Fly Blue Crane has applied for an international air service licence in hope of launching services to Maputo and Swaziland out of OR Tambo International Airport.
The application was presented to the Department of Tourism on Thursday, March 17.
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“This was the first stage of the application process,” Fly Blue Crane COO, Theunis Potgieter, told Tourism Update. “The process is expected to be finalised in about three weeks – by when we are hoping our application will be approved.”
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Fly Blue Crane has not confirmed when it hopes to launch the routes, however it has applied to fly 12 times a week to Maputo International Airport and seven times a week to King Mswatii III Airport in Swaziland.
The flights on each route will offer a weekly capacity of 700 and 1 200 passengers respectively.