LIFT Airline

2022 - 9 - 22

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Lift launches new route, expands flights in South Africa (BusinessTech)

Domestic airline LIFT has added a new route to its flights and is bringing in more planes – expanding into a market that has been suffering.

However, low-demand routes reserved well in advance are frequently less expensive – under R1,000 Flight ticket prices increased while seat capacity decreased. Along with the Joburg-Durban flight, the airline expects to announce flights for the Cape Town-Durban route in the coming weeks, with flights expected to operate from November 2022.

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UpLIFTing news: Low-cost airline to launch Durban route (The South African)

LIFT is spreading its wings...The low-cost carrier is set to launch scheduled flights from Johannesburg to Durban from next month.

The airline is now expanding its horizons. The airline has announced that it will also offer flights to Durban from October. Lift is set to launch Durban flights next month.

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Lift launches flights to Durban — How prices compare to Airlink ... (MyBroadband)

This is how the ticket prices for flights between Johannesburg and Durban compare on Lift, Airlink, FlySafair, CemAir, and SAA.

Durban -> Johannesburg Johannesburg -> Durban Lift

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LIFT'S expansion has finally got wings (Independent Online)

On Thursday LIFT announced the launch of the Johannesburg-Durban route in what the airliner said was its first step in connecting the popular 'Golden ...

The airliner said market conditions since its launch in December 2020 had been extremely challenging because of the multiple Covid waves, which had a major impact on the demand for flights. “The airline adds additional seat capacity to the Durban market, which improves access to our destination for both our business and leisure travellers. The recent launch of Tourism Month on 15 September 2022 demonstrated our readiness to host visitors that have chosen to make KwaZulu-Natal their destination of choice.” Booking dates for the Cape Town-Durban route will be confirmed in the coming weeks, with flights expected to operate from November. “We’re also adding four aircraft to our fleet, which has been done using flexible capacity and can easily be increased or decreased based on demand. Comair had held a 40% share of domestic air travellers in South Africa.

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