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bradnie
14th Jul 2006, 16:46
Wonder about the truth about this.Is this BS from SAA or the truth this time.


Source: Airline Transport World
South African Airways profits drop 90%. Falling yields, low-cost competition and soaring fuel costs had a devastating effect on South African Airways' bottom line during the fiscal year ending March 31 as profits plunged 90% to ZAR65 million ($9.1 million U.S.). Domestic yield dropped 11% and international yield decreased as well. Capacity increased 5.6%, passenger numbers rose 4.5% to 7.2 million and load factor remained steady at 70%

JetPark
18th Jul 2006, 14:28
The sooner SAA goes private, the better. This must be the only Airline in the world with a load factor of 70% and yet continues to lose money. Government could save a fortune and put this to better use within the local economy. SAA suffers from standard parastatal inefficiency.