- Mango (airline)
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Mango 
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TULCAFounded 2006 Hubs OR Tambo International Airport Focus cities Cape Town International Airport Frequent-flyer program None Airport lounge None Fleet size 5 Destinations 6 Parent company South African Airways Headquarters OR Tambo International Airport
Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South AfricaKey people Nico Bezuidenhout CEO Website http://www.flymango.com Mango is a South African low-cost airline. It operates domestic scheduled budget services. Its main base is OR Tambo International Airport near Johannesburg.[1] Mango has its head office on the mezannine level of the Domestic Departure Terminal of OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.[2][3]
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History
Mango was launched on 30 October 2006 with bookings going on sale at midnight on the same date. Mango’s first flight took place on 15 November 2006.
Mango is a low cost airline featuring a uniform fleet of aircraft with high seating density. Mango also offers online ticketing.
Mango operates five Boeing 737-800 aircraft which are serviced and maintained by SAA Technical. Each aircraft carries 186 passengers between Johannesburg and Cape Town, Durban and Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban and Bloemfontein and Cape Town as well as Lanseria and Cape Town and Bloemfontein and Johannesburg.
Destinations
Mango operates services on the following routes:[1]
- South Africa
Fleet
The Mango fleet includes the following aircraft (as of June 2011):[4]
Mango Fleet Aircraft In Fleet Passengers Registraion Boeing 737-800 5 186 ZS-SJG, ZS-SJH, ZS-SJK, ZS-SKL, ZS-SJP All of Mango's fleet is leased by South African Airways, the parent company of Mango.
Inflight services
A standard booking does not include food and drinks. Mango offers a buy on board programme offering food and drinks for purchase.[5][6]
Mango provides an in-flight magazine Mango Juice and Mango TV, a daily in flight entertainment programme. Mango also wants to introduce wi-fi on board. Mango won't pay for bandwidth, but will bear the cost of the hardware and installation.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 47. 2007-04-10.
- ^ "Background." Ekurhuleni. 3 (3/8). Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Contact Us." Mango. Retrieved on 30 September 2009. "Mezzanine Level Domestic Departure Terminal OR Tambo International Airport 1627"
- ^ "Mango's fleet". http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Mango.
- ^ "Spaza Mango 1." Mango. Accessed October 30, 2008.
- ^ "Spaza Mango 2." Mango. Accessed October 30, 2008.
- ^ http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31095:caa-welcomes-inflight-broadband&catid=260:telecoms&Itemid=59
External links
- Mango
- Mango at ATDB: profile, history and events, contacts and management, historical/current/planned aircraft in fleets
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