Mango (airline)

Mango Airlines SOC Ltd, trading as Mango, is a South African low-cost airline based at the OR Tambo International Airport,[1] and a subsidiary of South African Airways.

Mango
IATA ICAO Callsign
JE MNO TULCA
Founded2006
HubsOR Tambo International Airport
Focus citiesCape Town International Airport
Frequent-flyer programVoyager
Fleet size14
Destinations8
Parent companySouth African Airways
HeadquartersKempton Park, Gauteng
Key peopleNico Bezuidenhout CEO
Employees+-500
Websiteflymango.com

History

Mango was launched on 30 October 2006, with bookings going on sale at midnight on the same date. Mango's first flight took place on 15 November 2006. Mango planned to join Star Alliance as a Connecting Partner in the third quarter of 2016 but the plan has been put on hold due to South African Airways' financial state.[2]

Corporate affairs

Ownership

Mango is 100% owned by South African Airways,[3] which is itself owned by the government of South Africa, but operates independently as a low-cost airline with its own Board and balance sheet.

Financial and operational figures for Mango are fully incorporated within the SAA Group figures.

Not all the results in the Group reports are broken down to subsidiary level, however, and therefore some figures below are from press reports.[4][5] As of March 2020, no results for Mango have been released for 2018 and 2019 because SAA has not itself released its Group results. (Figures below as at year ending 31 March:)

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Turnover (Rm) 1,360 1,942 2,200 2,300 2,143
Net Profit/Loss before tax (Rm) 40.3 38.0 −36.9
Net Profit/Loss after tax (Rm) loss 10.9 13.7 0.3 c.−92.8 39.1 −16.1 12.5
Number of passengers (m) 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.3 2.5 3.0 2.9
Passenger load factor (%) 86 77 81.3 82.4 81.0 83.2
Number of staff (at year end) 598 713
Number of aircraft (at year end) 4 4 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 10
Notes/sources [4][6] [4][6][7] [4][6] [4][6][8] [4][6] [9] [10] [5] [5][11] [12]

Head office

Mango's head office is at OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, on the mezzanine level of the Domestic Departure Terminal.[13][14]

Destinations

Mango serves the following destinations:[15]

Country City Airport Notes
South Africa Bloemfontein Bram Fischer International Airport
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport Focus City
South AfricaDurban King Shaka International Airport
South Africa George George Airport
South Africa Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport Hub
South Africa East London East London Airport
South Africa Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth Airport
Tanzania Zanzibar Zanzibar International Airport

Fleet
Mango Boeing 737-800

As of November 2017, the Mango fleet consists of the following aircraft:[16]

Mango Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 14 — 186 Former South African Airways aircraft.
Total 14 —

Services

In-flight services

As a low-cost airline, Mango features a uniform fleet of aircraft with high seating density. Mango also offers online ticketing. A standard booking does not include food and drinks. Mango offers a buy on board programme offering food and drinks for purchase.[17][18]

Mango provides an in-flight magazine Mango Juice and used to offer Mango TV, a former daily in flight entertainment programme viewable on the drop-down televisions placed throughout the aircraft. In-flight Wi-Fi is also available on all flights for a fee, except on ZS-VDB as this is an older aircraft. Wi-fi services are provided by G-Connect, a local internet broadband provider.[19]

Frequent-flyer program

South African Airways Voyager members can redeem SAA Voyager miles with Mango, but are not yet able to earn SAA Voyager miles with Mango. No other SAA Voyager benefits, such as additional baggage, upgrades or lounge access are applicable when using SAA Voyager miles to pay for a Mango flight.[20]

See also

References
  1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. p. 47.
  2. "Press - Star Alliance - Star Alliance". www.staralliance.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 81.
  4. "Statement by Minister Malusi Gigaba on Mango and the South African aviation sector". Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  5. "Financial performance 'not pretty'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. "SAA Group Annual Report 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  7. "Mango financial results to 31 Mar 2009". Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  8. "Mango Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  9. "SAA Group Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  10. "South African Airways Group Integrated Annual Report 2014" (PDF). South African Airways. 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  11. "SAA finally reveals financial state of Mango Airlines". 24.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  12. "South African Airways Group Integrated Annual Report 2017". South African Airways. 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  13. "Background." Ekurhuleni. 3 (3/8). Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
  14. "Contact Us Archived 12 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine." Mango. Retrieved on 27 December 2011. "Mezzanine Level Domestic Departure Terminal OR Tambo International Airport 1627"
  15. "Mango Airlines | Affordable South African Domestic Flights". Mango Airlines | Affordable South African Domestic Flights. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  16. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2017): 32.
  17. "Spaza Mango 1 Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine." Mango. Accessed 30 October 2008.
  18. "Spaza Mango 2 Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine." Mango. Accessed 30 October 2008.
  19. "Mango welcomes Sixth aircraft to its fleet; live on-board TV planned". Flymangonews.co.za. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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