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TravelerPulse profile
Connecting South Africa and the African continent.
Founded
1993
Headquarters
Johannesburg, South Africa
Interair South Africa is a regional airline based in South Africa that has operated scheduled and charter passenger services across southern and sub-Saharan Africa. The carrier has focused on routes connecting South Africa with various African destinations that are underserved by larger carriers.
The airline has operated under IATA code D6 and ICAO code ILN, with the radio callsign INLINE. It has functioned as a smaller, independent carrier navigating the competitive African aviation market.
Interair has faced the operational challenges common to regional African airlines, including fluctuating demand, regulatory environments across multiple jurisdictions, and the high costs of maintaining air operations on thin-margin routes.
Hubs & network
Interair South Africa primarily operated from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
Fleet
Interair has operated older narrowbody jet aircraft including Boeing 737 variants on its regional African routes.
Notable facts
- ›Operated regional routes connecting South Africa with various sub-Saharan African destinations.
- ›Functioned as an independent carrier outside of major global airline alliances.
- ›Used the ICAO callsign INLINE for air traffic communications.
- ›Served routes often underserved by larger African and international carriers.
- ›Operated in the challenging low-frequency, regional African aviation market.
This profile is provided for general information only. Contact details may be inaccurate or outdated — always verify with the airline's official website before acting on them.
Primary hubs
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Route network
JNB → NLA732
NLA → JNB732
Fleet (aircraft types operated)
Encyclopaedia
Inter Aviation Services (Pty) Ltd, which traded as Interair South Africa, was a privately owned airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It operated scheduled passenger services from Johannesburg to regional destinations in Africa. Its main base was O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.
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Interair South Africa
Airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa
Inter Aviation Services (Pty) Ltd, which traded as Interair South Africa, was a privately owned airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It operated scheduled passenger services from Johannesburg to regional destinations in Africa. Its main base was O. R. Tambo International Airport…
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