The new transport minister plans to shake up the aviation industry.
The new minister of transport has met with the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa to discuss plans to reignite the air transport business.
She said to bring South Africa’s aviation industry back to fighting weight, new partnerships that enable a fast recovery and create more employment and investment opportunities will be needed. South Africa’s aviation industry was hit hard due to the pandemic, with many private airlines falling into financial black holes. Comair, the company behind Kulula, fell into business rescue and subsequently ended operations – taking 40% off of all domestic airline capacity.
Aviation heavyweights such as the International Air Transport Association, in collaboration with the International Civil Aviation Organisation and others, have committed to support the Africa Strategic Improvement Action Plan, she added. Over the next five years, the department of transport under the NLTSF aims to provide a strategic framework to guide all modes of transport, including the integration of airports and harbours.
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