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2022 - 3 - 15

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British Airways, Kulula back in the skies after regulator lifts suspension (Independent Online)

The airline operator, Comair, was acknowledged for its cooperation and commitment during the period, which signalled “the seriousness in which the operator ...

The impact of this outcome paves the way for the Director of Civil Aviation to uplift the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of Comair with immediate effect,” the regulator said in statement. “This brings to an end a five-day long suspension of the AOC which was imposed by the Regulator from 12 March 2022. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) is a Schedule 3A public entity reporting to the Department of Transport established in terms of the Civil Aviation Authority Act.

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Comair suspension lifted, kulula.com and BA flights can resume (News24)

British Airways (operated by Comair) and kulula.com flights will start operating again on Thursday morning, 17 March, following the South African Civil ...

The SACAA audited Comair following a spate of occurrences that posed safety risks by kulula.com and BA Comair airlines. The SACAA said in a statement of its own that it has concluded the assessment and evaluation of Comair's evidence to close the Level 1 findings raised during the audit, which started on 7 March. The British Airways and kulula.com schedules will be restored in a phased manner, and customers are advised to check the schedules on the airlines' websites before going to the airport.

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Kulula and British Airways flights back in SA skies as suspension is ... (TimesLIVE)

Kulula and British Airways planes will be back in SA's airspace from Thursday. This after the Civil Aviation Authority lifted the suspension against Comair, ...

Taking to Twitter, Kulula said: “Our focus is to get our operations back to normal as quickly as possible and schedules will therefore be restored in a phased manner. “This brings to an end a five-day suspension of the air operator certificate which was imposed by the regulator from March 12. “The SACAA audited Comair after a spate of occurrences which posed safety risks by Kulula.com and BA Comair airlines.

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British Airways and Kulula airlines return to the skies (Jacaranda FM)

British Airways and Kulula.com flights will start operating some flights again from Thursday morning after the South African Civil Aviation Authority ...

British Airways and Kulula.com schedules will be restored in a phased manner and customers are advised to check the schedules on the airlines’ websites before coming to the airport. “The findings concerned the level of evidential support of some management systems and procedures relating to quality assurance processes, the structuring and personnel in the safety department and documentation flow regarding repair confirmations. “After a thorough review of Comair’s documentation, the SACAA has lifted the precautionary suspension of Comair’s licence.

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Comair restarts Kulula and British Airways flights in South Africa (BusinessTech)

This comes after the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) reinstated the group's air operators' certificate. “We're pleased that the situation is ...

This included chartering wide-bodied aircraft and accommodating customers on other airlines as far as possible, but with Comair operating 40% of the capacity in the market, there were not enough seats for everyone affected. Customers who have sent emails to [email protected] and you plan to use their credit at a later stage, will receive a response in the next seven days. kulula.com customers who have been affected will receive a full credit to the value of their ticket, valid for rebooking within six months of the original reservation date and with such flight reservations valid for use within 12 months of rebooking. British Airways (operated by Comair) customers who have been affected can rebook flights via their travel agents, ba.com (Manage my Booking) or the contact centre [email protected] Customers who have e-mailed the contact centre will receive responses in the next seven days. The British Airways (operated by Comair) and kulula.com schedules will be restored in a phased manner and customers are advised to check the schedules on the airlines’ websites before coming to the airport. The SACAA findings concerned the level of evidential support of some management systems and procedures relating to quality assurance processes, the structuring and personnel in the safety department and documentation flow regarding repair confirmations, Comair said.

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Kulula and British Airways resuming flights in South Africa — what ... (MyBroadband)

The suspension led to travellers with bookings getting stranded while ticket prices on alternative airlines surged due to 40% less domestic flying capacity.

SACAA suspended Comair’s certificate on Saturday, 12 March 2022, resulting in the grounding of all Kulula and British Airways flights for five days. The airlines’ schedules will be restored in a phased manner, and customers were advised to check them on the airlines’ websites before coming to the airport. Kulula and British Airways are resuming flights on Thursday after the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) reinstated Comair’s Air Operator’s Certificate.

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Kulula flights still cancelled as Comair suspension continues (Citizen)

Kulula flights remain suspended as talks between the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and Comair continue.

We need to be back in the skies to protect our jobs,” he said. “We are all on the same side here. Right now the absolute most important thing is that we need to be back in the skies. The union has demanded for Orsmond to resign or to be removed by the board, and also for Comair to stop cutting worker’s salaries. “We continue to engage with the CAA to have the suspension lifted.” “Despite our very best efforts, the CAA suspension remains in place for Comair. We regret that flights on 16 March have thus been cancelled and apologise for the inconvenience,” the airline said in a tweet.

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