Again not SAA slagging ... just headline news ..
South African Airways (SAA) seems to be cutting down on domestic flights to smaller airports as it starts to feel the pinch from low budget airlines.
Confusion reigns over SAA's reported plans to do away with flights to East London, Port Elizabeth and George, in spite of a measurable increase in passenger numbers on those routes.
So far, only a plan to discontinue flights to George can be confirmed.
SAA spokesperson JJ Tabane was quoted earlier this week as saying the airline would end flights to these destinations because they were unprofitable.
They would be handed over to SAA sub-division SA Express, he said, which operated 50-seater aircraft.
When asked for more information, SAA spokesperson Sarah Uys said she was only aware that flights to George would be terminated.
An SAA booking agent at Cape Town International Airport confirmed that the airline would stop flying to George at the end of next month.
At George, passenger numbers had increased noticeably over the past two years, said the town's tourism information manager, Joan Shaw.
"The airport here is busier than ever," she said.