatini Air".