LIFT is a South African regional airline, which operates domestic routes from O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg using a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, operated by Global Aviation.[1]
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| Founded | 2020 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 10 December 2020; 23 months ago (2020-12-10) | ||||||
| Hubs | O. R. Tambo International Airport[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3[1][2] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
LIFT was established in October 2020 and commenced operations on December 10, 2020. LIFT is a joint venture between former Kulula.com CEO Gidon Novick, former Uber executive Jonathan Ayache, and aircraft leasing company Global Aviation,[3] a South African-based ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) specialist operating a mixed fleet of Airbus A320 & A340 aircraft. Other founder investors include entrepreneurs, Rael Levitt[4] and Alon Apteker [5]
The name, LIFT was selected after the public were invited to name the airline in a social media campaign.[6][7][8] LIFT Airline was selected after being submitted by eight contestants, who agreed to share the main prize of free flights for a year.[9] Their names are inscribed on the body of the first aircraft that took to the air. The airline's new name was revealed on October 29, 2020.[10][11][12]
As of November 2022, Lift serves the following scheduled destinations:[2][1]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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| South Africa | Johannesburg | O. R. Tambo International Airport | Hub | [2] |
| Cape Town | Cape Town International Airport | [2] | ||
| Durban | King Shaka International Airport | [13][2] | ||
As of December 2020, the LIFT fleet consists of three Airbus A320-200 aircraft:[14][needs update]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 3 | — | 180 | operated by Global Aviation |
| Total | 3 | — |
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