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LIFT (airline)

LIFT is a South African airline, based in Cape Town. LIFT currently offers domestic routes from a hub at O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, using a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft that are operated by Global Airways.[1]

History

LIFT was established in October 2020 and commenced operations on December 10, 2020. LIFT is a joint venture between former Comair CEO Gidon Novick, former Uber executive Jonathan Ayache, and Global Airways, a South African-based ACMI specialist that operates Airbus A320 & A340 aircraft. Other founder investors include entrepreneurs Rael Levitt[2] and Alon Apteker.[3]

The name LIFT was selected after the public were invited to name the airline in a social media campaign.[4][5][6] LIFT Airline was selected after being submitted by eight contestants, who agreed to share the main prize of free flights for a year.[7] Their names are inscribed on the body of the first three aircraft in the fleet. The airline's name was revealed on October 29, 2020.[8][9][7]

Destinations

As of December 2025, Lift serves the following scheduled destinations:[10][1]

Fleet

As of August 2023, the LIFT fleet consists of six Airbus A320 aircraft:

See also

External links

References

  1. ch-aviation.com - Lift Airlines retrieved 12 November 2022^
  2. Denise Denise Mhlanga. Inospace in R1.25bn last-mile logistics joint venture with Fortress BusinessLIVE, 22 March 2022, retrieved 2022-04-01^
  3. Alon Apteker Avante-Garde, retrieved 2022-04-01^
  4. Brand New Airline^
  5. You Can Name South Africa's Newest Airline^
  6. New SA Airline to be named by public here's your chance to be famous^
  7. SA's 'new airline' now has a name – beating these comical suggestions^
  8. SA's Newest Airline Finally Has a Name^
  9. Lift - About Us retrieved 10 December 2020^
  10. lift.co.za - Schedule retrieved 12 November 2022^
  11. Lift launches new route, expands flights in South Africa 22 September 2022, retrieved 22 September 2022^
  12. https://www.citizen.co.za/north-glen-news/news-headlines/2025/12/12/new-international-route-announced-for-durban-airport/^