South African listed airline group Comair estimates that South African Airways' new low-cost carrier Mango is costing taxpayers more than R3million a week.
South African listed airline group Comair estimates that South African Airways' new low-cost carrier Mango is costing taxpayers more than R3million a week.
Comair joint chief executive Erik Venter based these calculations on an all-inclusive cost of R60000 a flight between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
"With their flights only 50 percent full, their revenue per flight won't even cover their fuel and maintenance costs," Venter said yesterday. - I-Net Bridge
a costly mango
South African listed airline group Comair estimates that South African Airways' new low-cost carrier Mango is costing taxpayers more than R3million a week.
South African listed airline group Comair estimates that South African Airways' new low-cost carrier Mango is costing taxpayers more than R3million a week.
Comair joint chief executive Erik Venter based these calculations on an all-inclusive cost of R60000 a flight between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
"With their flights only 50 percent full, their revenue per flight won't even cover their fuel and maintenance costs," Venter said yesterday. - I-Net Bridge