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With South African Airways virtually grounded, other international airlines are feasting on the remains. They are now operating some of the lucrative routes suspended by the ailing national carrier.

British Airways recently announced that it is increasing its local services by adding three more direct flights between Heathrow and Cape Town International Airport.virtually grounded, other international airlines are feasting on the remains. They are now operating some of the lucrative routes suspended by the ailing national carrier.

“This is very good news for the Western Cape. Cape Town is getting new flights from all over the world, from New York, from South America, from Europe; all are coming here. We will run the Cape Town route very profitably and very successful without the taxpayers’ bailout.” Acting CEO: Business Unity South Africa, Cas Coovadia says, “You don’t need a national airline to be owned by the government in order to promote tourism. We are of the view that what you need is efficiency……We need to try and promote tourism into the country.”

 

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No one will be jailed for destroying the whole SOE in SA. SA politicians are so quick to take you to court for a mere statement or word they may feel is not good to em, but no action if u loot and collapse an SOE and cause thousands of joblessness. So sad.

This is what we call pure blindness

Laughable cruelty by flysaa GovernmentZA 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

The incompetence of the MYANC government are just beyond reproach.

Surely proof that flysaa was/is badly managed.

So sad

This means there are airlines which are serving the routes lucrative, just the stupid SAA-idiots are too incompetent to do so ... ?

Why are we have other national carrier flying our local routes.

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