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Gaura Travel operated their 100th Charter flight
Gaura Travel operated their 100th
Charter flight
In the month of March 2020, under great adversity, we summoned the will and along with the support and blessings of some great wellwishers, we operated our first charter flight.
We weren’t sure back then how many more we would fly. Hey, a part of us wasn’t even sure we would ever have another plane in the air again!
But we persevered. Our backs were against the wall, but we found room for courage. We banked upon the goodwill of our passengers and lo and behold, today, we flew our 100th charter flight!
We can barely believe that we actually scored a century of charters and we have you, our valued passengers to thank.
We thank you for the opportunity to connect you back with your loved ones. We thank you for the faith you placed in us.
We are grateful for you.
Great stories from our ‘charter’ chapter
In February, 2021, we flew our 10,000th passenger through our charter planes.
We still remember talking to our 10,000th passenger at the airport just as he was about to board (and now we have flown well over 20,000 passengers!). We offered him a business class ticket and the happiness he experienced and expressed remains indescribable.
Later that evening, we also celebrated the event with colleagues, well-wishers from the industry and friends.
Even that night, we did not imagine that we would put a 100 charter planes in the air.
We realised one important lesson: that the human spirit wants to fly free and it can never ever be captured for long.
Want to travel, but haven’t booked?
We are also taking bookings for some commercial flights through other airlines in the new year!
So speak with our friendly staff to get further clarity on the rules and regulations. We are open 24/7.
In the meantime, we wish you a very Happy New Year! We sincerely hope that the new year brings the joy and togetherness that we have all been denied for the last two years.
Make 2022 a year to remember
We hope that destinations will be unlocked, that borders will remain open, that you the traveller can be as free as ever.
So if travelling in 2022 sounds like a great idea, get onto it now. We have a number of travel packages available.
So, call us and book your seats before we sell out!
Meanwhile, we have a 100 reasons to express our gratitude to all those who make our business tick. YOU!
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