South African Airways is recreating intra-African connectivity, offering new opportunities for Nigerian business and tourism communities after visa delays and bitter row.
After its survival hurdles and complete overhaul of operations, the South African national carrier, South African Airways, is strategically recreating intra-African connectivity. Coming on board is a new window of opportunities for Nigerian business and tourism communities, WOLE OYEBADE reports.
The flag carrier had been recording significant losses for years, which worsened at the dawn of the pandemic. In 2020, with travel at the lowest it had ever been, SAA could not get more funding from the government, therefore, halted all its flights. Lamola said: “We are excited, as SAA, to lay the groundwork for the relaunch of our first international route since coming out of business rescue and since the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will announce the new route in the coming few weeks, and we will open commercial marketing and sales for it,” Lamola said.
“We are talking of the two economic powerhouses on the continent, coupled with their rich diversity and culture, especially entertainment, music, fashion, and sports. That is a good product for us to sell, and we are happy to promote these business hubs and holiday destinations. Moroe said it is not good to issue a six months visa for intending travellers to visit his country for business. He noted that both South Africa and Nigeria had signed over 32 agreements cutting across various sectors including aviation, but lamented the lack of implementation of the agreements, which he said, was not good enough.
Vice-Consul, Political, of the Consulate General in Lagos, Busisiwe Dlamini, stated that her country was looking at visa processing that would make visa application less cumbersome for applicants seeking to travel to South Africa.SAA currently has a fleet of seven aircraft, consisting of the six in the lease agreement and an additional Airbus A340. It also operated flights on the A350, which it planned to bring back to serve international destinations.
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