Transkei Transkei Transkei (, meaning "the area beyond [the river] Kei"), officially the Republic of Transkei (), was an unrecognised state in the southeastern region of South Africa from 1976 to 1994. It was a Bantustan—an area set aside for members of a specific ethnicity—and operated as a nominally independent parliamentary democracy. Its capital was Umtata (renamed Mthatha in 2004). Transkei represented a significant precedent and historic turning point in South Africa's policy of apartheid and "separate development"; it was the first of four territories to be declared independent of South Africa. Throughout its existence, it remained an internationally unrecognised, diplomatically
Braathens Regional Airways for the ATR 72 and one base at Umeå Airport for the SAAB 2000. The airline does not have any destinations of its own but instead serves the destinations of its sister company BRA Braathens Regional Airlines. As of August 2016 the Braathens Regional Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft: Braathens Regional Airways Braathens Regional Airways AB (previously "Golden Air" and "Braathens Regional") is a Norwegian-owned Swedish airline with its head office in Trollhättan. It operates ACMI services between several domestic destinations within Sweden for its sister company and virtual airline BRA Braathens Regional Airlines and ad hoc charter