Fly Blue Crane (Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has applied to the South African Department of Transport for permission to begin scheduled international passenger operations.

In its application, the carrier says it seeks to operate seven weekly return flights to Manzini King Mswati III International, Swaziland (700 seats per week) and twelve weekly return services to Maputo in Mozambique (1200 seats per week).

Founded in 2014, Fly Blue Crane currently connects Johannesburg O.R. Tambo, Cape Town International, Bloemfontein, Kimberley, and Mbombela using a pair of E145LRs wet-leased from Solenta Aviation (SET, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo).