Flitestar Explained

Airline:Flitestar
Parent:Trek Airways
Founded:16 October 1991
Ceased:11 April 1994
Fleet Size:6

Flitestar was a South African commercial airline that operated from 1991 to 1994.

Company history

Flitestar was the first South African airline to directly challenge the monopoly of South African Airways (SAA). It was a subsidiary of Trek Airways; the actual name of the airline was Trek Airways Flitestar, but it operated under the brand name Flitestar. The airline began operations on 16 October 1991 using four new leased Airbus A320-211 aircraft.

Flitestar concentrated on serving the business market without neglecting other passengers, which gained it up to 25% of the domestic market with load factors of 63% or more.On 11 April 1994 Flitestar and Trek Airways ceased operations.[1]

Flitestar Aviation Ltd is a British based Air Charter Company, founded in 2019 and based in Cheshire, United Kingdom specializing in large commercial jet charter services worldwide.

Destinations

Flitestar served the following destinations:[2]

South Africa

Namibia

Fleet

Flitestar Fleet
AircraftIn FleetNotes
Airbus A320-2114
ATR 72-2022
Total6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flitestar, an article on the history of Flitestar in South Africa, by Paul Dubois.. sa-transport.co.za. 2015-05-12.
  2. Book: Encyclopedia of African Airlines. Guttery, B.R.. 1998. McFarland. 978-0-7864-0495-7. 171. 2015-05-12.