South African Airways (SAA) acting CEO Zuks Ramasia on Sunday assured the country that the ongoing strike at the airline was not compromising the safety and security of its operations. She called on the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the South African Cabin Crew Association to withdraw their allegations that flying SAA is currently unsafe. She stated that, if they did not, the airline would consider legal action against them.
“SAA has a proven safety record and we have an unwavering commitment to safety,” she affirmed. “The safety and security of passengers and crew is the highest single priority to SAA. We do not compromise on that. … We remain committed to ensuring the highest levels of safety and security on all our flights. The unions’ allegations are malicious and represent an unfounded attack, as well as an insult to the [South African] Civil Aviation Authority, South African Airways, and South African Airways Technical.”
Ramasia also attacked attempts to intimidate SAA employees who had remained at work. She denounced inflammatory insults (“traitors”) and threats (“we know where you are”) made against them.
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