Embattled SAA vows to remain in the skies, promises to comply with ASLC 90-day order
South African Airways is once again making headlines as they were issued with a deadline of 90 days to release information to the aviation licensing body. SAA was handed three months to provide information to the Air Services Licensing Council and the airline has promised it will comply. The embattled national carrier has since confirmed
Embattled SAA vows to remain in the skies, promises to comply with ASLC 90-day order
South African Airways is once again making headlines as they were issued with a deadline of 90 days to release information to the aviation licensing body.
SAA was handed three months to provide information to the Air Services Licensing Council and the airline has promised it will comply.
The embattled national carrier has since confirmed the receipt of the letter as they also shared a post on social media, indicating they will abide by the order.
The letter cites a number of breaches of the Air Services Licensing Act No 115 of 1990 and ordered SAA to provide certain information to afford the Council an opportunity to ascertain SAA’s compliance and/or non-compliance with the Act.
In its response, the company said it is studying the contents of the letter before making a formal response to the ASLC.
“SAA is currently studying the contents of the letter and will be responding fully to the ASLC within or before the timeframe provided by the council. SAA assures its customers and the public that the matters raised in the letter are of an administrative nature relating to the SEP transaction that is currently being negotiated by the Government, as the shareholder as well as issues relating to SAA’s interaction with the ASLC, the submission of financial statements and internal staff movement,” the airline said on Friday.
“The questions raised in the letter do not impact SAA’s current and future operations as well as the quality of the services provided by SAA. To that end, both local and regional services are continuing uninterrupted.”
IOL has it that the council dispatched the letter to SAA on Thursday accompanied with a notice to provide it with three relevant documents within 90 days on the disposal of its majority stake to a private party, Takatso Consortium, failing which SAA’s operating licence could be suspended.
Furthermore, the order follows a move by SAA where it failed to alert ASLC of the transaction more than a year after it was initiated and announced by the Department of Public Enterprises.
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