Velvet Sky (airline)

This article is about the South African airline. For the American professional wrestler, see Velvet Sky.

Velvet Sky
IATA ICAO Call sign
VZ VEL VELVET
Founded2009 (2009)
Commenced operations22 March 2011 (2011-03-22)
Ceased operations27 February 2012 (2012-02-27)
Operating bases
Hubs
Fleet size4 (in 2012)
Destinations5 (in 2012)
Parent companyExcalibur Aerospace[1]
HeadquartersDurban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
Key people
  • Stephen Nthite (Chairman)
  • Dhevan Pillay (CEO)
  • Paul Green (Director Flight Operations)
  • Captain Neil Brough (Chief Training Captain)[2]
Websitewww.flyvelvetsky.com (defunct)
Boeing 737-300 of Velvet Sky

Velvet Sky was a low cost airline based at the King Shaka International Airport near Durban, South Africa. The airline launched in March 2011.[3] It ceased operations in February 2012 and was liquidated in May 2012.

  1. ^ Engineering News – Macdonald Holdings sells Velvet Sky to Excalibur Aerospace
  2. ^ Velvet Sky – Our People
  3. ^ "Business Day". Retrieved 1 September 2017.