18 October 2012

FreshAir to commence flights between Johannesburg <> Victoria Falls in November 2012

update (12 Nov 2012): According to news reports, FreshAir has announced  plans to resume operations from as early as December with another operator. 51% shareholder Nu-Aero (49% belong to 1time) is currently planning to find a new operator that will operate between Victoria Falls and  OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on its behalf. 

update (03 Nov 2012): 1time's liquidation puts indoubt the joint venture between the South African airline and its Zimbabwean partner Nu.Com (Pvt) Ltd (Nu-Aero).

The new Zimbabwean registered low cost airline FreshAir, a joint venture between Nu.Com (Pvt) Ltd (Nu-Aero) from Zimbabwe and South African budget carrier 1time, announced that it will start operating flights between OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on 02 November 2012. FreshAir will, as it stands, operate three weekly flights on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays between the two destinations. In favour of the new airline, 1time is terminating its current Johannesburg <> Livingstone (Zambia) flights and will subsequently replace it with flights between OR Tambo International Airport and Victoria Falls.

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