Awkward pics alert! kulula is turning 13 and you’re invited

Cape Town – Can you believe it’s been 13 years since kulula first took to the skies, opening up a whole new realm of budget air travel in South Africa?

To us, it feels like just the other day the infectiously enthusiastic advertisements started infiltrating our television screens and the operatic ‘kulula.com’ jingle rang out across our radio stations.

In no time, gregarious green aircraft started lining up on our runways, bringing bursts of colour to the typically grey-tinged airport exteriors.

Since undertaking its virgin flight between Johannesburg and Cape Town in August 2001, the airline has had its fair share of highs, lows, changes and developments – some of which have made happier customers and others which have bred a bit of discontent (somehow the luggage policy keeps catching people off guard).

But one thing has remained constant: dedication to keeping things light, breezy and full of fun… something we all need more of in our lives, especially when travelling.

In celebration of their 13^th birthday, the airline has launched a one-day special on all flights, offering customers a 13% reduced rate (already in effect on their site) for travel between 13 August and 7 July 2015. 

They’ve also invited fans to share photos of themselves as awkward teenagers on social media using the hashtag #kulula13 in celebration of their newly acquired adolescence.

Here are a few of our favourites from Twitter:

Have you shared yours? Mention us in a tweet if you have, we'd like to see your cute little face too!

My 13-year-old self! Happy 13th Birthday @kulula ! #kulula13 pic.twitter.com/TvfmZrry8s

— bryanporter (@bryanporter) August 13, 2014

@kulula #kulula13 first time in a saree as a teen pic.twitter.com/xTrcENhHNN

— Denise Francis (@denise_tf) August 13, 2014

We still remember when we were 13. The beautiful Emily Skinstad, classic attitude. #kulula13 pic.twitter.com/3Tchz1enar

— 2oceansvibe.com (@2oceansvibe) August 13, 2014

Happy happy @kulula!! 13 awesome years, here's to many more! #kulula13. pic.twitter.com/vFEqbMdUHW

— Ockert Brits (@oj82) August 13, 2014

@kulula My 13th birthday party! #kulula13 pic.twitter.com/ukbtRGoNRU

— KirstToTheK (@SheeqChick) August 13, 2014

@kulula my teenage self in Oudshoorn - not as comfy as a kulula flight... #kulula13 pic.twitter.com/DlySlI07Mu

— Nina Carr (@TheMissCarr) August 12, 2014

@kulula here's my #kulula13. Yep. I'm wearing sunflowers and caught something. pic.twitter.com/wKecXan5mB

— Nadine Uys (@ironing_inheels) August 12, 2014