Fly Blue Crane

Fly Blue Crane
IATA ICAO Callsign
7B FCO BLUE CRANE
Founded 1 September 2015
Ceased operations 3 February 2017
Hubs O. R. Tambo International Airport
Company slogan A fresh approach
Headquarters Johannesburg, South Africa
Key people
  • Siza Mzimela (CEO)
  • Theunis Potgieter (CCO)

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

History

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.

Destinations

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.
South AfricaBloemfonteinBloemfontein Airport(suspended)[5][6]
South AfricaCape TownCape Town International Airport(suspended)[5][6]
South AfricaJohannesburgO. R. Tambo International Airport(suspended)[5][6]
South AfricaKimberleyKimberley Airport(suspended)[5][6]
South AfricaMthathaMthatha Airport(suspended)[7]
South AfricaNelspruitKruger Mpumalanga International AirportTerminated[8]

Fleet

Fly Blue Crane Embraer ERJ 145

Fly Blue Crane operated the following aircraft as of August 2016:[9]

Fly Blue Crane fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Y
Embraer ERJ 145 2 — 50 [10]
Total 2 0

References

  1. ↑ "New South African Carrier". Airliner World: 14. November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Fly Blue Crane cancels flights as part of business rescue plan". Traveller. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  3. ↑ "Fly Blue Crane Flights". Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "South Africa's Fly Blue Crane suspends operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 http://www.kimberley.co.za/city/fly-blue-crane/
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Flight Schedule". Fly Blue Crane. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Liu, Jim (19 August 2016). "Fly Blue Crane adds Mthatha service from Oct 2016". Airline Route. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Brophy, Selene (19 December 2015). "Fly Blue Crane cancels Joburg to Nelspruit route". Traveller24. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Embraer 135/145 Active with Fly Blue Crane". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Fleet". Fly Blue Crane. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

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