Fly Blue Crane, was a South African regional airline based in Johannesburg, with its hub at O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa. The company slogan is A fresh approach.
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Founded | 1 September 2015 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 3 February 2017 | ||||||
Hubs | O. R. Tambo International Airport | ||||||
Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||
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The airline started services on 1 September 2015 and was initially using two Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft on services between Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Nelspruit.[1] In late 2016 Fly Blue Crane entered business rescue and on 3 February 2017, the airline announced that they had to discontinue flights indefinitely as they restructure their operations.[2][3][4] Flights have not resumed since, and their website is inoperative.
Fly Blue Crane flew to the following destinations before, on 3 February 2017, the airline announced that it had cancelled all flights 'as part of a business rescue plan':[2]
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Ref. |
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South Africa | Bloemfontein | Bloemfontein Airport | (suspended) | [5][6] |
South Africa | Cape Town | Cape Town International Airport | (suspended) | [5][6] |
South Africa | Johannesburg | O. R. Tambo International Airport | (suspended) | [5][6] |
South Africa | Kimberley | Kimberley Airport | (suspended) | [5][6] |
South Africa | Mthatha | Mthatha Airport | (suspended) | [7] |
South Africa | Nelspruit | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport | Terminated | [8] |
Fly Blue Crane operated the following aircraft as of August 2016:[9]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Embraer ERJ 145 | 2 | — | 50 | [10] |
Total | 2 | 0 |
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