Fly Blue Crane

Fly Blue Crane
IATA ICAO Call sign
7B FCO BLUE CRANE
Founded1 September 2015
Ceased operations3 February 2017
HubsO. R. Tambo International Airport
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
Key people

Fly Blue Crane was a South African regional airline based in Johannesburg, with its hub at O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa. The company slogan is A fresh approach.

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] On 14 November 2016 Fly Blue Crane entered into business rescue[2] and on 3 February 2017, the airline announced that they had to discontinue flights indefinitely as they restructure their operations.[3][4][5] 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':[3]

Country City Airport Notes Ref.
South Africa Bloemfontein Bloemfontein Airport (suspended) [6][7]
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport (suspended) [6][7]
South Africa Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport (suspended) [6][7]
South Africa Kimberley Kimberley Airport (suspended) [6][7]
South Africa Mthatha Mthatha Airport (suspended) [8]
South Africa Nelspruit Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport Terminated [9]

Fleet

Fly Blue Crane Embraer ERJ 145

Fly Blue Crane operated the following aircraft as of August 2016:[10]

Fly Blue Crane fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Y
Embraer ERJ 145 2 — 50 [11]
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ "New South African Carrier". Airliner World: 14. November 2015.
  2. ^ "South Africa's Fly Blue Crane enters into Business Rescue". Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Fly Blue Crane cancels flights as part of business rescue plan". Traveller. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  4. ^ "Fly Blue Crane Flights". Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. ^ "South Africa's Fly Blue Crane suspends operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d "Fly Blue Crane – SUSPENDED • Kimberley • CITY PORTAL".
  7. ^ a b c d "Flight Schedule". Fly Blue Crane. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  8. ^ Liu, Jim (19 August 2016). "Fly Blue Crane adds Mthatha service from Oct 2016". Airline Route. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  9. ^ Brophy, Selene (19 December 2015). "Fly Blue Crane cancels Joburg to Nelspruit route". Traveller24. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Embraer 135/145 Active with Fly Blue Crane". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Fleet". Fly Blue Crane. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

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