The department of public enterprises has insisted that SAA isn't about to embark on a wholesale retrenchment of its employees and said it was still in discussion with unions about a new business model for the airline.

The Business Rescue Practitioners, appointed to come up with a restructuring plan for the company, are still consulting with creditors, unions and the government as the shareholder, the department said in a statement on Saturday...

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