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Comair
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 Comair Boeing 737-33A |
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| Comair PO Box 7015 Bonaero Park Gauteng 1622 SOUTH AFRICA |
Tel.: +27 11 921 0111 |
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Comair is an airline based in South Africa. It operates scheduled services on domestic trunk routes as a British Airways franchisee and an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. Its main base is OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, with hubs at Cape Town International Airport and King Shaka International Airport, Durban.
The airline was established and started operations on 14 July 1946 as Commercial Air Services. It was founded by Second World War South African Air Force colleagues AC Joubert, JMS Martin, L Zimmerman and JD Human.
A franchise agreement with British Airways was signed in 1996 and in early 2000 British Airways acquired a minority holding. It was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in July 1998. In 2001, kulula.com was set up. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comair and was set up as a low-cost airline.
On 6 September 2007, Comair extended its franchise agreement with British Airways for a further 11 years.
The airline was established and started operations on 14 July 1946 as Commercial Air Services. It was founded by Second World War South African Air Force colleagues AC Joubert, JMS Martin, L Zimmerman and JD Human.
A franchise agreement with British Airways was signed in 1996 and in early 2000 British Airways acquired a minority holding. It was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in July 1998. In 2001, kulula.com was set up. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comair and was set up as a low-cost airline.
On 6 September 2007, Comair extended its franchise agreement with British Airways for a further 11 years.
Annual Results - 2009
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FTKs (millions) |
% change 09/08 |
| 30 June | 386,803 |
13.4 |
370,475 |
9,268 |
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