LETTER: Pull the plug on SAA
The airline can't be saved and its staff shouldn't be allowed to hold SA to ransom
04 November 2020 - 14:57
I have suspected all along that saving SAA is all about ensuring MPs (and government officials) are guaranteed business-class seats every Monday and Friday when they commute to and from parliament.
I very much doubt Comair will offer bulk discounted fares with its restructured operation considering that SAA owed Comair billions from its dodgy travel agent dealings and has now managed to dodge paying damages. If SAA had paid what it owed, Comair would never have had to seek business rescue in the first place...
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