Air Namibia
Air Namibia was the flag carrier of Namibia.[3] It was based in Windhoek. It began in 1947 with the name South West Air Transport.[4] The name was changed to Namib Air in 1966.[5] The government of South Africa bought the airline in 1982. The Air Namibia name was introduced in October 1991.[6] In 2009, Air Namibia launched a frequent-flyer program. It is called Reward$.[7] Before 2013, Air Namibia used to borrow planes from other companies. In 2011, Air Namibia bought two new Airbus A319. They were delivered in 2013 and used to be owned by the airline the airline used to fly to european and african countries[8] in february 2021 it was closed and liquidated by the government of Namibia due do the outstanding debt and many years of financial dependence on government support [9][10]
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Founded | November 1946 | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Reward$ | ||||||
Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
Destinations | 18 | ||||||
Parent company | Government of Namibia (100%) | ||||||
Headquarters | Windhoek, Namibia | ||||||
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Employees | 692 (February 2017)[2] | ||||||
Website | airnamibia |
Gallery
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One of the A319's that Air Namibia bought in 2013
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The cabin on an Air Namibia Boeing 747
References
change- ↑ "New acting MD for Air Namibia. Namibian Sun, 13 August 2015". Namibiansun.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ↑ Know Your SOEs: Air Namibia (Pty) Ltd Archived 2017-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, New Era, February 23, 2017
- ↑ "Air Namibia Flight Bookings - SA Airlines". Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BOLD. 28 January 2009. ISBN 9781462813902. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "Air Namibia flight schedule". Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "Air Namibia Flight Bookings & Vouchers - SW Flights". Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "Reward$". Air Namibia. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "Flight Schedule (Effective 29 June 2018–27 October 2018" (PDF). Air Namibia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2018.
- ↑ "Air Namibia ceases operations, gov't to announce liquidation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "Air Namibia ist am Ende" [Air Namibia is finished]. aeroTELEGRAPH (in Swiss High German). 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-02-15.