Originally Posted by
Stewie Mac
Some reports in
the BBC and
local SA media that SAA cabin crew and technical staff will strike on Friday, indefinitely.
''We are grounding that airline on Friday': Numsa says strike is only solution to SAA impasse'
Any locals have any insight to add? Is this the beginning of the end, or will things improve?
It is amazing how the same union that wants to strike now, is the same one who kept quiet when Zuma's friend (Dudu), was in charge and she had, during her tenure, tipped the airline over the edge.
Some salient points raised during a radio interview this morning:
The Contract for ground handling services is about 150% HIGHER than what it should be,
SAA Technical has been pilfered, so spares are in short supply, (that is old news though),
The Accounting services were outsourced to some connection to a Political crony,
The Company that supplies the fuel has far higher costs than other suppliers which supply to other airlines - and the owner is linked to Zuma again.
So, when connections to Politicians get involved, money grabbing becomes rife.
If it were Utopia, I would fire the entire Board and get people with Aviation knowledge in (without any political connections), and rework the supply contracts. But then, that will not happen, so I am fearing the worst.