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Founded | 24 April 1994 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 28 April 2020 | ||||||
Hubs | O. R. Tambo International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Voyager | ||||||
Alliance | Star Alliance (affiliate; 2006–2020) | ||||||
Fleet size | 24 | ||||||
Destinations | 9 | ||||||
Parent company | Government of South Africa | ||||||
Headquarters | O.R. Tambo International Airport Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||
Key people | |||||||
Employees | 800 | ||||||
Website | www |
South African Express Airways SOC Ltd, known as South African Express or simply SA Express, was a state-owned airline based in South Africa that started operations on 24 April 1994, but had to cease operations on 28 April 2020. Although the airline was operationally independent of South African Airways, its flights were incorporated within the strategic alliance with South African Airways. The airline had its head office at Airways Park, Jones Road, next to O.R. Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.[2]