update (04 August 2022): The Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation (RENAC) has posted on LinkedIn that "the wait will soon be over". No launch date, but a least a hint that the new airline will be launching operations in the near future.
update (01 July 2022): According to an article on bizcommunity.com issued by the Gauteng Tourism Authority, Eswatini Air(ways) will debut in July 2022.
update (25 May 2022): According to media statement by Eswatini Air (10 May 2022), the airline plans to launch its operations during mid-2022 (!), starting with four routes linking Eswatini to Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Harare using 2 Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft.
update (12 May 2022): eSwatini Air and Hahn Air signed an agreement at African Airlines Association's (AFRAA) 10th Aviation Stakeholders’ Convention in Nairobi, Kenya (08-10 May 2022). eSwatini Air will start operating in June 2022 and will expand its ticket sales with Hahn Air via all major global distribution systems (GDS) under the X1 code.
update (11 March 2022): eSwatini Air is planning to operate daily direct flights to Durban and Johannesburg as well as four weekly direct flights to Cape Town and Harare.
update (10 March 2022): According to Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation (RENAC) CEO Qiniso Dhlamini, eSwatini Air will commence operations in late May 2022 or early June 2022. [src.]
The Commercial Director of the Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation (RENAC), Xavier Masule, announced during an interview with Jon Howell's AviaDev Insight, the first podcast dedicated to the African aviation industry, that the trading name of eSwatini's new national airline is eSwatini Air. RENAC currently targets to conclude the air operator's certificate (AOC) for eSwatini Air by the end of March 2022 and is planing to launch regional operations towards the end of the second quarter of 2022. eSwatini Air will initially offer direct nonstop flights between eSwatini's King Mswati III International Airport (SHO) in Sikhuphe and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg in South Africa as well as Robert G. Mugabe International Airport (HRE) in Harare in Zimbabwe. The airline will operate all flights on board its two newly acquired 50-seater Embraer ERJ 145, which were both previously operated by HOP!, a subsidiary of Air France.
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