SAA flights grounded amid strike action
South African Airways (SAA) says it is experiencing some domestic flight delays and cancellations due to striking staff.
“Flights departing from coastal cities early this morning have been impacted and options have been considered to accommodate passengers affected by the cancellations,” the airline said in a statement.
“The required number of cabin crew members are currently not available to enable SAA to operate all of its flights.”
Cabin crew are calling for more money for meals when working abroad. SAA staff said they have not had an international meal allowance increase in six years.
Managers of O. R. Tambo International Airport said they are monitoring the strike, adding that that they have contingency plans to deal with any disruption.
The following domestic outbound flights (from Johannesburg) have been delayed:
Johannesburg
Delays:
SA401 Johannesburg – Port Elizabeth
SA459 Johannesburg – East London
Cancellations:
SA531/538 Johannesburg – Durban – Johannesburg
SA307/322 and SA313/326 Johannesburg – Cape Town – Johannesburg
SA317/332 and SA323/SA334 now to operate on a A340-600 aircraft to create more seat capacity
Flight Departed:
SA527 Johannesburg – Durban departed with a 51 minute delay
SA303 Johannesburg – Cape Town departed with a 20 minute delay
Domestic:
All flights departing from Cape Town and Durban departed as per normal schedule
SA306 / SA308 Cape Town – Johannesburg was delayed with 30 minutes.
For further updates customers are advised to visit www.flysaa.com for current flight status.
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