SAX denies liquidation rumours

South African Express (SAX) has dismissed rumours of its imminent liquidation. Airline chairperson Tryphosa Ramano said the airline’s turnaround strategy was on track “despite concerted efforts by competitors and detractors to destabilise the airline”. Quoted on SAnew.gov, Ramano accused competitors of stifling the local and
regional growth of the airline by exploiting the challenges it had faced in 2018 for their own interest and to the detriment of the local and regional aviation market. In May 2018, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) suspended the airline’s air operator’s certificate and the certificates of airworthiness (CoA) of nine of the 21
aircraft operated by the airline. SAX resumed flights in August last year. “SA Express also wishes to allay any fears based on the false rumours being peddled that the airline is facing imminent liquidation as a result of court action that has been brought against it by one of its service providers,” she added.