SAA on track with turnaround strategy
SAA has requested an extension to finalise and present its
annual financial statement to Parliament. Pravin Gordhan, the
Minister of Public Enterprises, made the request on behalf of the
shareholders in a letter to the National Assembly. A statement
released on Wednesday, September 26, however, reveals that
the airline is on track with its turnaround strategy, with quarter
one results showing that the company is ahead of the plan in its
trading performance.
FlySafair ups ELS frequencies from JNB, CPT
FROM October 1, FlySafair has upped its frequencies to East
London from Johannesburg and Cape Town. JNB-ELS flights
have increased to twice daily (up from one daily) and CPT-ELS
flights have also increased to twice daily (up from twice a day on
Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays).
CemAir adds RCB-JNB flights
CEMAIR has increased frequencies on its Richards BayJohannesburg
route. The airline now operates four flights a
week between Richards Bay and Johannesburg. Flight 5Z0209
departs RCB at 07h00 and arrives in JNB at 08h15 on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Return flight 5Z0210
departs JNB at 18h15 and arrives in RCB at 19h30, Monday to
Thursday.
Gulf rivals said to be in takeover talks
EMIRATES is looking to acquire Etihad, according to a Bloomberg
report that cites four unnamed sources “familiar with the
matter”. According to Bloomberg, both airlines initially declined
to comment, but later denied that any talks were under way.
Should the acquisition go through, it would result in the airlines’
operations surpassing that of American Airlines Group.
Air Namibia increases flights to GBE and DUR
AIR Namibia has increased frequencies from five to six a week on
the Windhoek-Gaborone-Durban route, and will operate daily from
October 28. The airline now flies to Gaborone and Durban on
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays,
while Saturday will be added on October 28. The route is serviced
by the Embraer ERJ 135, with 37 seats in economy class.
