SAA says it’s working on contingency plans to deal with strike’s impact
SAA pilots are unhappy with their working conditions and wage increases. They are demanding a 15.7% wage increase, while SAA is offering 8%.
A South African Airways Airbus A330 airplane. Picture: Nicolas Economou / NurPhoto via AFP
JOHANNESBURG - South African Airways (SAA) says it is currently working on contingency plans to deal with the impact of a strike.
SAA pilots are unhappy with their working conditions and wage increases.
The pilots are demanding a 15.7% wage increase, while SAA is offering 8%.
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Flight Centre spokesperson Lynette Machir said the airline is trying to assist customers who have already booked flights.
“SAA has been assisting us with customers to re-accommodate customers as best we can,” Machir added.
“Domestic and regional flights have generally seen re-accommodations and re-bookings on that front. Obviously, where we do have a bit of a challenge is the Perth and São Paulo routes, where customers are being rebooked or offered options to travel on a later date.”