FlySafair's claim all SA airlines overbook like them is rubbish - Miles vd Molen

[@hlvaneeden]

SAA used to overbook. Left me standing in the check-in queue for a flight to London without saying a word. The person operating the check-in counter just walked away. Nowadays I only fly FlySafair. They fly on time, and I have personally never heard of anybody that was bumped.

[@maryanngama2273]

With all due respect what has cemair done for the people flying up and down the country. They just don’t like competition. I fly once per month between Gauteng and Cape Town and never once have they come up on my radar. And as for Nationality of ownership this is just BEE and nothing more and frankly Xenophobic😢 to the Highest degree

[@johnnyeveritt5695]

BEE : Agreed. On consideration; I skeem that this * Ownership * regulation is yet another unfair attempt to protect the multi-broken / multi-crashed; Taxpayer bailed-out zombie airline that is SA Airways ... ! 😡💩🪰🖕

[@HeleenHenstock]

You really don't know what you are talking about. Flysafair is breaking the law. The CPA clearly states that you can not charge and receive money for something you don't have. Quantas Airline was fined $20 million Aus for the exact same thing

[@Meraikie]

I love FlySafair and make use only of their flights! I have never been disappointed.

[@Brianlacc]

You will not catch me dead on a Cemair flight. Ever.

[@johnbarnes4540]

Easy for you to say you don't do it when you haven't been caught out yet. Now you can play the good guy but do you sleep at night. Airlines in SA have been doing it for decades. I've been bumped off flights a few times in my life

[@johncutten982]

I have been a passenger Safair many times . I have never been booted off due to overbooking . We have always taken off on time and landed 5 minutes early . My booked luggage has never been lost or delayed temporarily.

[@alfierieckhoff5934]

Obviously they want to penalise Safari so that SAA can benefit . Safair are the best domestic airline we have in SA

[@ernieseegers4747]

Just yesterday (15/1/'25) I had to rebook my parents onto another flight as well as my sister's flight (she is 64 and is our parents carer). Original booking was 10:00 to 15:00 (dad 92,mom 89). We booked 2 wheelchairs for them and they couldn't help us. It was cruel to say the least

[@ernieseegers4747]

Alec Hogg, the above is my post. I regularly commute (with Safair) from Cape Town to either Jhb or Lanseria and barring the above, never had a bad experience with them. Because I am not familiar with Cemair I watched a few KZbin videos and comments on them. I then objectively looked at their service destinations and prices. They are not exactly competitive. However, what scares my pants off are the insanely bad ratings they get on Tripadvisor. I say that after I also looked at Safair's ratings over the same period. I faithfully follow Biznews and appreciate your objectivity but in this case I think you are trying to blatantly influence your followers perception. Pls go back to being objective, it suits you better

[@judysanan7376]

There is only one airline that I will use and that is Safair - they are always on time, the planes are clean and the crew are friendly and professional. I guess this interview is a matter of sour grapes because Safair are number one and they are not!

[@shaneodonnell1216]

Remain are important and offer a vital service. Too small to compete in the bigger picture. For 40 yrs I have flown major airlines, include SAA, Domain and others, all overbooked when required as do so many international. What airline will invest in SA when govt tell them how to run their business, including partners, business operating procedures, I exclude safety which SA must excel, but let govt stay out of business. Waiting for Govt to pay Comair the money awarded for anti-competitive tactics, the precedent has been set.

[@johnbarnes4540]

Ja well your flights are never full so you cannot overbook

[@ianthomas7819]

Are FlySafair in opposition to South African Airways? we don't have a law depending on who you are i.e. Cyril Ramphosa and the likes.

[@Bipolarcloud]

Never heard of Cemair. 😂

[@rupertmarx4750]

"FlySafair's claim all SA airlines overbook like them is rubbish" Clearly written by a BEE employee. One of those 30% candidates, I guess...

[@tremblé007]

People in the comments thinking their anecdotal experience applies to everyone 😂

[@Scoops-g7j]

Reselling seats when passenger doesnt rock up is cheating 😒 specially with none refundable...pffft

[@Red_Baron-26]

The question of course is, if Safair is willing to do this for extra profit, what else are they doing that passengers are not aware of. Cutting corners on Aircraft maintenance to increase profits maybe????

[@aviatixmodels589]

Love Cemair, definitely my airline of choice when flying in SA, we always get fantastic service.

[@HeleenHenstock]

Flysafair offers R1000 as compensation

[@popularonyoutube9289]

Since when has this queries happened???🫣🤔