Embattled SAA announced on Monday it would resume flights to six African destinations from Tuesday.
On Friday, the airline cancelled all flights but on Monday resumed international flights. SAA announced on Sunday it had resumed its flights to New York, London, Frankfurt, Munich and Washington DC. International flights to Perth and Hong Kong were also expectedLagos, Lusaka, Maputo, Windhoek and Harare, it said. Domestic flights remain cancelled, with some passengers being accommodated on Mango and other airlines.
The SA Civil Aviation Authority on Monday said it was busy processing information sent by SAA denying the Numsa claims. Hlubi-Majola, Numsa’s spokesperson, told Business Day on Monday the union was not going to withdraw its claims on passenger safety. “We maintain everything [we said] is true,” she said.
Gwabu said of the 323 employees doing major maintenance, only 94 were on strike; of the 334 doing minor maintenance, about 82 were striking, and of the 49 quality assurance personnel, only one person had downed tools.“We are yet to come across any information that seeks to confirm the statement by the union. So far we have not found anything,” Gwabu said.
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