FlySafair exemption request ‘premature’ says minister

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FlySafair exemption request ‘premature’ says minister
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Sanctions expected ‘within days’.

The air services regulator maintains that only ‘warm-bodied persons’ resident in SA can hold voting rights in local airlines. Picture: Moneyweb

The Air Services Licensing Council, which regulates the domestic aviation industry, and its international counterpart, found FlySafair to be non-compliant with the provision, following a complaint by rival Global Aviation, operator of Lift Airline.

The Department of Transport said in a statement on Thursday that Creecy has notified FlySafair that its request is premature. “The minister has further instructed the department to seek legal advice from the senior counsel regarding the airline’s application for ministerial exemptions within the context of the processes that are currently unfolding.

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