Cape Town – Mango ticket holders were left stranded at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo and Cape Town international airports after the airline suspended all flights and services from Tuesday “until further notice”.
Mango said it owed money to air traffic navigation services.
Its acting CEO, William Ndlovu, confirmed the suspension of the flights via Twitter.
“Dear guests, Mango Airlines apologises for today’s flight interruptions and delays.
“We can confirm our services and all flights are temporarily suspended from today, July 27, until further notice due to outstanding payments to ATNS (Air Traffic Navigation Services).
Dear Guests,
Mango Airlines apologises for today’s flight interruptions and delays.
We can confirm that our services and all flights are temporarily suspended from today, 27 July 2021, until further notice due to outstanding payments to ATNS. (1/4)
— Mango Airlines (@FlyMangoSA) July 27, 2021
The development came a day after South African Airways (SAA)’s CEO Thomas Kgokolo said that Mango was set to be placed under business rescue.
Speaking to the broadcasting television channel eNCA on Monday, Kgokolo said this was due to financial constraints at the carrier.
“The situation at Mango is quite unfortunate. We are aware at a group level that there are delayed salaries and what we can say is that the board and shareholders have agreed that mango will go into business rescue.
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“We are currently consulting… in terms of how we can manage that particular process,” Kgokolo said.
The national carrier has been unprofitable for almost a decade, surviving on state bailouts and government debt guarantees, and was placed under administration a year ago, BusinessTech reported.
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