Interlink Airlines
{{Short description|Airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa}}
{{Infobox Airline
| airline = Interlink Airlines
| logo =
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| fleet_size = 6 (in 2007)
| destinations = 7 (in 2009)
| IATA = ID[http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/southafrica.htm Interlink Airlines entry at airlineupdate.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916025317/http://airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/africa/southafrica.htm |date=2010-09-16 }} (IATA later Transferred to Batik Air)
| ICAO = ITK
| callsign = INTERLINK
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| company_slogan =
| founded = 1998
| ceased = 2010
| headquarters = Johannesburg, South Africa
| key_people = Murad Ismail
Maraldiya Cader (2001-2010 fact)
| bases = OR Tambo International Airport
| secondary_hubs =
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| website = [http://www.flyinterlink.co.za// flyinterlink.co.za]
}}
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.{{cite news |title=Directory: World Airlines |work=Flight International |page=94 |date=3 April 2007}} Its IATA code has since been reassigned to Batik Air.
History
Interlink Airlines was founded in 1998. 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.[http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/airline-under-liquidation-1.475049 Airline 'under liquidation'], IOL News online article.
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{{Cite web |title=Interlink Airlines flights |url=https://www.southafrica.to/transport/Airlines/Interlink-flights/Interlink-flights.php |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.southafrica.to |language=en}}
- Durban - King Shaka International Airport
- Johannesburg - OR Tambo International Airport base{{Cn|date=January 2025}}
- Kruger National Park - Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport{{Cn|date=January 2025}}
- Pretoria - Wonderboom Airport
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),{{Cn|date=January 2025}} 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.{{Cn|date=January 2025}}