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lifestyle

Buying a car may be cheaper than air travel this 16 June holiday weekend

Democratic Alliance, DA, Government, Comair liquidation, grounded flights, British Airways, Kulula, opposition party, borders, lockdowns in South Africa
News

DA blames Comair liquidation on Govt’s handling of SA borders

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News

‘Ferguson and Orsmond destroyed the airline’: NUMSA on Comair

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Lifestyle

Buying a car may be cheaper than air travel this 16 June holiday weekend

Democratic Alliance, DA, Government, Comair liquidation, grounded flights, British Airways, Kulula, opposition party, borders, lockdowns in South Africa
News

DA blames Comair liquidation on Govt’s handling of SA borders

Comair NUMSA
News

‘Ferguson and Orsmond destroyed the airline’: NUMSA on Comair

Kulula
Offbeat

Kulula cabin announcements: 13 of the most HILARIOUS!

By Garrin Lambley10-06-2022 17:14

The one idea that really took off on Kulula was turning the cabin announcements into a form of stand-up comedy.

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News

‘An extremely sad day for us’: Comair to be liquidated

By Nokwanda Ncwane09-06-2022 15:11

Kulula.com and British Airways flights have been permanently grounded. Comair which operates them has filed for liquidation.

Comair latest: Suspension LIFTED, Kulula, British Airways flights resume
News

Comair wings to be clipped permanently – rescue practitioners no longer believe it can be saved

By Storm Simpson09-06-2022 11:40

Comair failed to secure the cash needed to resume operations. The company’s business rescue practitioners no longer believe it can be saved.

Comair
News

Comair latest: Airline uncertain whether June salaries will be paid

By Nokwanda Ncwane08-06-2022 13:30

NUMSA says it is worried about the future of Comair. The airline says salaries and employee benefits including medical aid are not guaranteed.

Comair, Kulula.com, British Airways, Airlink, Comair suspension, flights suspended, Comair suspends flights, SAA, South African Airways
News

Comair: British Airways customers can rebook with Airlink – at no extra cost

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty07-06-2022 15:16

Comair revealed that British Airways customers affected by its temporary suspension of flights can rebook with Airlink.

Comair NUMSA
News

Comair latest: NUMSA and management to discuss airline’s fate

By Nokwanda Ncwane07-06-2022 10:29

NUMSA continues to call for the resignation of Comair CEO, Glen Orsmond and the airline’s Business Rescue Practitioner, Richard Ferguson.

Comair NUMSA
News

Comair suspension: Competition Commission keeping an eye on prices

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty03-06-2022 13:43

The Competition Commission says it met with other airlines who committed to not rising their prices now that Comair suspended operations.

Kulula, British Airways, Comair suspension, flights grounded, CEO Glenn Orsmond, NUMSA
News

Comair suspension: No clarity around the resumption of operations

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty03-06-2022 12:10

After Comair suspended operations, NUMSA met with management but there is still no clear indication of when operations will resume.

National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, Numsa, Comair, Kulula, British Airways, grounded, flights grounded NUMSA
News

NUMSA says tight-lipped Comair would not say if salaries will be paid during suspension

By Storm Simpson02-06-2022 16:32

‘The meeting was very frustrating because the CEO was at times evasive or unwilling to respond directly to certain questions,’ said NUMSA.

National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, Numsa, Comair, Kulula, British Airways, grounded, flights grounded NUMSA
News

NUMSA to meet with Comair on Thursday over fear of job losses

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty02-06-2022 12:09

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa will be meeting with Comair’s management regarding jobs that may be on the line.

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News

Comair suspends BA, Kulula flights – needs funding to resume operations

By Storm Simpson01-06-2022 00:27

Comair said late on Tuesday that its flights on Kulula and British Airways would be voluntarily suspended from 1 June.

British Airways comair joburg flight plane
News

Another Comair scare: Plane turns BACK to Joburg – after tail ‘hits runway’

By Tom Head20-04-2022 05:30

Passengers onboard a Comair-operated flight were held-up for hours on Tuesday, after their plane allegedly ‘scraped the runway’ in Joburg.

Comair Kulula, refunds, stranded passengers, comair latest, comair grounding
News

Phew! Stranded Kulula passengers given two options for refunds

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty22-03-2022 13:01

Kulula is FINALLY offering refund options to its passengers who were affected by the Comair grounding in mid-March.

British Airways comair joburg flight plane
News

‘Suspend their licence’: EFF weighs in on British Airways incident

By Nokwanda Ncwane20-03-2022 20:44

The Economic Freedom Fighters says Comair aligned aviation companies especially British Airways flights should be suspended.

british airways
News

JUST IN: British Airways flight fails to land in Cape Town

By Nokwanda Ncwane19-03-2022 18:05

The suspension of British Airways flights was lifted on Wednesday night but another incident of a plane failing to land has been reported.

Comair latest: Suspension LIFTED, Kulula, British Airways flights resume
News

Comair latest: Suspension LIFTED, Kulula, British Airways flights resume

By Corné van Zyl17-03-2022 00:47

The South African Civil Aviation Authority has concluded the assessment of Comair’s evidence, ending the five-day-long suspension.

Competition Commission, Comair, travellers, stranded passengers, south africa
News

Comair latest: Competition Commission warns airlines against price hikes

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty16-03-2022 10:43

The Competition Commission has addressed complaints of increased flight prices and stated that it will take action if this is true.

SAA BRPs say they are out of funds
News

Comair latest: SAA using bigger aircraft amid demand for domestic flights

By Thabo Baloyi16-03-2022 04:28

SAA has also assured its customers it won’t be increasing flight prices, due to British Airways and Kulula flights being grounded

FlySafair r8 tickets
News

FlySafair DENIES price increase amid Comair grounding and public outcry

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty15-03-2022 13:21

FlySafair has denied adjusting their prices after the SACAA indefinitely suspended Comair’s operations in South Africa.

Kulula and British Airway flights
News

Comair latest: Kulula, BA planes grounded due to these THREE flight scares

By Tom Head14-03-2022 13:22

Major incidents onboard these three flights raised concerns for the Civil Aviation Authority – leading to the grounding of all Comair planes.

Comair NUMSA
News

NEWS IN A MINUTE: Calls for resignation of CEO, Glen Orsmond | Video

By Ramadhani Kusaga14-03-2022 09:46

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News

Comair suspension: NUMSA calls for resignation of CEO, Glen Orsmond

By Nokwanda Ncwane14-03-2022 07:45

NUMSA is demanding Comair CEO, Glen Orsmond and his executive to resign after Kulula and British Airways flights were suspended indefinitely.

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News

‘We are not surprised’ – Numsa on Comair flights being grounded

By Thabo Baloyi13-03-2022 19:41

Numsa, the majority union at Comair, has blamed the leadership at the company, for cutting costs at the expense of safety

lockdown Comair to file to be placed under business rescue
News

Comair suspension update: Airline ‘working to assist’ stranded passengers

By Weekend News Producer13-03-2022 16:51

Booked on Kulula or British Airways? Comair has provided an update on how its helping stranded passengers. There is also new re-booking info.

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Comair suspended INDEFINITELY: Kulula and British Airways grounded

By Weekend News Producer13-03-2022 12:05

HUGE NEWS. All Kulula and British Airways flights are now suspended INDEFINITELY. What does this mean for Comair and the airlines?

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