What exactly has ol uncle Vern proved??? what that you can sell tickets for R2000 and make no money? It is a world away from operating a double daily on the LHR route with aircraft that are going to give you the capacity to compete. He just doesn’t have the bucks to invest plain and simple.
Deskjockey: "Ol Uncle Vern" has proved that operating to London IS profitable. If it wasn't, why would he carry on doing it for the past 3 and a half years??? Obviously operating a doudble daily LHR is very profitable when you keep getting R1.3 bn cash injections!!!
I've yet to see "Ol Uncle Vern" get his cash injection. Maybe if he did, he would "have the bucks to invest."
Your attitude of SAA being invincible is the heart of all the problems they are experiencing at present. When you make comments like
It is a world away from operating a double daily on the LHR route with aircraft that are going to give you the capacity to compete.
This just shows your ignorance as to what is actually happening. It's time to wake up and smell the coffee. NTW fly near full capacity 4 times a week. They have an extremely high yield as well as an extremely profitable cargo contract ( min 8 tonnes per trip - every trip!!!)
Please make educated comments - seeing as though you are supposed to be MANAGEMENT.