LETTER: SAA faces a competitive airline industry
Management has been criticised, but a few airline providers dominate a very tough sector
26 January 2020 - 20:40
Much criticism has been directed towards the management of SAA recently, given its dire financial situation. It is, however, important to understand the challenges of the external environment SAA operates in.
It is not the first airline to come under the cosh. In April 2019 Jet Airways announced a temporary suspension of flight operations because it simply could not operate any longer. The airline could not pay for fuel and other critical services to keep the operations going. Sounds like SAA...
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