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Founded | 2020 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 10 December 2020 | ||||||
Hubs | O. R. Tambo International Airport[1] | ||||||
Fleet size | 6[2] | ||||||
Destinations | 3[1][3] | ||||||
Parent company | Global Airways | ||||||
Headquarters | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||
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Website | www |
LIFT is a South African airline, which currently operates domestic routes from O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg using a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft, operated by Global Airways.[1]
LIFT was established in October 2020 and commenced operations on December 10, 2020. LIFT is a joint venture between former Kulula.com CEO Gidon Novick, former Uber executive Jonathan Ayache, and Global Airways,[4] a South African-based ACMI specialist that operates Airbus A320 & A340 aircraft. Other founder investors include entrepreneurs Rael Levitt[5] and Alon Apteker.[6]
The name LIFT was selected after the public were invited to name the airline in a social media campaign.[7][8][9] LIFT Airline was selected after being submitted by eight contestants, who agreed to share the main prize of free flights for a year.[10] Their names are inscribed on the body of the first three aircraft in the fleet. The airline's name was revealed on October 29, 2020.[11][12][13]
As of August 2023, Lift serves the following scheduled destinations:[3][1]
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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South Africa | Cape Town | Cape Town International Airport | [3] | |
Durban | King Shaka International Airport | [14][3] | ||
George | George Airport | Terminated | ||
Johannesburg | O. R. Tambo International Airport | Hub | [3] |
As of August 2023, the LIFT fleet consists of five Airbus A320 aircraft:
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | Refs | |||
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C | Y | Total | ||||||
Airbus A320-200 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 150 | 162 | operated by Global Airways | [2] | |
Total | 6 | 1 | — |