LIFT Airline

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LIFT Airline
LIFT Airline Logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
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Founded2020 (As LIFT Airline)
Commenced operations10 December 2020;19 months ago (2020-12-10)
Hubs O. R. Tambo International Airport
Focus cities Cape Town International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations2
Headquarters Cape Town, South Africa
Key people
  • Gidon Novick (CEO)
  • Jonathan Ayache (CEO)
Website www.lift.co.za

LIFT Airline is a South African airline, which launched on December 10, 2020 at the start of the South African summer holiday season. It operates on major domestic routes from O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg using a fleet of Airbus A320 narrow body aircraft, operated by Global Aviation.

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History

LIFT was established in October 2020 and commenced operations on December 10, 2020. The name, LIFT Airline, was selected after the public were invited to name the airline in a social media campaign. [1] [2] [3] Over 25,000 names were received with LIFT Airline being submitted by eight contestants all of whom agreed to share the main prize of free flights for a year. [4] Their names are inscribed on the body of the first aircraft that took to the air. The airline's new name was revealed on October 29, 2020 and was selected as it reflects optimism in the country and the airline sector. [5] [6] [7]

Ownership

LIFT is a joint venture between former Kulula.com CEO Gidon Novick, former Uber executive Jonathan Ayache, and aircraft leasing company Global Airways, [8] a South African-based ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) specialist operating a mixed fleet of Airbus A320 & A340 aircraft. Other founder investors include entrepreneurs, Rael Levitt [9] and Alon Apteker [10]

Destinations

ProvinceCityAirportNotes
Gauteng Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport Hub
Western Cape Cape Town Cape Town International Airport
Western Cape George George Airport Seasonal

Fleet

As of December 2020, the LIFT fleet consists of three Airbus A320-200 aircraft. [11]

AircraftIn FleetOrdersPassengersNotes
Airbus A320-200 30180
Total30

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