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Johannesburg, South Africa| SHIFT MEDIA NEWS (UG)
South African Airways (SAA) has canceled all domestic and international flights scheduled for Friday and Saturday ahead of a planned workers’ strike.
The airline in a statement apologized to its customers and advised them not to travel to the airports unless they rebook and are issued with a new itinerary.
The South African Cabin Crew Association and National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa in a press conference on Wednesday announced that the airline staff will go on strike starting Friday.
The workers are protesting against the plan announced by SAA to cut more than 900 jobs in order to curb losses.
The airline has clarified that: “Flights operated on partner airlines, including SA Express, Mango, SA Airlink, and all codeshare partners, will not be affected.”
The Financially ‘down’ state-owned South African Airways (SAA) is set to restructure, a scenario that will lead to over 900 staff losing jobs and returning home. SAA has large debts and has not made a profit since 2011.
The union representing the cabin crew of Africa’s second-largest airline, South African Airways (SAA), has announced an indefinite strike starting on Friday.
The state-owned airline, which is in deep financial trouble, said on Monday that it would begin a restructuring process that could lead to the loss of more than 900 jobs.
The management have also failed to agree to pay rise with the unions – hence the industrial action.
“We are embarking on the mother of all strikes,” Zazi Nsibanyoni-Mugambi, president of the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca), is quoted by the AFP news agency as saying.
Sacca and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, which has also told its workers to stop work, represent about 3,000 employees.
The unions said the strike including check-in and technical staff, would continue indefinitely.
SAA responded that a strike would threaten the future of the airline, Reuters news agency reports.
