Mayday: pilots leave SAA customers stranded with indefinite strike

Strike comes just before schools countrywide close on Wednesday, with large numbers of South Africans having booked flights for the December holidays

05 December 2024 - 12:49 By Sashni Pather and Erika Gibson

Travel agents are warning passengers who booked flights on various South African Airways (SAA) domestic and international routes to take steps to change their travel plans...

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