JOHANNESBURG. 24 May 2018. South African Airways (SAA) has noted the decision by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) to suspend all South African Express flights. The decision to suspend SA Express is based on the audit findings by SACAA on SA Express, which among other things relate to safety management processes.

SAA has activated its business continuity teams to implement contingency plans and is working closely with SA Express to provide all required and necessary assistance.

All efforts are being channelled towards assisting passengers who may be affected by the suspension of SA Express services.

SAA has an interline agreement with SA Express and has mobilised teams at the airports to assist the passengers.

We apologise to all our customers for the inconvenience caused by the suspension of SA Express services.

SAA will provide regular updates on the situation and will use all its official communication channels to share information on the status of the flights.