https://www.engineeringnews.co.za
Africa|Export|Services|transport
Africa|Export|Services|transport
africa|export|services|transport

SAA to continue operating repatriation and cargo flights

8th May 2020

By: Rebecca Campbell

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

     

Font size: - +

State-owned national flag carrier South African Airways (SAA) has assured that it had no plans to stop operating on May 8. It would continue to honour all its current commitments to provide air transport services to its customers, as well as any other requests that it might receive.

It continued to receive, and act on, requests from foreign governments, who still had citizens stranded in South Africa. It would continue to operate repatriation and cargo flights throughout this month and beyond it, as long as it received such requests.

“We are in ongoing discussions with the Departments of Public Enterprises and that of International Relations and Cooperation, regarding other destinations where South African citizens may be stranded,” reported SAA interim executive chairperson Thandeka Mgoduso. “Further, we are responding proactively in those instances where there is a need for essential humanitarian cargo for our country and for the neighbouring States to be uplifted.”

SAA had transported more than 9 100 people to six continents since April 3. It had also carried 870 t of cargo, both export and import, including critical humanitarian cargo.

 

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

Comments

Showroom

Weir Minerals Africa and Middle East
Weir Minerals Africa and Middle East

Weir Minerals Europe, Middle East and Africa is a global supplier of excellent minerals solutions, including pumps, valves, hydrocyclones,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Weir Minerals Africa and Middle East
Weir Minerals Africa and Middle East

Weir Minerals Europe, Middle East and Africa is a global supplier of excellent minerals solutions, including pumps, valves, hydrocyclones,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Magazine round up | 19 April 2024
Magazine round up | 19 April 2024
19th April 2024

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.202 0.254s - 138pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now