SOUTH AFRICA: Fly Blue Crane

Fly Blue Crane, is a new South African hybrid regional airline based in Johannesburg, with its operational hub at O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa.

The airline started services on 1 September 2015 and is initially using two Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft on services between Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Nelspruit.

The airline has added services from Bloemfontein and Kimberley to Cape Town.

Destinations

South Africa
- Johannesburg - OR Tambo International Airport
- Bloemfontein – Bloemfontein Airport
- Kimberley – Kimberley Airport
- Cape Town - Cape Town International Airport

Namibia
- Windhoek - Hosea Kutako International Airport

Mozambique
- Maputo - Maputo International Airport (future destination, pending government approval)

Swaziland
- Manzini - King Mswati III International Airport,future destination pending government approval

The airline is also considering starting services to Luanda in Angola, Harare in Zimbabwe, Kinshasa and Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Lusaka in Zambia.

The fleet consists of 50-seater single-class Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft.

The shareholders are:
- Siza Mzimela, Chief Executive Officer
- Jerome Simelane, Chief Planning Officer
- Theunis Potgieter, Chief Commercial Officer