Airlink

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Airlink is an airline based in South Africa. It is privately owned and has developed into South Africa's first feeder network aimed at linking the smaller towns, regional centers and hubs throughout South Africa. It is no longer part of an alliance with South African Airways and South African Express, but still maintains various co-operative agreements.

1 Code Data
2 History
3 Services
4 Fleet
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Code Data

IATA Code: 4Z
ICAO Code: LNK
Callsign: LINK ^[1]

[edit] History

Airlink was formed in 1995 and incorporated a range of other airlines: Midlands Aviation (founded in 1967), Lowveld Aviation Services, Magnum Airways, Border Air, Citi Air and Link Airways. It has a 49% share in Zimbabwe Airlink and a 40% share in Airlink Swaziland. In 1997 Airlink joined South African Airways and South African Express Airways in a strategic alliance, and was rebranded as South African Airlink, but this partnership was discontinued in early 2006.

[edit] Services

Airlink operates the following services (at March 2005):

Johannesburg to Beira, Bulawayo, George, Mafikeng, Mala Mala, Manzini, Margate, Maseru, Ndola. Nelspruit, Phalaborwa, Pietersburg, Pietermaritzburg, Umtata and Upington
Durban to Bloemfontein, East London, George, Maputo and Nelspruit
Cape Town to George, Kimberley, Lanseria, Nelspruit, Sun City and Upington
Port Elizabeth to Bloemfontein and East London