THE High Court in
Johannesburg dismissed
CemAir’s urgent application
for interim relief, with costs,
on January 23. The decision
paves the way for the SA
Civil Aviation Authority
(SACAA) to recommend
to the Director of the CAA
that CemAir’s Air Operator
Certificates (AOC) be
revoked, SACAA said in a
statement.
CemAir took the matter to
court after SACAA suspended
the airline’s AOCs over safety
concerns. The suspension,
which came into effect
on January 11, effectively
means that CemAir cannot
operate as an airline without
the requisite AOCs.
The airline expressed
disappointment that the
decision did not go its
way, but Miles van der
Molen, ceo of CemAir said
the airline would continue
the appeals process. “In
the longer term we are
also looking at presenting
this matter to the Public
Protector, among other legal
action, as we believe it is an
abuse of power.”
He added that the airline
was re-accommodating
passengers where possible,
and refunding them where it
was not.
