MN CAW Fleet size 10 Parent company Comair CEO Erik Venter (1 Jul 2006–) Parent organization Comair | CAW COMAIR Destinations 6 Customer service 00 27 11 921 0500 Founded 2001 | |
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Focus cities Cape Town International Airport
King Shaka International Airport Headquarters Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa Hubs O. R. Tambo International Airport, Lanseria International Airport Profiles | ||
Tripreport kulula com economy johannesburg cape town boeing 737 800
kulula.com, sometimes simply known as kulula, (from the Nguni languages of Zulu and Xhosa, meaning It's easy) is a South African no-frills airline, operating on major domestic routes from OR Tambo International Airport and Lanseria International Airport, both just outside Johannesburg. The airline's headquarters are located at Bonaero Park, Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.
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History
kulula.com was established in July 2001 and started operations as South Africa's first 'no-frills' carrier in August of that year. The stated aim is to position kulula.com as more than just an airline brand, but to include booking, paying and making 'the complete travel experience' affordable. In July 2012 kulula announced that it was operating the first of seven brand new Boeing 737-800s, with three to be in operation before the end of that year, and the remaining four to be delivered in 2015 and 2016.
Ownership
kulula.com is not a separate company, but is a trading name of Comair, which also operates flights as a franchisee of British Airways.
Business trends
Financial and operational results for kulula.com are not separately disclosed, but are fully incorporated within the annual results for Comair (for years ending 30 June).
Destinations
As of September 2016 Kulula.com serves the following destinations:
Current fleet
As of January 2016, the kulula.com fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Previously operated
Livery
kulula.com has become known for its distinctive, brightly coloured and often humorous aircraft livery. One of its former aircraft, known as Flying 101, was covered with a legend describing the different parts of the aircraft.
Inflight services
kulula.com offers food and drinks as a buy-on-board programme. The in-flight magazine khuluma, has a readership base of 200,000 per month.
Marketing dispute during the 2010 FIFA World Cup
In 2010 kulula.com was forced by FIFA to stop a campaign describing itself as the "Unofficial National Carrier of the You-Know-What", which took place "Not next year, not last year, but somewhere in between", obviously referring to the 2010 FIFA World Cup which took place in South Africa at that time. Another advert announced "affordable flights [to] everybody except Sepp Blatter" (the FIFA president), who was offered a free seat "for the duration of that thing that is happening right now".