{"id":27684,"date":"2022-10-28T16:25:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T10:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=27684"},"modified":"2022-10-28T16:25:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T10:55:31","slug":"lift-launches-daily-3-flights-between-durban-johannesburg-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/28\/lift-launches-daily-3-flights-between-durban-johannesburg-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Lift launches daily 3 flights between Durban & Johannesburg | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The lift has joined the four other airlines offering flights on South Africa\u2019s second-busiest domestic route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South African start-up airline\u00a0Lift\u00a0has launched flights between Johannesburg and Durban. The inaugural flight departed on October 26th, operated by one of the airline\u2019s\u00a0Airbus A320\u00a0aircraft.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airline will now fly three times per day from\u00a0Johannesburg O R Tambo International Airport\u00a0(JNB), the busiest airport in the country, to\u00a0Durban King Shaka International Airport\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>(DUR), the third-busiest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lift Airlines is keen to fill the gap in the market left by the demise of both Mango and\u00a0Comair. The airline will however face significant competition on the route from four other airlines \u2013 FlySafair, South African Airways, Comair, and\u00a0Airlink.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flight schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The lift will operate 3 flights per day, each with a block time of one hour and 15 minutes. The schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Flight GE201<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 departs Johannesburg at 06:00 and comes to Durban at 07:05<\/li>
  2. Flight GE202\u00a0\u2013 departs Durban at 08:00 and comes to Johannesburg at 09:05<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    1. Flight GE209<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 departs Johannesburg at noon and comes to Durban at 13:05<\/li>
    2. Flight GE210<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 departs Durban at 13:55 and comes to Johannesburg at 15:00<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      1. Flight GE211<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 departs Johannesburg at 16:00 and comes to Durban at 17:05<\/li>
      2. Flight GE212\u00a0\u2013 departs Durban at 18:05 and comes to Johannesburg at 19:10<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        The CEO and co-founder of Lift, Jonathan Ayache, celebrated his airline\u2019s latest route launch, said,<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        \u201cIt\u2019s no secret that Durban has had its fair share of struggles over the past 2 years, and we are just so proud and happy to play a small part in bringing back travel and tourism to such a deserving city. Durban is 1 of the most common requests we receive on social media and has been on our radar for a while, and for that, we couldn\u2019t be more excited.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The news was well-received locally too, with KwaZulu-Natal\u2019s Department for Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs stating,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Lift Airlines air services to Durban<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        \u201cThe launch of Lift Airlines air services to Durban airport <\/strong><\/a>is a welcome addition to King Shaka International Airport, improving the much-needed capacity on one of South Africa\u2019s most popular routes \u2013 Durban to Johannesburg.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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        History has been made as the first Lift flight from Johannesburg to Durban has landed @kingshakaint<\/a> today, 26 October 2022 \ud83d\uddde\ud83d\udeec\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6#Lift<\/a> #Johannesburg<\/a> #Durban<\/a> #CatchFlights<\/a> #KZN<\/a> #kznhasitall<\/a> #zwakala<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/cxXqr0Vnp7<\/a><\/p>— Tourism KZN (@TourismKZN) October 26, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>