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Kalahari Express Airlines

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Kalahari Express Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
KEA Kalahari
Founded1998
Commenced operations1999
Ceased operations2001
Operating basesEros Airport
Fleet size2 Fokker F28 Fellowship
HeadquartersWindhoek, Namibia
Kalahari Express Fokker F28 at Perth Airport (late 1990s)

Kalahari Express Airlines (KEA) was an airline based in Windhoek, Namibia. It was formed in 1998, operating from Eros Airport. KEA merged with Air Namibia in 2001.[1]

Code data

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  • ICAO Code: KEA (not current)
  • Callsign: KALAHARI (not current)

History

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The airline was set to start service in 1997, though as of 1998, service had not yet started. The airline had difficulty in obtaining loans to purchase two Fokker F28-Mark 3000 from Australia. Destinations to be served from Windhoek were Johannesburg and Cape Town.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Kalahari Express Airlines". airlinehistory.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Namibia News Online". No. 1. University of Pennsylvania. 29 January 1998.
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  • Picture of a Fokker F-28-3000 Fellowship of KEA