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SAA and CemAir are adding more flights to fill the gap left by suspended kulula.com and domestic British Airways flights.
SAA and CemAir are adding more flights to fill the gap left by suspended kulula.com and domestic British Airways flights.
Piucture: Felix Dlangamandla

Three unions represented at Comair want to speak directly with the company's business rescue practitioners (BRPs) after what they regard as a failed meeting with management on Thursday.

This comes after Comair had to suspend its kulula.com and domestic British Airways flights on Tuesday evening due to not having enough money to continue flying.

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), Solidarity, and the Comair Pilots' Association (CPA) met with the company's CEO Glenn Orsmond for about an hour on Thursday. According to Comair, the meeting was requested by the unions.

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