Mango (airline)

Mango
IATA
JE		 ICAO
MNO		 Callsign
TULCA
Founded 2006
Hubs OR Tambo International Airport
Focus cities Cape Town International Airport
Frequent-flyer program Voyager
Airport lounge None
Fleet size 9
Destinations 6
Parent company South African Airways
Headquarters OR Tambo International Airport
Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa
Key people Nico Bezuidenhout CEO
Website flymango.com

Mango Airlines SOC Ltd, known as Mango, is a state-owned South African low-cost airline, founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of South African Airways, that operates domestic scheduled budget services. Mango's main base is OR Tambo International Airport near Johannesburg.[1]

History

Mango was launched on 30 October 2006, with bookings going on sale at midnight on the same date. Mango’s first flight took place on 15 November 2006.

As a low cost airline, Mango features a uniform fleet of aircraft with high seating density. Mango also offers online ticketing.

Mango operates eight Boeing 737-800 aircraft. [2] Each aircraft carries 186 passengers between Johannesburg and Cape Town, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth, Durban and Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban and Bloemfontein and Cape Town as well as Lanseria and Cape Town and Bloemfontein and Johannesburg.

Corporate affairs

Ownership and associates

Mango is 100% owned by South African Airways,[1] which is itself owned by the government of South Africa. All its aircraft are serviced and maintained by SAA Technical, also an SAA subsidiary.

Business trends

A Mango Boeing 737-800 at Cape Town International Airport

Some key trends made available for Mango over recent years are (as at year ending 31 March):

- style="background:#ff4e00;" | 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Turnover (Rm) 1,360 1,942
Net Profit/Loss before tax (Rm) 40.0
Net Profit/Loss after tax (Rm) loss 10.9 13.7 0.3 c.−92.8 39.1 −16.1
Number of passengers (m) 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.3
Passenger load factor (%) 86 77 81.3 82.4
Number of staff (at year end) 598
Number of aircraft (at year end) 4 4 4 5 7 6 8
Notes/sources [3][4] [5][3][4] [3][4] [3][4][6] [3][4] [7] [8]

The financial figures for Mango are incorporated within the SAA Group figures. (Mango's CEO, Nico Bezuidenhout, said in 2009: "I am not releasing our financial statements as that is sensitive information. We've always said we would report on the results and tell the taxpayer how we have performed. We have never promised to publish the audited financial report."[5] )

The figures above therefore include those quoted in 2012 by the South African Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Gigaba[3] (the 2011-12 loss was stated as "approximately R58 per passenger"). Other details have since been made public, and the SAA 2013 and 2014 Annual Reports have given fuller accounts of some details of Mango's performance.

Head office

Mango's head office is at OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, on the mezzanine level of the Domestic Departure Terminal.[9][10]

Destinations

Mango operates services on the following routes:[1][11]

 South Africa
 Tanzania

Voyager Miles

South African Airways Voyager members can now redeem SAA Voyager miles with Mango, but are not yet able to earn SAA Voyager miles with Mango. No other SAA Voyager benefits, such as additional baggage, upgrades or lounge access are applicable when using SAA Voyager miles to pay for a Mango flight. [13]

Fleet

The Mango fleet includes the following aircraft with an average age of 13.6 years as of November 2014:[14]

Mango Boeing 737-800 on approach to Cape Town International Airport
Mango Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 8 2 186
Boeing 737-300 1 0 142 ZS-VDB
Total 9 2

Inflight Services

A standard booking does not include food and drinks. Mango offers a buy on board programme offering food and drinks for purchase.[15][16]

Mango provides an in-flight magazine Mango Juice along with Mango TV, a daily in flight entertainment programme viewable on the drop-down televisions placed throughout the aircraft.

In-flight Wi-Fi is also available on all flights for a fee, except on ZS-VDB as this is an older aircraft . Wi-fi services are provided by G-Connect, a local internet broadband provider. [17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. p. 47.
  2. ↑ http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Mango
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Statement by Minister Malusi Gigaba on Mango and the South African aviation sector". Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "SAA Group Annual Report 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Mango financial results to 31 Mar 2009". Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Mango Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "SAA Group Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "South African Airways Group Integrated Annual Report 2014" (PDF). South African Airways. 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Background." Ekurhuleni. 3 (3/8). Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
  10. ↑ "Contact Us." Mango. Retrieved on 27 December 2011. "Mezzanine Level Domestic Departure Terminal OR Tambo International Airport 1627"
  11. ↑ "Mango launches Johannesburg/Port Elizabeth and Cape Town/Port Elizabeth routes. First flights depart 5 December 2012". Flymangonews.co.za. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  12. ↑ http://www.flymango.com
  13. ↑ https://www.flymango.com/en/1133/voyager
  14. ↑ http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Mango
  15. ↑ "Spaza Mango 1." Mango. Accessed 30 October 2008.
  16. ↑ "Spaza Mango 2." Mango. Accessed 30 October 2008.
  17. ↑ "Mango welcomes Sixth aircraft to its fleet; live on-board TV planned". Flymangonews.co.za. Retrieved 2013-05-30.

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