FlySafair granted domestic air service licence

The Air Services Licensing Council (ASLC) has granted FlySafair a domestic air service licence for the operation of domestic scheduled flights. The new low-cost was forced to restructure its ownership when its launch was stopped by a complaint from two rivals that its ownership did not meet the required 75% of the company to be domestically owned. FlySafair restructured its shareholding by giving its South African employees a 25.14% stake in the company. Despite FlySafair not having been operational since October 2013, the airline retained the services of all the employees who were hired 10 months ago. “This demonstrates our