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Airlines Look To Fill The Gap Left By Air Namibia Collapse
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Following on from the collapse of Namibian national flag carrier Air Namibia last month, state-owned Namibia Airport Company (NAC) has welcomed the increased frequency of flights to Namibia by Airlink and FlyWestair. After years of struggle and reliance on handouts from the Namibian government to keep flying, Air Namibia announced on February 11, 2021, that it had ceased operations and was entering voluntary liquidation.
Airlink to add more flights between South Africa and Namibia. Photo: Getty Images
Before the global medical emergency reared its ugly head early last year, tourism was one of Namibia’s bright spots. Foreign tourists, mainly from Germany, contributed millions of dollars to the countries economy while providing thousands of direct and indirect jobs for its citizens.
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After having severed ties with troubled South African Airways and launching its own brand last November, Airlink, as it is now called, is the African continent’s second-biggest airline after Ethiopian Airlines. The newly independent airline offers almost 1.2 million seats for sale during summer in the southern hemisphere.
Airlink’s busiest route is JNB to CPT. Photo: Airlink
When looking at OAG data cited by airline and airport network planning website anna.aero, of the 1.2 million seats, three-quarters of the availability is for domestic flights within South Africa aboard Airlink’s 98-seat Brazilian-built Embraer 190 aircraft. This makes Airlink, Africa’s third-largest airline by seat numbers after Ethiopian Airlines and Egyptair, rising to second when calculating the number of flights.
Where do you fly to? Originair currently provides services from Nelson to Palmerston North, Wellington and Hamilton and also Palmerston North to Hamilton. What aircraft do you fly, and how many do you have? Originair operates British Aerospace Jetstream aircraft. We are currently operating two Jetstreams and are planning to add two more of the type.
Marion van Dijk/Stuff Why did you choose the aircraft you have? We chose the Jetstream as they are a well-built aircraft with a stand-up cabin and are the right gauge (19 seats) for the routes we fly. Can you tell us a bit about your history?