President Cyril Ramaphosa and 11 other passengers flew to Kinshasa in an SAA aircraft because his jet is grounded.
President Cyril Ramaphosa and 11 other passengers travelled to the Southern African Development Community summit in Kinshasa on an SAA A340 plane designed to carry 320 passengers.that the president was forced to use the SAA jet — costing about R2.6 million for the trip — as none of the air force VIP fleet is serviceable.
The subscription for the entire VIP fleet costs R300,000 a year, and the trip would have cost around R800,000 had the entourage been able to travel on the presidential jet. Live flight tracker Flightradar24 showed SAA flight LMG1 — the Air Force call sign indicating that the president is on-board — departing Johannesburg on 15 August and returning on 18 August.
The Jeppesen subscription updates avionics, including providing up-to-date information on airports, landing strips, approaches to airports and other information. It is usually updated every 28 days.Citing sources, the Sunday Times reported the Air Force and SAA technical fitted modifications on the “number two” jet in the fleet in an attempt to save costs.
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