Phoenix_Airways_(South_Africa)

Phoenix Airways (South Africa)

Phoenix Airways (South Africa)

South African low-cost airline in the mid-1990s

Phoenix Airways was a short-lived South African [1][2] low cost airline in the mid-1990s.[3]

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History

The airline was formed by the merger of Letaba Airways and Giyani Airways in 1995,[4] the same year was acquired by Cape Town-based Atlantic Air after running into financial difficulties.[5]

Destinations

Phoenix Airways operated Johannesburg-Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth-George routes [5]

 South Africa

Fleet

The airline operated a fleet of 4 Boeing 727s.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    The Turnaround Of South African Airways : 1998 - 2000 Retrieved 28 November 2017
  2. [2]
    Mafika (31 March 2004). "No-frills airlines take to SA skies".
  3. [3]
    Luke, Rose; Walters, Jackie (18 November 2013). "Overview of the developments in the domestic airline industry in South Africa since market deregulation". Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management. 7 (1): 11 pages. doi:10.4102/jtscm.v7i1.117 – via www.jtscm.co.za.
  4. [4]
    "Phoenix Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Phoenix Airways rescued". 16 August 1995.
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