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The company spent R2.5-billion on seven aircrafts from Seattle in the US.

Three of the aircraft were shipped into SA last week, with the remaining four expected to arrive before the end of the year.

kulula.com chief executive officer Erik Venter said at the launch on Friday that the new boeings would stabilise the cost of air travel because of their green element.

"The new 737-800s utilise 18% less fuel per seat than the aircraft we are replacing, thereby saving two million litres of fuel per year for the equivalent total seats. Our decision to purchase these highly fuel efficient aircrafts was not taken lightly and is a critical component in managing our exposure to the volatile fuel price," Venter said.

The new planes flew for the first time on Friday from Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg to Cape Town International Airport.

Boeing Commercial Airplane sales director Robert Faye said: "High fuel prices and maintenance costs are putting severe pressure on the total operating costs of airlines across the world and the new airline is designed to meet the needs of carriers like kulula."

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Thu Jun 20 11:03:43 SAST 2013 ::

Jul 24, 2012

tpaz

Three of the aircraft were shipped into SA last week----why not fly them?

two million litres of fuel per year ---- tjo
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Jul 24, 2012

Mapholobakay1

Kulula have been bragging about these planes since they landed on our shores. Flight from Durban, flights from Cape Town, they will announce about these new planes over the intercom.

Its like a taxi driver saying "Yabona le taxi e green esime eduze kwayo sisanda kuyithenga uyiwudli u petrol yona, izongena emgaqweni maduze nje."

The damn plane will no be cheaper to us Kulula. Its only cost effective on your side.
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