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Google Cloud collaborates with Comair to provide seamless travel experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa
Comair Limited is a regional airline based in South Africa that operates scheduled services on domestic routes as a British Airways franchisee . The aviation group also operates as a low-cost carrier under its own kulula . com brand . The company ’ s main base is O . R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and has focus cities at Cape Town International Airport and King Shaka International Airport in Durban . Its headquarters are near O . R Tambo in the Bonaero Park area of Kempton Park in Ekurhuleni , Gauteng province , South Africa . Recently , the company collaborated with Google to modernise its traditional IT infrastructure and legacy applications by moving to Google Cloud and boosting its Digital Transformation journey . Avsharn Bachoo , Chief Information Officer of Comair , outlines how the company is accelerating its Digital Transformation and being supported by Google Cloud to modernise its legacy applications , such as its kulula . com booking application using prominent tools like Firebase and Flutter to upgrade functionalities and provide the scalability the airline requires . By Manda Banda
Avsharn Bachoo , Chief Information Officer , Comair
The global travel industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic , but as countries open up , the sector and its customers are thrilled to be going places once again . With aerospace company Boeing forecasting that Africa ’ s airlines will require 1,030 new airplanes by 2040 , valued at US $ 160 billion , opportunities abound in this region . One of the largest airline operators in Southern Africa , Comair is well placed to help the area ’ s travel sector reach its skyhigh goals .
“ Comair offers airline services across Southern African , Sub-Saharan Africa , and the ocean islands through two distinct but complementary brands ,” explained Avsharn Bachoo , Chief Information Officer at Comair . “ Kulula . com is our low-cost airline brand , and one of the market leaders in affordable air travel . British Airways is our premium and corporate airline brand that we operate as part of a license agreement . So , we offer something for everyone in the region .”
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