Mango was launched on 30 October 2006, with bookings going on sale at midnight on the same date. Mango’s first flight took place on 15 November 2006. Mango joined Star Alliance as a Connecting Partner in the third quarter of 2016.

Mango is 100% owned by South African Airways, which is itself owned by the government of South Africa.

Some key trends made available for Mango over recent years are (as at year ending 31 March):

Financials for Mango are incorporated within the SAA Group figures. (In 2009, Mango's then-CEO, Nico Bezuidenhout, said: "I am not releasing our financial statements as that is sensitive information. We've always said we would report on the results and tell the taxpayer how we have performed. We have never promised to publish the audited financial report.")

The SAA Group's 2013 and 2014 Annual Reports did give some details of Mango's performance, but (as at November 2016) the 2015 Report remains overdue. The figures above are therefore largely from press reports.

Mango's head office is at OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, on the mezzanine level of the Domestic Departure Terminal.

Mango serves the following destinations:

As of January 2016, the Mango fleet includes the following aircraft:

As a low cost airline, Mango features a uniform fleet of aircraft with high seating density. Mango also offers online ticketing. A standard booking does not include food and drinks. Mango offers a buy on board programme offering food and drinks for purchase.

Mango provides an in-flight magazine Mango Juice along with Mango TV, a daily in flight entertainment programme viewable on the drop-down televisions placed throughout the aircraft. In-flight Wi-Fi is also available on all flights for a fee, except on ZS-VDB as this is an older aircraft. Wi-fi services are provided by G-Connect, a local internet broadband provider.

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