Private South African airline Airlink and government of the Kingdom of Eswatini have agreed to end their decades-long joint venture Eswatini Airlink.
Eswatini Airlink was established in 1999 to provide air services for the kingdom after Royal Swazi National Airways stopped operating.
Eswatini Airlink currently operates multiple daily services between the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and Sikhuphe's King Mswati III International Airport.From 1 June, both Airlink and the Kingdom's new national carrier, Eswatini Air, will provide scheduled flights between ORT and King Mswati III International Airport.
"We have jointly and amicably agreed to discontinue Eswatini Airlink's operations in an orderly manner to avoid any disruption and inconvenience to our customers," Airlink CEO Rodger Foster said in a statement on Thursday. Eswatini's Minister for Public Works and Transport, Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe, says that the government decided to take advantage of what it sees as an opportunity to restart a national airline in the post-pandemic recovery period.
In his view, the launch of the new, wholly government-owned Eswatini Air ushers in"a new era of competition".In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For only, you have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today.
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