Mango (airline)
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| Mango | ||
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| IATA JE |
ICAO MNO |
Callsign TULCA |
| Founded | 2006 | |
| Hubs | OR Tambo International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Cape Town International Airport Durban International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | None | |
| Member lounge | None | |
| Fleet size | 4 | |
| Destinations | 4 | |
| Parent company | South African Airways | |
| Headquarters |  Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Key people | Nico Bezuidenhout CEO | |
| Website: http://www.flymango.co.za | ||
Mango is a low-cost airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is wholly owned by South African Airways. It operates domestic scheduled budget services. Its main base is OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.[1]
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[edit] History
After years of losing market-share to low-cost carriers such as Kulula, South African Airways executives decided to launch their own domestic carrier to compete in this market. Their project to launch a new low-cost airline was originally given the code name TULCA (The Ultimate Low Cost Airline).[1] Within hours of being online, the website was downed due to excessive traffic caused by eager would-be commuters clamouring to book seats, which at a starting price of R169, were almost half that of rival Kulula.[citation needed]
The airline launched in October 2006 amidst much fanfare and criticism. It started operations on 15 November 2006.[1] Rival airlines noted that Mango could afford to subsidise ticket prices as its parent company, SAA, is a public governmental company, and therefore taxpayer funded. This has fuelled outcries of unfair trading. A report by Finance 24 claimed that South African taxpayers are funding the airline to the tune of R3 million a week.[2] Mango had a poor start with negative media however Mango have reported a healthy profit already, before SAA's set target date in late August of 2008.[citation needed]
[edit] Destinations
Mango operates services to the following destinations (at March 2007)[1] :
[edit] Fleet
Mango currently leases 4 Boeing 737-800 aircraft from South African Airways[1] but plans to introduce more aircraft into its fleet in the near future.
[edit] Logo
Coincidentally the letter "O" in the logo is similar to the logo of the fictional disaster-prone airline Oceanic Airlines in the TV series Lost.
[edit] External links
- Mango
- Mango at ATDB: profile, history and events, contacts and management, historical/current/planned aircraft in fleets
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-10, p. 47.
- ^ Finance 24
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