Ke hoʻomākaukau nei ʻo Star Alliance African Airways e haʻalele i nā limahana 4708 āpau. Manaʻo ʻia ka hopena o ʻApelila inā ka hopena o South Africa Airlines, e hoʻohui ana i ka hopena kālā COVID-19 i loaʻa no ʻApelika Hema a me ka wā e hiki mai ana o ka huakaʻi a me ka ʻoihana hoʻokipa.

E kūʻai aku ka mokulele i nā waiwai i koe i koe e like me ʻelua mau manawa manawa pō ma London Heathrow Airport.

Ua hōʻole ke Aupuni ʻApelika Hema i nā kālā hou aku no ka National Airline. Ua hoʻopukapuka ʻo ʻApelika Hema ma mua o 1.1 biliona US - Dālā e kōkua i nā Airways ʻApelika Hema. E uku ka mokulele 1 uku mahina no kēlā me kēia makahiki o ka lawelawe i kā lākou limahana ma mua o ka hoʻopili ʻana i nā hana āpau.

He ulu kaumaha a weliweli kēia ʻaʻole no S0uth ʻApelika wale nō akā no ka ʻāina. ʻO Cuthbert Ncube, lunahoomalu o ka Papa Hoʻokele ʻApelika i kahea i kona hopohopo.

SouthʻApelika Waena Hawaiian Airlines ʻo ia ka moku mokulele lawe moku hae o ʻApelika Hema. ʻO ke keʻena nui ma Airways Park ma OR Tambo International Airport, hoʻohana ka mokulele i kahi kikowaena pūnaewele a kamaʻilio ʻia, e hoʻopili ana ma kahi o 40 mau wahi kūloko a me nā wahi holoʻokoʻa o ʻApelika, ʻAsia, ʻEulopa, ʻAmelika Hema, ʻAmelika Hema, a me Oceania mai kona kahua ma OR Tambo International Kahua mokulele ma Johannesburg,^[3] e hoʻohana ana i nāʻauwaʻa ma mua o 40 mau mokulele. Ua hui pū ka mea lawe i Star Alliance i ʻApelila 2006, ka mea lawe mua ʻApelika e kau inoa me kekahi o nā ʻāpana mokulele ʻekolu.

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It’s expected the end of April if the end of South African Airlines, adding to the financial impact COVID-19 has for South Africa and the future of the travel and tourism industry.
The carrier joined Star Alliance in April 2006, the first African carrier to sign with one of the three airline alliances.
R Tambo International Airport, the airline operates a hub-and-spoke network, linking over 40 local and international destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania from its base at O.