LIFT (airline)

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LIFT
LIFT Airline Logo.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
GE [1] GBB [1] GLOBE [1]
Founded2020
Commenced operations10 December 2020;4 years ago (2020-12-10)
Hubs O. R. Tambo International Airport [1]
Fleet size6[ citation needed ]
Destinations3 [1] [2]
Parent company Global Airways
Headquarters Cape Town, South Africa
Key people
  • Cilliers Jordaan - Commercial Director


Website www.lift.co.za

LIFT is a South African airline, based in Cape Town. LIFT currently offers domestic routes from a hub at O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, using a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft that are operated by Global Airways. [1]

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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,[ citation needed ] 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] [8]

Destinations

As of August 2023, Lift serves the following scheduled destinations: [2] [1]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport [2]
Durban King Shaka International Airport [11] [2]
George George Airport Terminated
Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport Hub [2]

Fleet

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

AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotesRefs
CYTotal
Airbus A320-200 6112150162operated by Global Airways
Total61—

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ch-aviation.com - Lift Airlines Archived 12 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 12 November 2022
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 lift.co.za - Schedule Archived 12 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 12 November 2022
  3. ↑ Denise Mhlanga, Denise (22 March 2022). "Inospace in R1.25bn last-mile logistics joint venture with Fortress". BusinessLIVE. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Alon Apteker". Avante-Garde. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Brand New Airline". Archived from the original on 16 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "You Can Name South Africa's Newest Airline". Archived from the original on 1 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "New SA Airline to be named by public here's your chance to be famous". Archived from the original on 5 November 2020.
  8. 1 2 "SA's 'new airline' now has a name – beating these comical suggestions". Archived from the original on 1 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "SA's Newest Airline Finally Has a Name". Archived from the original on 1 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Lift - About Us". Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Lift launches new route, expands flights in South Africa". 22 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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