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Air Namibia : SW : NMB
par DDub Ven 30 Avr 2010, 11:28
Le contrat wet lease entre Air Namibia et Fly Kumba ( coupe du monde de football ) : occasion d'ouvrir ce sujet
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Windhoek-Namibia's flag carrier Air Namibia is wet leasing two aeroplanes to Fly Kumba, a budget airliner servicing
the Johannesburg Bulawayo route with three return flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The Southern Times understands that Air Namibia, a perennial loss- making state-owned airliner which survives on state handouts, is wet leasing two 108-seater B737-500 Boeings to the low cost airliner, Fly Kumba.
Under the wet lease agreement Air Namibia provides an aircraft, complete with crew, maintenance and insurance to Fly Kumba, which pays by hours operated.
Fly Kumba provides fuel and covers airport fees and any other duties. A wet lease is usually utilised during peak traffic seasons or when initiating new routes.
Management at Air Namibia are hopeful that the deal with Fly Kumba will improve the Namibian flag carrier's shaky balance sheet.
Fly Kumba is owned and operated by two South Africa-based Zimbabwean businessmen.
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Re: Air Namibia : SW : NMB
par DDub Ven 30 Avr 2010, 11:34
Fly Kumba charges R1 200 per ticket from Johannesburg to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second capital.
This is less than what Air Zimbabwe charges for the same route and nearly three times less what is charged by rival South Africa Airways (SAA), which dominates the region's airways.
Air Zimbabwe charges R1 720 one way flight between the two cities in economy class. Passengers pay a cool R3 500 (one way) on a SAA jumbo to fly from either of the two cities.
While the tickets are cheap, passengers on low cost flights however forgo the luxury of meals.
For the cash strapped Air Namibia, the deal could not have come at a better time. The two Boeings it leases to Fly Kumba could otherwise be sitting in the hangar.
'The two aeroplanes are not dedicated to Fly Kumba and their lease does not inconvenience routes serviced by Air Namibia. Fly Kumba pays competitive market-related rates. We have given them the rates in the market.
They negotiated and we negotiated and it's a good deal for us. We are happy with the deal,' Air Namibia business development executive Xavier Masule told The Southern Times.
Air Namibia, which scrapped its London route due to the 2008 global financial crisis, has shifted its focus to increasing its footprints on regional routes.
Ai
r Namibia launched direct flights from Johannesburg to Accra, Ghana last November.
The airliner also started servicing Windhoek-Lusaka route in addition to increasing its traffic on the Windhoek-Luanda (Angola) route.
Other regional routes serviced by Air Namibia include Windhoek-Johannesburg, Windhoek-Victoria Falls.
Air Namibia's only remaining long haul flight is the Windhoek-Frankfurt, which is so far the company's cash cow.
Masule said the Ghana route is doing exceptionally well and flights are carrying between 80 and 100 passengers.
Air Namibia is using the airbus A319, which seats 120 passengers, for the Accra route.
'For a new route (Accra), we are doing exceptionally well,' Masule said. He added that Air Namibia was 95 percent booked for
the Frankfurt route during next month's soccer World Cup
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This is less than what Air Zimbabwe charges for the same route and nearly three times less what is charged by rival South Africa Airways (SAA), which dominates the region's airways.
Air Zimbabwe charges R1 720 one way flight between the two cities in economy class. Passengers pay a cool R3 500 (one way) on a SAA jumbo to fly from either of the two cities.
While the tickets are cheap, passengers on low cost flights however forgo the luxury of meals.
For the cash strapped Air Namibia, the deal could not have come at a better time. The two Boeings it leases to Fly Kumba could otherwise be sitting in the hangar.
'The two aeroplanes are not dedicated to Fly Kumba and their lease does not inconvenience routes serviced by Air Namibia. Fly Kumba pays competitive market-related rates. We have given them the rates in the market.
They negotiated and we negotiated and it's a good deal for us. We are happy with the deal,' Air Namibia business development executive Xavier Masule told The Southern Times.
Air Namibia, which scrapped its London route due to the 2008 global financial crisis, has shifted its focus to increasing its footprints on regional routes.
Ai
r Namibia launched direct flights from Johannesburg to Accra, Ghana last November.
The airliner also started servicing Windhoek-Lusaka route in addition to increasing its traffic on the Windhoek-Luanda (Angola) route.
Other regional routes serviced by Air Namibia include Windhoek-Johannesburg, Windhoek-Victoria Falls.
Air Namibia's only remaining long haul flight is the Windhoek-Frankfurt, which is so far the company's cash cow.
Masule said the Ghana route is doing exceptionally well and flights are carrying between 80 and 100 passengers.
Air Namibia is using the airbus A319, which seats 120 passengers, for the Accra route.
'For a new route (Accra), we are doing exceptionally well,' Masule said. He added that Air Namibia was 95 percent booked for
the Frankfurt route during next month's soccer World Cup
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