I-Star Alliance African Airways isilungele ukudiliza bonke abasebenzi abangu-4708. Kulindeleke ukuthi kuphele u-Ephreli uma kuphela Izindiza ZaseNingizimu Afrika, okunezela kumthelela wezezimali i-COVID-19 onayo eNingizimu Afrika nekusasa lomkhakha wezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha.
Inkampani yezindiza izothengisa zonke izimpahla ezisele kufaka phakathi izindawo ezimbili zokulala ebusuku eLondon Heathrow Airport.
UHulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika wenqabile ukuxhaswa ngemali eyengeziwe kweNational Airline. INingizimu Afrika itshale imali engaphezu kuka-1.1 Billion US- Dollars ukusiza iSouth African Airways. Inkampani yezindiza izokhokha iholo eli-1 lenyanga njalo ngonyaka lokwenza umsebenzi kubasebenzi bayo ngaphambi kokugoqa yonke imisebenzi.
Lokhu intuthuko edabukisayo futhi eyingozi hhayi i-S0uth Africa kuphela kodwa nezwekazi. UCuthbert Ncube, onguSihlalo we-African Tourism Board uzwakalisa ukukhathazeka kwakhe.
South African Airways kwakuyinkampani yezindiza ephethe ifulegi ephethwe nguhulumeni eNingizimu Afrika. Ikomkhulu le-Airways Park esikhumulweni sezindiza i-OR Tambo, le bhanoyi lisebenzisa inethiwekhi yokuxhumana nokukhuluma, lixhumanisa izindawo ezingaphezu kuka-40 zasekhaya nezamazwe omhlaba kulo lonke elase-Afrika, e-Asia, eYurophu, eNyakatho Melika, eNingizimu Melika nase-Oceania ukusuka enkabeni yayo e-OR Tambo International. Isikhumulo sezindiza eGoli,[3] kusetshenziswa imikhumbi yezindiza ezingaphezu kwama-40. Ophethe wajoyina iStar Alliance ngo-Ephreli 2006, umphathi wokuqala wase-Afrika ukusayina nenye yezivumelwano zezindiza ezintathu.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- It’s expected the end of April if the end of South African Airlines, adding to the financial impact COVID-19 has for South Africa and the future of the travel and tourism industry.
- The carrier joined Star Alliance in April 2006, the first African carrier to sign with one of the three airline alliances.
- R Tambo International Airport, the airline operates a hub-and-spoke network, linking over 40 local and international destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania from its base at O.
