Velvet Sky (airline)
| Velvet Sky | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| IATA code : | VZ |
| ICAO code : | VEL |
| Call sign : | VELVET |
| Founding: | 2011 |
| Operation stopped: | 2012 |
| Seat: |
Durban , South Africa
|
| Home airport : | King Shaka International Airport |
| Company form: | Proprietory Limited |
| Management: | Cecil Reddy (Chairman), Dhevan Pillay (Director) |
| Fleet size: | 5 |
| Aims: | national |
| Velvet Sky ceased operations in 2012. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Velvet Sky was a South African low-cost airline based in Durban and based at King Shaka International Airport . It was liquidated on May 14, 2012.
history
Velvet Sky was formally founded by local business people in 2009, but practically in January 2011 and began flight operations on March 22, 2011. It was owned by Macdonalds Holdings, founded in 1970 .
At the end of February 2012 a creditor filed for liquidation against Velvet Sky and flight operations were suspended from February 27, 2012 until further notice. The company then worked on a restructuring plan, which was rejected by a court on May 14; in the course of this decision, the liquidation was initiated.
aims
The airline served the national destinations Johannesburg and Cape Town from King Shaka International Airport in Durban . From October 1, 2011 a connection from Johannesburg to Polokwane is to be started. In the medium term, further national and regional flights should be added to the flight plan.
fleet
As of February 2012, the Velvet Sky fleet consisted of five aircraft:
- 3 Boeing 737-300s (1 operated by Safair )
- 2 Douglas DC-9-30 (operated by Global Aviation Operations )
See also
Web links
- VelvetSky website (English) - offline
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Provisional liquidation for Velvet Sky. IOL News, May 14, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012
- ^ New SA domestic airline gets ready for take-off, Tourism Update Online, January 11, 2011
- ^ New SA carrier to take to the skies, Tourism Update Online, March 18, 2011
- ↑ Breaking news: New SA carrier takes to the sky, Tourism Update Online, March 17, 2011
- ↑ defenseweb.co.za - Velvet Sky's liquidation postponed indefinitely (English) March 8, 2012
- ^ Velvet Sky to launch Johannesburg-Polokwane service. Southern African Tourism Update Online, September 9, 2011
- ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Velvet Sky fleet (English) accessed on February 24, 2012
