LIFT (airline) explained

Airline:LIFT
Fleet Size:6[1]
Destinations:3
Iata:GE
Icao:GBB
Callsign:GLOBE
Parent:Global Airways
Founded:2020
Headquarters:Cape Town, South Africa

LIFT is a South African airline, which currently operates domestic routes from O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg using a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, operated by Global Airways.[2]

History

LIFT was established in October 2020 and commenced operations on December 10, 2020. LIFT is a joint venture between former Comair CEO Gidon Novick, former Uber executive Jonathan Ayache, and Global Airways, a South African-based ACMI specialist that operates Airbus A320 & A340 aircraft. Other founder investors include entrepreneurs Rael Levitt[3] and Alon Apteker.[4]

The name LIFT was selected after the public were invited to name the airline in a social media campaign.[5] [6] [7] LIFT Airline was selected after being submitted by eight contestants, who agreed to share the main prize of free flights for a year.[8] Their names are inscribed on the body of the first three aircraft in the fleet. The airline's name was revealed on October 29, 2020.[9] [10] [11]

Destinations

As of August 2023, Lift serves the following scheduled destinations:[12] [2]

!Country!City!Airport!Notes!Refs
South AfricaCape TownCape Town International Airport
DurbanKing Shaka International Airport[13]
GeorgeGeorge Airport
JohannesburgO. R. Tambo International Airport

Fleet

As of August 2023, the LIFT fleet consists of six Airbus A320 aircraft:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lift Fleet Details and History . 2023-02-18 . www.planespotters.net . 18 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230218101811/https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Lift?refresh=1 . live .
  2. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/LFS ch-aviation.com - Lift Airlines
  3. Web site: Denise Mhlanga . Denise . 22 March 2022 . Inospace in R1.25bn last-mile logistics joint venture with Fortress . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20220401094159/https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/property/2022-03-22-inospace-in-r125bn-last-mile-logistics-joint-venture-with-fortress/ . 1 April 2022 . 2022-04-01 . BusinessLIVE . en-ZA .
  4. Web site: Alon Apteker . 2022-04-01 . Avante-Garde . en-US . 23 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230523023139/https://avant-garde.org.za/team/alon-apteker/ . live .
  5. Web site: Brand New Airline . . 16 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201116140001/https://brandnewairline.co.za/ . dead .
  6. Web site: You Can Name South Africa's Newest Airline . . 1 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101172910/https://www.iol.co.za/travel/travel-news/you-can-name-south-africas-newest-airline-505f825d-06b4-401f-b49a-eccc2bc8186e . live .
  7. Web site: New SA Airline to be named by public here's your chance to be famous . . 5 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201105205306/https://www.getaway.co.za/travel-news/new-sa-airline-to-be-named-by-public-heres-your-chance-to-be-famous/ . live .
  8. Web site: SA's 'new airline' now has a name – beating these comical suggestions . . 1 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101021407/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/offbeat/what-is-new-airline-south-africa-name-competition-lift/ . live .
  9. Web site: SA's Newest Airline Finally Has a Name . . 1 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101055620/https://www.businessinsider.co.za/sas-newest-airline-finally-has-a-name-2020-10 . live .
  10. Web site: Lift - About Us . 10 December 2020 . 10 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201210221051/https://www.lift.co.za/about/About-Us . live .
  11. Web site: SA's 'new airline' now has a name – beating these comical suggestions . . 1 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101021407/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/offbeat/what-is-new-airline-south-africa-name-competition-lift/ . live .
  12. https://www.lift.co.za/About/lift-schedule lift.co.za - Schedule
  13. Web site: 22 September 2022 . Lift launches new route, expands flights in South Africa . 22 September 2022 . 22 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922093416/https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/627622/lift-launches-new-route-expands-flights-in-south-africa/ . live .
  14. Web site: Lift Fleet Details and History . 2023-02-18 . www.planespotters.net . 18 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230218101811/https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Lift?refresh=1 . live .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "LIFT (airline)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.