Airlink cancels some routes
Airlink on Tuesday confirmed some of its suspended services would be cancelled due to “network consolidation”.
“Some of Airlink’s services will be permanently discontinued. These include: Port Elizabeth-Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein-George, Johannesburg-Mala-Mala,” the company said in a statement.
These routes had already been suspended when the Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) ordered a maintenance check on Airlink’s Jetstream aircraft.
People who already had tickets would be rerouted, or the company would refund them.
Airlink’s Durban-George, Port Elizabeth-East London, Nelspruit-Livingston and Cape Town-Upington routes were also under evaluation.
“The simplification of Airlink’s business results in network consolidation, fleet reduction, and fewer departures,” said the company.
The first of its fleet of 13 Jetstream aircraft was re-certified as airworthy and released back into service on Friday, January 8 after passing a SACAA audit.
The other Jetstream aircraft were still to be inspected.
“The travelling public should take comfort in the knowledge that Airlink’s Jetstreams will only return to service with their airworthiness confirmed as a consequence of the thorough SACAA inspection process,” Airlink said.
The company was also looking at various “business-sustaining scenarios and contingencies”.
It had decided to increase its fleet of Embraer 135LR regional jets by four aircraft which would be in service by the end of January.
The grounding of the Jetstream aircraft followed a number of accidents over the past few months.
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