Eswatini Airlink

Eswatini Airlink
IATA code :	4Z
ICAO code :	SZL
Call sign :	SWAZILINK
Founding:	1999
Seat:	Manzini , Swaziland
Home airport :	King Mswati III International Airport
Company form:	PLC
Management:	Joseph Dlamini
Frequent Flyer Program :	Voyager
Fleet size:	1
Aims:	international
Website:	flyeswatiniairlink.com

Old logo of Swaziland Airlink until 2018

Eswatini Airlink , until 2018 Swaziland Airlink , is the national airline Eswatinis based in Manzini and based at King Mswati III International Airport.

history

In 1999 the government of Swaziland, as a majority shareholder (60%), founded a joint venture called Swaziland Airlink Pty Ltd. together with the South African airline Airlink . as the successor to the state airline Royal Swazi National Airways . The start of flight operations took place in April 1999, initially until September 2012 with own aircraft under an AOC from Swaziland. Since 2012, Swaziland has left Airlink, or now Eswatini Airlink, to provide the entire flight service to its South African parent company. It currently used and uses (as of April 2020) aircraft, crew, traffic rights, AOC and the Airlink flight service license.

Swaziland Airlink, like the South African Airlink (which operated temporarily under the South African Airlink brand ), cooperates with South African Airways . In addition to the common frequent flyer program Voyager, there are also codeshare agreements between the companies.

Since 2006, Swaziland Airlink has been on the list of operating bans for the airspace of the European Union . However, on April 10, 2014 this ban was lifted.

After the renaming from Swaziland to Eswatini in 2018, the airline was also given a new name.

From June 11th, 2020 ^[obsolete] Eswatini Airlink will operate with an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from Eswatini for the first time .

Destinations

Eswatini Airlink operates scheduled flights from Eswatini to Johannesburg several times a day . There is a connection to the international route network of the parent company South African Airways . Freight and charter flights are also offered to other countries in southern Africa , such as Lesotho or Mozambique .

fleet

Swaziland Airlink's Fokker F28-3000 in 1999

As of March 2017, the Swaziland Airlink fleet consists of a 16.4 year old Embraer ERJ 135LR with 37 seats.

See also

• List of airlines

Web links

Commons : Eswatini Airlink  - collection of images

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Airlink begins SAA uncoupling; Eswatini unit pursues own AOC. In: ch-aviation . January 20, 2020, accessed April 19, 2020 . 
2. ↑ European Commission - Aviation: Commission updates European Air Safety List, April 10, 2014, accessed on January 20, 2015
3. ↑ ch-aviation - Swaziland Airlink (English), accessed on May 2, 2017