Federal Air (7V, Durban Virginia (VIR)) has given up its scheduled services to Vilanculos (VNX) from Johannesburg Oliver Reginald Tambo International (JNB) and Nelspruit Kruger Mpumalanga International (MQP) on January 31. These were the only two international routes served by Federal Air on a scheduled basis. It will continue to operate its charter and shuttle routes in South Africa. LAM - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (TM, Maputo (MPM)) continues to offer four weekly services between Johannesburg and Vilanculos using MEX - Mocambique Expresso (MXE, Maputo (MPM)) Dash 8-400s and Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg Oliver Reginald Tambo International (JNB)) plans to launch three weekly Jetstream 41 services from March 22.

Blu Crane Air (Port Elizabeth (PLZ)) is planning to launch operations later in March offering five times weekly service between Port Elizabeth (PLZ) and East London (ELS). The start-up is backed by Port Elizabeth based gynaecologist Marcus van Heerden and plans to use a six seat Cessna 414. Blu Crane will offer check-in at its offices with chauffeur service to the aircraft allowing passengers to check-in shortly before departure and hopes to lure passengers away from competitor Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg Oliver Reginald Tambo International (JNB)) this way. Airlink currently offers twice weekdaily Jetstream 41 service on the route.

Fly Go-Air (Lanseria (HLA)) has apparently only operated its inaugural flights on December 10 using a Beech 1900 chartered from CemAir (Lanseria (HLA)) and has since then again suspended operations. The start-up had planned to offer three weekly services between Lanseria (HLA) and Nelspruit Kruger Mpumalanga International (MQP). Fly Go-Air had faced competition on the route from Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg Oliver Reginald Tambo International (JNB)) which offers up to six daily flights to Nelspruit from Johannesburg Oliver Reginald Tambo International (JNB).

Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg Oliver Reginald Tambo International (JNB)) has taken delivery of a first ERJ-145 registered ZS-SYB (c/n 145308) that will complement its Embraer (São José dos Campos Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf (SJK)) regional jet fleet currently consisting of 11 ERJ-135s operated in cooperation with South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg Oliver Reginald Tambo International (JNB)) and sister company Swaziland Airlink (SZL, Manzini Matasapha (MTS)). Airlink also operates four ARJ-85s and 11 Jetstream 41s on regional domestic and international services.

1time airline (T6, Johannesburg Oliver Reginald Tambo International (JNB)) and Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg Oliver Reginald Tambo International (JNB)) are both considering setting up new airlines in Zimbabwe to fill the void left by Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare International (HRE)) which now just irregularily operates some domestic services. Both hope to secure a license in cooperation with local Zimbabwean partners that according to legal regulations in the country would have to hold a 51% stake in the carriers. It remains to be seen if any licenses are in fact issued to local start-ups or South African carriers given decisions on applications by Phoenix Air (Harare International (HRE)) and Sol Air (Zimbabwe) (ZS, Harare International (HRE)) also seem to have been postponed for now.