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JOHANNESBURG, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Two commerce unions at state-owned South African Airways (SAA) mentioned they might proceed talks with the airline on Thursday aimed at ending a week lengthy strike over wages and job cuts that has brought the nationwide flag service to the brink of collapse.
The Nationwide Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) and the South African Cabin Crew Affiliation (SACCA), which have been main the strike, mentioned in an announcement that they hoped to search out a suitable compromise within the talks with SAA.
SAA has practically no money left and will miss wage funds this month. The service’s swift decline has turned it right into a black gap for presidency bailout cash, with some 20 billion rand ($1.35 billion) being spent on it previously three years.
Its operations are marred by an unprofitable worldwide route community and a fleet of inefficient planes. The airline mentioned on Thursday it could droop all flights between Johannesburg and Hong Kong from Nov. 23 as much as and together with Dec. 14 to curb important…