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South African Airways undergoes special measures to avoid bankruptcy

Air
Edward Robertson
5 December 2019

South African Airways (SAA) is undergoing a “radical restructure” as it goes into a bankruptcy protection scheme in a bid to avoid going bust.

SAA will shut its regional office in London on 31 July

A new statement from Pravin Gordhan, minister for the department of public enterprises, said the decision to place the national airline into “business rescue” is being fully supported by the government.

The procedure is used in South Africa to try to turn around a company that is in serious trouble and sees a business rescue practitioner appointed to run and restructure the business while the airline continues operations normally.