SAA surprises with cheapest Mauritius flight prices

[Hoffie Hoffmann]

I would NOT fly SAA, lacking credentials

 

[mypetcow]

Good. Competitive pricing. I like it.

 

[wingnut771]

Good. Competitive pricing. I like it.

Without trust it's meaningless.

 

[Swa]

R13900 to fly to Mauritius? United is selling JHB-USA destinations return for R14.5k.

So where are their JHB-Mauritius flights?

 

[wingnut771]

So where are their JHB-Mauritius flights?

apparently.

 

[Swa]

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apparently.

Yeah but he was referencing United.

 

[wingnut771]

Yeah but he was referencing United.

I see what you mean.

 

[mypetcow]

Without trust it's meaningless.

No worries then you needn’t fly. Others will. You are welcome in this market economy to give money to whomever you trust to take you to Mauritius.

 

[Dan C]

Nice. I don't mind flying SAA at all.

 

[wingnut771]

No worries then you needn’t fly. Others will. You are welcome in this market economy to give money to whomever you trust to take you to Mauritius.

And what will SAA do on the 21st of November when there are only 10 people on the flight?

 

[Fuzzbox]

And what will SAA do on the 21st of November when there are only 10 people on the flight?

Please dont ask for a refund.

 

[Deandbn]

I flew SAA once (international).
Watched Ratatouille and slept like a baby...
Was good.

I also did once unfortunately in that battered old boeing they painted up for the American Olympics in Atlanta.. NEVER AGAIN.. NOT EVER.. And only reason was to redeem voyager miles.. Now they've also lost their reputation too.

 

[Quintrix]

SAA staff: 1000
Planes: 8

1000/8=125 staff per plane

No. Remember to first take away the 250 managers and their PAs and support staff and the ground crew and the sales staff. You may end up getting a streetwise 2 when boarding and single host per flight to provide extra salt

 

[CommonSense]

I also did once unfortunately in that battered old boeing they painted up for the American Olympics in Atlanta.. NEVER AGAIN.. NOT EVER.. And only reason was to redeem voyager miles.. Now they've also lost their reputation too.

 

[wingnut771]

No. Remember to first take away the 250 managers and their PAs and support staff and the ground crew and the sales staff. You may end up getting a streetwise 2 when boarding and single host per flight to provide extra salt

Another way to look at it is 250/8 = 31.25 managers per plane.

 

[Deandbn]

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Thank goodness it is no more.. And thanks for the closure.

 

[rvZA]

97% of this thread will be people who won’t fly SAA “even if you paid us” with the rest having had great service with SAA and not hesitating to support them with the former 97% chastising them for wasting “our money”.

I am one too. Have not boarded a single SAA flight since 1992. Have been on thousands of Kulula, FlySafair, BA, Air France, and a few older airlines that closed down in the meantine. Will never set foot on an SAA aircraft either, even if tickets are given to be at no costs.

 

[wingnut771]

I am one too. Have not boarded a single SAA flight since 1992. Have been on thousands of Kulula, FlySafair, BA, Air France, and a few older airlines that closed down in the meantine. Will never set foot on an SAA aircraft either, even if tickets are given to be at no costs.

Yip. They want to play silly games, they can win silly prizes. Although I don't think the games started in 92.

 

[RandomGeek]

We can only hope the SAA Pilots will do better than the examples here!

Out-of-practice airline pilots are making errors back in the air

Back in the cockpit after time off recovering from Covid-19, an airline pilot forgot to start his plane’s second engine for takeoff, a mistake that could have ended in disaster if he hadn’t aborted the flight. Another pilot, fresh from a seven-month layoff because of the pandemic and descending...

www.moneyweb.co.za

 

[juro]

No worries then you needn’t fly. Others will. You are welcome in this market economy to give money to whomever you trust to take you to Mauritius.

If SAA was operating in a market economy, they would have gone belly up years ago. Even if we - the tax payers - don't fly, we still get to pay, i.e. bail then out.