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Mango to launch Lanseria operation as fifth aircraft comes online
  • - Booking opens tomorrow

    Low cost airline Mango will launch operations from Lanseria on 1 June 2011, with bookings open at 10:00 on Tuesday 3 May for its inaugural route to and from Cape Town.

    Mango will make 15 000 selected flights available (terms and conditions at www.flymango.com ) at a fare of R 495 one way on sale between 10:00 on 3 May and 31 May at 17:00 for travel between June , July and August. The airline, with best domestic on time record over the past three years, will be the second low cost carrier to operate out of Lanseria.

    Initial frequency to Cape Town would see three flights daily on week days depart daily from in each direction. “Lanseria is the second route launch for Mango in the past year,” says CEO Nico Bezuidenhout. The airline launched its successful Johannesburg Bloemfontein route last year. “Growth is a priority on our agenda following a successful post-launch period.”

    Bezuidenhout is optimistic about the airline’s new operation. “Demand has significantly increased across all routes and the introduction of a second presence in Gauteng will further strengthen Mango’s value proposition. We continue to offer the widest distribution and payment method network to our Guests, and operations from Lanseria will further cement Mango’s commitment to its mandate of making air travel more accessible and affordable to South Africans.”

    Lanseria Cape Town flights will be available on www.flymango.com and through the Mango call centre 08611 62646 from 3 May at 10:00. Edgars account card holders will also be able to book flights departing to and from Lanseria and bookings will be available through Shoprite, Checkers and Checkers Hyper Money Market Counters and travel agents.

    The airline’s fifth new generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft, owned by General Electric Capital Aviation Services, also came on line last week. Mango’s fleet now comprises five aircraft. Mango will fly between Lanseria and Cape Town 3 times daily weekdays in each direction:

    Departing Lanseria:

    05:55
    11:55
    17:50

    Departing Cape Town:

    08:35
    15:05
    20:40

    Saturdays departing Lanseria:

    06:30
    13:15

    Saturdays departing Cape Town:

    09:30
    16:15

    Sundays departing Lanseria:

    06:30
    12:10
    17:50

    Sundays departing Cape Town:

    09:20
    14:50
    20:40