Flight delays on the cards as unions plan strike at SAA

have served SAA with 48 hours’ notice to strike beginning on Friday morning.

“We’ll be embarking on the mother of all strikes at all SAA and SAA Technical operations nationally. There are likely to be disruptions and we advise members of the public to make alternative arrangements if they have booked flights on SAA. "Pilots received a 5.9 percent increase and SAA agreed to pay them. Our members are simply demanding their increase as well.”It is estimated that about 944 staff will be affected.The airline has incurred over R28-billion in cumulative losses over the past 13 years.

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