Why is SAA always running at such a huge loss and forever requesting ‘bail outs’ from the government?
The reason appears to be quite simple – they have too many people working for them and the business simply cannot afford it!
Many of these SAA employees fall into the ‘protected employees’ category.
1) QANTAS (Australian) 32 500 employees with a total of 252 aircraft = 129 employees per aircraft
2) American Airlines 87 897 employees with a total of 618 aircraft = 142 employees per aircraft
3) Delta Airlines 106 216 employees with a total of 722 aircraft = 147 employees per aircraft
4) British Airways 36 832 employees with a total of 238 aircraft = 154 employees per aircraft
5) United Airlines 115 149 employees with a total of 710 aircraft = 162 employees per aircraft
6) South African Airways 55 500 employees with a total of 58 aircraft = 957 employees per aircraft
Numbers above are subject to change depending on latest figures.
No amount of ‘turn around’ strategy will sort SAA out! They simply need to get rid of unnecessary people and trim their business!
The reason appears to be quite simple – they have too many people working for them and the business simply cannot afford it!
Many of these SAA employees fall into the ‘protected employees’ category.
1) QANTAS (Australian) 32 500 employees with a total of 252 aircraft = 129 employees per aircraft
2) American Airlines 87 897 employees with a total of 618 aircraft = 142 employees per aircraft
3) Delta Airlines 106 216 employees with a total of 722 aircraft = 147 employees per aircraft
4) British Airways 36 832 employees with a total of 238 aircraft = 154 employees per aircraft
5) United Airlines 115 149 employees with a total of 710 aircraft = 162 employees per aircraft
6) South African Airways 55 500 employees with a total of 58 aircraft = 957 employees per aircraft
Numbers above are subject to change depending on latest figures.
No amount of ‘turn around’ strategy will sort SAA out! They simply need to get rid of unnecessary people and trim their business!
