Swaziland Airlink

For other uses, see Airlink (disambiguation).
Swaziland Airlink
IATA ICAO Callsign
4Z SZL SWAZILINK
Founded 1999
Rebranded from Royal Swazi National Airways[1]
Hubs Matsapha Airport, Manzini
Focus cities Johannesburg, Manzini
Frequent-flyer program Voyager(From It's partner companies, South African Airways and SA Express.
Alliance Star Alliance
Fleet size 8
Destinations 25
Company slogan Freedom to connect
Parent company Airlink
Headquarters Matsapha Airport, Manzini, Swaziland
Website http://www.flyswaziland.com/

Swaziland Airlink is the flag carrier of Swaziland. It is part of Star Alliance Partnership with South African Airways, South African Express and South African Airlink.

History

Swaziland Airlink was formed as a joint venture company between the Swaziland Government (60%) and Airlink (40%) to take over operations from Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation (RSNAC), the previous flag carrier of Swaziland. Swaziland Airlink started operations in July 1999 with a leased Fokker F28 aircraft from RSNAC linking Matsapha Airport with Johannesburg and Dar-es-Salaam. In June 2000, the Fokker F28 was replaced with a BAe Jetstream 41 aircraft. Swaziland Airlink had Bankruptcy in 2006, and sold it's fleet of BAe Jetstream 41 to keep revenue improving.[2] In 2008, It purchased 1 Embraer ERJ 135LR due to profits decreasing. It still operates the same aircraft since 2008.[3]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
 South Africa Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport As General Headquarters for Flight Routes
 Swaziland Manzini King Mswati III International Airport As Hub for Regional Flights from OR Tambo International Airport

Headquarters

Swaziland Airlink has it's general headquarters in Matsapha Airport, and has secondary headquarters in King Mswati III International Airport


Fleet

The Swaziland Airlink fleet includes the following aircraft( as of December 2016)[4]

Swaziland Airlink Fleet
Aircraft In
Service		 Passengers Notes
Embraer ERJ 135LR 8 37(Maximum on each aircraft) operated by Airlink

References

  1. ↑ Swaziland Airlink history
  2. ↑ http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/SZL
  3. ↑ http://www.flyswaziland.com/route_map.php
  4. ↑ http://www.flyswaziland.com/about_us/aircraft.php

External links

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