The phoned to notify me that the flight was cancelled due to technical reasons. This has happened to me and two other people in the past few months. The blue crane stands about 3.5 inches and has an average wingspan of 6 ft 4 in. In flight the long neck is stretched out in front, the The airline started services on 1 … Max Planck Institute designed 1000 of these trackers for crane species across the globe. I booked a flight to Mthatha with Blue Crane. A dynamic new airline with its operational hub at OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, Fly Blue Crane offers customers a much needed alternative air travel option to various business and leisure destinations within the Southern African region operating to and from Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Cape Town. Fly Blue Crane, was a South African regional airline based in Johannesburg, with its hub at O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa. Crane, any of 15 species of tall wading birds of the family Gruidae (order Gruiformes). So far trackers have been fitted to 12 Blue Crane chicks in the Western Cape and 11 Blue Crane chicks in the Karoo. I was meant to fly out on the 10th and returning on the 12th of Feb 2017. 18 February 2016: Fly Blue Crane has partnered with First Car Rental which has a strong presence in Kimberley and Bloemfontein, both areas that Fly Blue Crane are hoping to expand in. Blue Crane cancelled the flight three days before my date of departure. They asked for my banking details but to d They seem to have good prices, but then you book with them and they cancel at the last minute, with no altern Superficially, cranes resemble herons but usually are larger and have a partly naked head, a heavier bill, more compact plumage, and an elevated hind toe. History. Fly Blue Crane applied to operate Swaziland flights seven times a week and Maputo flights twelve times a week. The blue crane (Grus paradisea) is native to Southern Africa and is the national bird of South Africa.The bird is relatively tall but smaller than other members of the Crane family. To help answer these questions, Christie and the team fitted satellite trackers to Blue Crane chicks in February this year.