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FlySafair pilots edge closer to strike.

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We unpack the looming pilot strike at South Africa’s biggest low-cost airline, FlySafair. Wage negotiations between the airline and trade union Solidarity have hit a deadlock after three months of talks, with a strike now just days away.



Our guest, Derek Mans, Network Co-ordinator of Defence and Aerospace Industries at Solidarity, joins us to explain why pilots have rejected the airline’s 5.7% wage increase offer, and what’s behind the union’s push for a CPI-linked multi-year deal with double-digit demands in the first year.
16 Jul 2025 1PM English Explicit South Africa Business News · Investing

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