SA Express to Maseru

grjplanes · Unread post by **grjplanes** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 11:44 am

The last few days the flight info on ACSA shows SA Express flights to Maseru from JNB, but NO-OP. On flysax website there is a vacancy advertised for country manager in Lesotho...so presuming this will start soon?
Do recall that SAX actually applied for 3 weekly CPT-Maseru flights late last year.
Guess the Airlink/SAX "war" is now stepping up...after Gaborone was also launched by Airlink, they also applied for flights to Windhoek and Walvis Bay...JNB-BFN have been increased from the initial 2 daily to 4 daily now...SAX also applied for JNB-Bulawayo

Joker11 · Unread post by **Joker11** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:02 pm

I also saw the vacancy and thought the same. Just like Airlink and Express now both running Cape Town-George. It has lowered the prices quite a bit.

Unread post by **Deanw** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:20 pm

SAX has operated in Lesotho before, but under the MGC Airlines banner.

SA Express CRJ200BER ZS-NMK at George today for the GRJ-CPT afternoon flight.

nugpot · Unread post by **nugpot** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:06 am

Deanw wrote:SAX has operated in Lesotho before, but under the MGC Airlines banner.

SA Express CRJ200BER ZS-NMK at George today for the GRJ-CPT afternoon flight.

Actually, we just provided crew for MGC for a short while. They own the 2 CRJ's in their colours, but those aircraft are currently leased to SAX for our own use.

grjplanes · Unread post by **grjplanes** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 12:48 pm

So what is the plan of this MGC Airline, are they still planning to start service? Would then also probably want to compete on JNB-Maseru, would be tough then against the company they lease their aircraft from...if SAX is to launch the route?
Or will the CRJ200s just keep flying in these colours until they (eventually hopefully?) leave the fleet... just like to CongoExpress colours still.

nugpot · Unread post by **nugpot** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 12:57 pm

grjplanes wrote:So what is the plan of this MGC Airline, are they still planning to start service? Would then also probably want to compete on JNB-Maseru, would be tough then against the company they lease their aircraft from...if SAX is to launch the route?
Or will the CRJ200s just keep flying in these colours until they (eventually hopefully?) leave the fleet... just like to CongoExpress colours still.

These two aircraft actually belong to MGC. They are not using them, so SAX has leased them back (they used to belong to SAX). I assume that they are not being painted because it is not a long term lease.

RCM · Unread post by **RCM** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:01 pm

nugpot wrote:
grjplanes wrote:So what is the plan of this MGC Airline, are they still planning to start service? Would then also probably want to compete on JNB-Maseru, would be tough then against the company they lease their aircraft from...if SAX is to launch the route?
Or will the CRJ200s just keep flying in these colours until they (eventually hopefully?) leave the fleet... just like to CongoExpress colours still.
These two aircraft actually belong to MGC. They are not using them, so SAX has leased them back (they used to belong to SAX). I assume that they are not being painted because it is not a long term lease.

Only SAX knows why they actually sold them in the first place....

evanb · Unread post by **evanb** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:29 pm

RCM wrote:Only SAX knows why they actually sold them in the first place....

Because the CRJ200 will be out of the SAX fleet in total sooner rather than later.

nugpot · Unread post by **nugpot** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:01 pm

evanb wrote:
RCM wrote:Only SAX knows why they actually sold them in the first place....
Because the CRJ200 will be out of the SAX fleet in total sooner rather than later.

Somehow I doubt that. With SAA needing money for a new fleet, there is no way SAX will get money, and with US regionals parking upwards of 200 CRJ200's, I suspect we will be flying them for a looooong time.

grjplanes · Unread post by **grjplanes** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:18 pm

Found schedules for SA Express on the JNB-MSU route 2x daily from 15 April

Unread post by **Deanw** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:53 pm

nugpot wrote:Actually, we just provided crew for MGC for a short while. They own the 2 CRJ's in their colours, but those aircraft are currently leased to SAX for our own use.

Nugs, forgot to thank you for the info.

nugpot · Unread post by **nugpot** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:18 pm

Deanw wrote:
nugpot wrote:Actually, we just provided crew for MGC for a short while. They own the 2 CRJ's in their colours, but those aircraft are currently leased to SAX for our own use.
Nugs, forgot to thank you for the info.

No worries.

FoxTROT · Unread post by **FoxTROT** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:33 pm

grjplanes wrote:Found schedules for SA Express on the JNB-MSU route 2x daily from 15 April

Can you please post schedule here or provide the link, can't find anything.

grjplanes · Unread post by **grjplanes** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:05 am

SA 1743 JNB 10:35 - 11:35 MSU CR2
SA 1747 JNB 14:00 - 15:00 MSU CR2

SA 1744 MSU 12:15 - 13:15 JNB CR2
SA 1748 MSU 16:00 - 17:00 JNB CR2

This is on flightstats availability, however I see it's not open for booking yet

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