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British Airways franchise airline is grounded

Operators
Gary Noakes
14 March 2022

Comair, the South African airline that flies in British Airways livery, has been forced to cancel all flights in a wrangle over safety procedures.

Johannesburg's Comair files in British Airways livery

The carrier, based at Johannesburg, had its operating licence suspended “indefinitely” by the South African Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday.

In a statement, Comair said: “This is despite the airline working through the night to provide documentation the SACAA had requested following a review of certain policies, systems and procedures.”

It added: “Comair was advised of a 24-hours suspension to its licence on the morning of 12 March. That afternoon the CAA requested additional information, which Comair provided overnight and into the early morning of 13 March 2022.”