The one idea that really took off on Kulula was turning the cabin announcements into a form of stand-up comedy.
Kulula.com and British Airways flights have been permanently grounded. Comair which operates them has filed for liquidation.
Comair failed to secure the cash needed to resume operations. The company’s business rescue practitioners no longer believe it can be saved.
NUMSA says it is worried about the future of Comair. The airline says salaries and employee benefits including medical aid are not guaranteed.
Comair revealed that British Airways customers affected by its temporary suspension of flights can rebook with Airlink.
NUMSA continues to call for the resignation of Comair CEO, Glen Orsmond and the airline’s Business Rescue Practitioner, Richard Ferguson.
The Competition Commission says it met with other airlines who committed to not rising their prices now that Comair suspended operations.
After Comair suspended operations, NUMSA met with management but there is still no clear indication of when operations will resume.
‘The meeting was very frustrating because the CEO was at times evasive or unwilling to respond directly to certain questions,’ said NUMSA.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa will be meeting with Comair’s management regarding jobs that may be on the line.
Comair said late on Tuesday that its flights on Kulula and British Airways would be voluntarily suspended from 1 June.
Passengers onboard a Comair-operated flight were held-up for hours on Tuesday, after their plane allegedly ‘scraped the runway’ in Joburg.
Kulula is FINALLY offering refund options to its passengers who were affected by the Comair grounding in mid-March.
The Economic Freedom Fighters says Comair aligned aviation companies especially British Airways flights should be suspended.
The suspension of British Airways flights was lifted on Wednesday night but another incident of a plane failing to land has been reported.
The South African Civil Aviation Authority has concluded the assessment of Comair’s evidence, ending the five-day-long suspension.
The Competition Commission has addressed complaints of increased flight prices and stated that it will take action if this is true.
SAA has also assured its customers it won’t be increasing flight prices, due to British Airways and Kulula flights being grounded
FlySafair has denied adjusting their prices after the SACAA indefinitely suspended Comair’s operations in South Africa.
Major incidents onboard these three flights raised concerns for the Civil Aviation Authority – leading to the grounding of all Comair planes.
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NUMSA is demanding Comair CEO, Glen Orsmond and his executive to resign after Kulula and British Airways flights were suspended indefinitely.
Numsa, the majority union at Comair, has blamed the leadership at the company, for cutting costs at the expense of safety
Booked on Kulula or British Airways? Comair has provided an update on how its helping stranded passengers. There is also new re-booking info.
HUGE NEWS. All Kulula and British Airways flights are now suspended INDEFINITELY. What does this mean for Comair and the airlines?