Timeline
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2019
March
kulula.com announces Interline Partnership with Delta Airlines – Read Press Release
kulula.com rings in the new year with some bubbles on flight MN101 – Read Press Release
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February
kulula challenges corporate South Africa and loyal fans to send #WingsForCaster – Read Press Release
kulula gets 2018 top student to his medical bursary – Read Press Release
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January
kulula.com rings in the new year with some bubbles on flight MN101 – Read Press Release
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2018
November
kulula.com and British Airways (operated by Comair) win again at the Business Traveller Africa Awards – Read Press Release
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October
Busy year? Escape to marvelous Mauritius this festive season – Read Press Release
British Airways (operated by Comair) and kulula.com dominates at the Sunday Times Top Brands Awards 2018 – Read Press Release
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September
kulula.com gives 100-year-old #wingstofly – Read Press Release
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August
Jump the Q with kulula.com – Read Press Release
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May
South Africa’s most fun airline enter into codeshare agreement with Dutch airline
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March
Get your face on a Plane with kulula.com
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2017
October
kulula.com and the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s hospital launch a radio station for children by children
kulula teams up with the Vic Falls Carnival for a New Year’s countdown like no other!
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September
kulula.com and British Airways (operated by Comair) wins big at the Business Traveller Africa Awards.
British Airways, kulula.com lauded at Sunday Times Top Brands 2017
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August
Schweet sixteen for kulula’s green flying machines – Read Press Release
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June
kulula.com gives you even more reasons to 'Love Cape Town' – Read Press Release
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March
Now you can collect, convert and fly with kulula.com and Avios – Read Press Release
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2016
November
kulula.com makes it three in a row with AirlineRatings.com award – Read press release
kulula.com’s Price Freeze de-stresses online flight shopping. – Read press release
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September
kulula.com is named the Best African Low-Cost Airline for 2016 at the Business Traveller Africa Awards – Read press release
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July
South Africa’s champion airline, kulula.com was voted the Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa in the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards – Read press release
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January
kulula scores the highest among South African domestic airlines in the South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi), for the second year in a row – Read press release
kulula.com announced the launch of a new partnership with Avios South Africa which will allow kulula fans who join the Avios Travel Rewards Programme to collect Avios points on kulula flights – Read press release
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2015
December
kulula.com is yet again named the Best Low Cost Airline by AirlineRatings.com – Read press release
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October
Introduces Stretch zone with increased legroom up to 3-4 inches – Read press release
kulula.com and Virgin Atlantic Announce Interline Ticket Agreement – Read press release
On 26 October, we operated the newest plane in our fleet – our 6th Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 as part of our fleet upgrade which saw us now operate the youngest and greenest fleet of operational commercial aircraft in South Africa - Read press release
Greening NGO Food & Trees for Africa reaffirms partnership with kulula.com – Read press release
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September
kulula takes off with another best airline award at the 2015 Business Traveller Awards – Read press release
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August
kulula signs interline agreement with Germany's Hahn Air - Read press release
kulula.com wins SA's top business airline in the 2015 Sunday Times Top Brands survey – Read press release
kulula celebrates arrival of 5th Boeing 737-800’s with comedian Marc Lottering – Read press release
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May
kulula gives passengers the choice of pre-purchasing emergency exit or seats - Read more
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March
DIY made easy: travel agents can now manage their kulula group bookings via GDS – Read more
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2014
December
kulula is voted 'Best Low Cost Airline' in the Airline Excellence Awards - Read press release
Europcar and kulula.com cement their relationship even further - Read press release
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November
Our online check-in campaign encourages fans to save precious time and check-in online from anywhere
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October
Air France and kulula.com announce codeshare partnership
Another first for kulula: Airline innovates to reduce fuel consumption on Boeing 737-800s
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August
kulula announces partnership with the Red Cross Children’s Hospital through The Children’s Hospital Trust
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April
Book a flight to Nairobi with Kenya Airways on kulula.com
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March
Robertson Spice surprises our fans onboard with a tasty #SkyDine experience
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February
We unveil our newly revamped airport counters
New Discovery Vitality branded plane
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2013
November
Book the seat of your choice with kulula’s prepaid seating benefit
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March
Our inaugural flight to East London
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February
kulula’s Boeing 737-800’s get dressed in Europcar branding
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January
We take to the skies with The Most South African Flight Ever. Read more
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2012
November
Buy extra bags online.
We add East London to our routes.
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October
1st runner up for SimpliFlying Excellence in Social Media for customer service.
Combo savings introduced to save you money.
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September
We've expanded our routes to include British Airways.
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June
World class upgrade to our site. Welcome Sabre on board.
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2011
August
We launch an exciting venture called ‘Daddy’s Deals’ which offers our customers the opportunity to take advantage of various deals at really discounted prices
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May
We turned 10, bought some land on Marsand shared it with our fans.
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April
We bought and branded a 1976 Chrysler Special Edition to be used by bloggers & at special events. We named her Cruisin’ 101.
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March
We scoop gold Prisa award and our FIFA print ad wins Creative Circle newspaper ad ofthe year.
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January
We scoop Creative Circlead of the month awards for our "you gotta love flying"campaign getting 1st place for our radio ad and 3rd place for Outdoorand Newspaper ads
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2010
November
khuluma magazine won 'best new launch' magazine at the 41st Annual PICA Awards
We won Orchard award from the Saturday Star for our "you gotta loveflying" Top gun TV ad
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October
Launched our biggest campaign to date "you gotta love flying"
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September
We win Gold & Bronze Loerie for best integrated campaign for our"you know what" campaign
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June
World Cup 2010: We invite Sepp Blatter to fly and get a dog
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May
kulula.com route network is expanded to include flights to Mpumalanga/Nelspruit
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March
kulula.com scoops creative circle award for Price Positioning "UnofficialSponsor /Not Next Year" news paper ads
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February
kulula.com's new plane design Flying 101 gains world wide acclaim
kulula.com receives letter from FIFA to retract their "Unofficial carrier ofthe you-know what" print ad
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2009
December
kulula launches their "new look" on-board magazine called "khuluma" which features SA comedians as guest-editors
kulula introduces the first 737-800 into their fleet as part of their plans toupgrade to more fuel efficient and "sky friendly" planes.
kulula.com wins best travel booking site from jump.co.za
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October
2009 kulula wins Second prize behind British Airways in the Orange Index Awards (for excellent customer service)
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September
kulula scoops Bronze Loerie Award for their kulula connect radio campaign
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August
kulula pilots share responsibility with the South African Air Force by flyingour president Jacob Zuma to the G8 summit
kulula.com is awarded 2nd prize behind British Airways Comair in the Sunday Times"Top Brands" survey
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June
kulula gets into the soccer spirit ahead of the 2009 Confederations cup showing their SA colours and taking to the skies with the radomes ( nose cones) of their entire fleet resembling soccer balls
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May
kulula.com's popular loyalty programme jetsetters celebrates its first birthday. Signing up over 500 new members every week, the programme now has 82 000 fans, all of whom will never pay full fare on a kulula flight again
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2008
December
Based on an independent consumer survey kulula.com was voted 'Best Low Cost Airline' at George and PE airports as part of the fifth annual Feather Awards
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November
kulula connect: wins the Creative Circle award for their launch RADIO campaign
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October
Powered by Altech Autopage kulula connect introduces the country's easiest website where consumers can browse, build and buy a cell phone package from the three network operators
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September
kulula.comrebrands and sports a new identity introducing kulula air, kululatravel, and kulula connect to join and already established kulula cardoffering.
SATourism campaigns wins two Silver Loerie awards for encouraging SouthAfricans to travel in their own country
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August
They increase their flights between Lanseria airport and Cape Town and take second place in the annual Markinor Sunday Times "Top Brands" survey in the domestic airlines category.
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May
kulula launches its jetsetter loyalty club, a free programme that lets members redeem earned rewards against ANY flight, at ANY time.
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February
More fuel efficient and planet-friendly planes are introduced into the kulula fleet.
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2007
November
Together with Food and Trees for Africa, kulula launches project green.
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September
kulula wins Gold Loerie Award for their credit card campaign that launched them into the Financial Services sector
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August
kulula wins the International "Skytrax" award for best low cost airline in Africa.
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April
kulula partners with eBucks to allow their members to buy air tickets on kulula.com.
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2006
August
In partnership with FirstRand Bank Ltd, the kulula.com credit card is launched, offering users the opportunity to fly for free and to earn/burn kulula moolah.
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April
kulula joins forces with Discovery Health to give Vitality members great savings on kulula flights booked with them.
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February
Lanseria Airport opens with daily kulula flights between Jo'burg and CapeTown.
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2005
October
Flights between Jo'burg to Windhoek, Namibia and Harare, Zimbabwe are introduced.
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May
kulula's three millionth passenger transported.
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January
kulula partners with ACSA to offer members of the South African Police Service (and their immediate family members) one-way flights for less than R300.
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2004
November
kulula.com/kicks introduced, offering passengers the opportunity to add an adventure or activity (ranging from shark cage diving to health spas) to their flight bookings.
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March
Computicket signs on and sells kulula products nationwide; the first deal of its kind that allows a "non-travel agent" to sell air tickets, cars, cabs and accommodation.
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January
kulula.com/beds introduced where passengers can book a room online at any Protea hotel. kulula.com/cabs introduced with Imperial chauffeur drive, offering passengers a ride to the airport for just R150 one way.
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2003
August
Millionth passenger flown and another route added to their network: Jo'burg - George.
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April
Route network extended to include PE.
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January
Voted "the best domestic airline" by the Airport Company of South Africa (ACSA).
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2002
August
kulula teams up with Imperial car rental to launch kulula.com/cars.
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2001
August
They have their first flight between Jo’burg and Cape Town on 1 August 2001
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July
kulula.com is announced
