Cemair Regional Expansion Drive

Following the downfall of three major airlines in South Africa (Kulula,Mango, and British Airways), as well as the grounding of another major player (South African Airways), Cemair saw an opportunity to expand and decided to take that chance. Cemair embarked on an expansion drive, which has seen them launching new routes and increasing capacity on other routes by deploying larger aircraft.

Cemair is shifting their focus to regional growth, and the airline claims to have been granted the following route rights:

• Johannesburg (JNB,South Africa) – Livingstone (LVI, Zambia) daily flights.
• JNB – Lilongwe (LLW,Malawi) four times weekly.
• JNB – Accra (ACC, Ghana) three times weekly.
• JNB – Nairbo (NBO, Kenya) three times weekly.
• JNB – Point Noire (PNR, Republic of Congo) three times weekly.
• JNB – Brazzaville (BZV, Republic of Congo) three weekly flights.
• JNB – Libreville (LBV, Gabon) three weekly flights.
• JNB – Entebbe (EBB, Uganda) three weekly flights.
• JNB – Kinshasa (FIH, Democratic Republic of Congo) two times weekly.
• JNB – Lubumbashi (FBM, Democratic Republic of Congo) two times weekly.
• JNB – Freetown (FNA, Sierra Leone) one weekly flight.

In order to cater to this regional expansion as well as domestic expansion, CemAir committed to adding between six and ten 90-seat CRJ 900 regional jets, some of which have already been delivered to the airline.

Routes that are yet to be approved for the airline include:

• JNB – Harare (HRE, Zimbabwe)
• JNB – Victoria Falls (VFA, Zimbabwe)
• JNB – Dar Es Salaam (DAR, Tanzania)

About Cemair

CemAir (Pty) Ltd is a privately owned, limited liability company established in 2005 and incorporated under the laws of South Africa. The company’s headquarters are at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, from where the operational, maintenance, and administrative functions are controlled. This facility consists of an 1800 sq.m. hangar, offices, and a 2000 sq.m private apron and is the support hub for our operations.

According to data available, CemAir currently owns and operates a fleet comprising of five CRJ900s, six CRJ100/200s, seven DHC-8 Q400s, two DHC-8 Q300s, one DHC-8 100, and some Beech 1900D aircraft.