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Old 4th Mar 2012, 05:50
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Probably because you have to fly via JNB to get to GRJ as there is no direct flight!

So tomorrow is the big day lets see if they get going again!!!!
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Old 4th Mar 2012, 10:58
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It's definitely better to drive from PE to George rather than fly.
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Old 8th Mar 2012, 12:37
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I see Velvet claims they'll receive R370mil from an equity fund if a business rescue plan is agreed on instead of liquidation. That should stabilize things for a bit?
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Old 10th Mar 2012, 13:26
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There is more to this than meets the eye. The airline was trading beyond its means but ..........
Cloudy skies over Velvet's Aurora ties - Investigations - Mail & Guardian Online
... the waters are murkier than many realised and I would be surprised if Velvet ever takes to the skies again.
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Old 11th Mar 2012, 06:04
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In the business world, the waters are always murkier than you think. Perhaps you could say in this case that 'the waters were even murkier than normal?'

Not to be a dick, but it's not like this was utterly impossible to see coming when word got out who was behind the whole thing. Again, it sucks for the average working joe who happened to be employed by them. The bigwigs can burn as far as I'm concerned of course. Naturally they won't, but anyway.
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