The cash-strapped airline announced on Wednesday following its first creditors meeting with business rescue practitioners that the full salaries for July, August and September would be paid out to its 750 employees.
The embattled airlines met with creditors and employee representatives on Wednesday, in the hope of finding a way forward for the carrier's business rescue efforts.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on the aviation sector with lockdown restrictions grounding many fleets. But it's been particularly heartbreaking for thousands of employees who've been trying to hold on to their jobs.
The Mango Pilots Association, the South African Cabin Crew Association and metalworkers' union, Numsa, said that they planned to challenge the High Court's decision which handed Mango control over voluntary business rescue.
Jordan Butler from the Mango Pilots Association said that the test was now for Mango to stick to the plan and show its goodwill to both staff and customers, by putting planes back in the sky.
The financially strapped carrier filed an application opposing submissions from unions who wanted to enter a joint business rescue process with the airline.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), the Mango Pilots’ Association and the South African Cabin Crew Association presented their arguments to the court on Friday.
Some have already booked and paid for flights before the low-cost airline's planes were grounded.
Once loyal customers are complaining that they wanted a refund or an alternative booking but no one is answering their calls at the customer care centre while e-mails go unanswered.
The low-cost South African Airways subsidiary was forced to indefinitely suspend its flights last week due to outstanding payments owed to air traffic navigation services.
Mango’ss grounding comes on the back of organised labour's urgent business rescue application at the Johannesburg High Court which will be heard on Tuesday.
The SACCA says bridging finance is available but would only be available once unions withdrew their application.
Mango which is a subsidiary of South African Airways announced on Tuesday that it temporarily suspended all its operations due to outstanding payment to one of its creditors.
Mango Airline's communication team has chosen not to elaborate on the situation and is instead redirecting all questions to the Department of Public Enterprises and SAA.
They have set a deadline of 10 am on Tuesday for the Department of Public Enterprises or management to give answers or they will go court seeking business rescue.
Outa has now written to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, among others, while submitting its objection to the Appropriations Committee this week.
It's understood South African Airways has now been handed back to the executives and the board.
On Wednesday, all Mango's flights across the country were suspended for almost a full day due to outstanding debt.
