The majority trade unions at SAA have called the department of public enterprises dishonest, and have accused them of derailing the airline’s rescue process.

The department said in a statement on Sunday that it has withdrawn from the leadership consultative forum (LCF) it had established with organised labour to develop a new and restructured SAA, and that the unions’ actions had set the airline on the path to liquidation. ..

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