SA’s competition authority said on Tuesday it is expediting its investigations into “excessive” pricing by airlines after receiving formal complaints from consumers as ticket prices continue to soar.

Airline ticket prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks in the wake of the collapse of Comair, which accounted for as much as 40% of Southern Africa’s airline capacity...

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