Interlink Airlines

Interlink Airlines Pty Ltd. was an airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa, operating scheduled and chartered flights (including medical rescue, and VIP transport services) out of OR Tambo International Airport.^[2] Its IATA code has since been reassigned to Batik Air.

Interlink Airlines

IATA ICAO Call sign ID[1] (IATA later Transferred to Batik Air) ITK INTERLINK
Founded	1998
Ceased operations	2010
Operating bases	OR Tambo International Airport
Fleet size	6 (in 2007)
Destinations	7 (in 2009)
Headquarters	Johannesburg, South Africa
Key people	Murad Ismail Maraldiya Cader (2001-2010 fact)
Website	flyinterlink.co.za

History

Interlink Airlines was founded in 1998.^[1] After long-lasting financial troubles, the airline had to suspend all of its flights on 22 February 2010, and went into liquidation on 2 March.^[3]

Destinations

In October 2009, Interlink Airlines operated scheduled services to the following destinations:

• Burundi
  • Bujumbura - Bujumbura International Airport
• Saudi Arabia
  • Jeddah - King Abdulaziz International Airport
• South Africa
  • Cape Town - Cape Town International Airport^[4]
  • Durban - King Shaka International Airport^[4]
  • Johannesburg - OR Tambo International Airport base^{[citation needed]}
  • Kruger National Park - Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport^{[citation needed]}
  • Pretoria - Wonderboom Airport^[4]

Fleet

At its height, Interlink operated a fleet of four Boeing 737-200 aircraft (equipped with 106 passenger seats, 18 of which were in business class),^{[citation needed]} the first of which had been acquired in October 2005. By late 2009, all but one had been withdrawn from service. Additionally, between 2006 and 2007, the airline was in possession of three smaller Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft and one McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 from 2003 until 2005.^{[citation needed]}