At the time of going to press, Comair was on its way to
court to fast track an urgent application to interdict the
Air Services Licensing Council (ASLC) from suspending its
domestic licence and grounding the airline with immediate
effect. This followed a meeting with the Council on May 11
where Comair asked for another extension to prove to the
ASLC that it was compliant with foreign ownership regulations
(the ASLC Act stipulates that no more than 25% of the voting
rights in a domestic airline may be held by foreigners). A
decision by the Council was yet to be made. Ceo of Comair,
Erik Venter, told TNW the airline was heading to court to try
and pre-empt any decision the Council made to ensure the
airline would not be grounded with immediate effect. “We
just want to be sure we have the interdict in hand before any
decision is made,” he said. See eTNW.co.za for more on this
story as it unfolds.
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