Gordhan: SA Express flights to take off next week
15 August 2018
Grounded SA Express will be ready to take off next week, said Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan.
He was briefing the portfolio committee on public enterprises in Parliament on Wednesday, on the progress made in addressing governance challenges at various state-owned enterprises.
Speaking on SA Express, which was grounded on May 24 after the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) suspended the entity’s Air Operator Certificate, Gordhan said that the airline is now in a “happy situation” as all processes to get it flying again have been concluded.
“The first flights will begin next week,” Gordhan told MPs. Gordhan said that the airline plans to initiate two routes next week and possibly add more routes on a weekly basis.