Sentiment saves SAA

While there is still no plan on how to save South African Airways, the sentiment that “South Africans love the airline”, is enough to continue with business as usual.

In a Fin24 article, with the headline "Mabuza: South Africans love SAA, so we won’t let it go", reporter Khulekani Magubane writes:

Deputy president David Mabuza told Parliament on Tuesday afternoon that government had no intention of relinquishing ownership of South African Airways during the business rescue process, because "South Africans love the airline".

The business rescue process at SAA, led by business rescue practitioners Les Matuson and Siviwe Dongwana, is at an advanced stage, with the practitioners due to complete and hand in their business rescue plan for the national carrier soon.

"We want to rescue the business. We agree that the business is facing a lot of strain and is going through difficult times. But we have not come to a point where we should desert the business. We still think South Africans want this business. It is their business. We have not reached a point where we think South Africans are saying 'sell this business'," Mabuza said.

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