Swazi Airways to South Africa and Zimbabwe were to be operated initially. Swazi Airways was a subsidiary of the Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation, which is fully owned by the Swaziland Government. The acting CEO of the airline was Guillermo Barrios, a Venezuelan-Canadian. Swazi Airways planned to operate flights from its Manzini hub to Durban, Cape Town, and Harare. Swazi Airways obtained a single Boeing 737-300 in February 2016, but it planned to launch operations with 50-seater regional aircraft. Swazi Airways Swazi Airways was an upcoming Swazi airline based at King Mswati III International Airport in Manzini. It is the successor to
Phoenix Airways Phoenix Airways Phoenix Airways is an inter-Caribbean airline based in Basseterre, Saint Kitts. The airline flies from St. Kitts to several destinations, including Aruba, Barbados, Dominican Republic and Tortola. The airline began operations in July 2014. By the end of the month, press reports indicated that the airline was experiencing smaller loads than expected. In August the airline acknowledged that this had led to flight cancellations and to the use of smaller planes, meaning that some passengers were unable to board their flights. In March 2015, the company's CEO, was arrested by the Barbados Fraud Squad. Phoenix Airways announced that