07-28-2018, 02:31 AM
I appreciate the need for new political restrictions; but as a Southern African player this poses significant operational challenges.
- Will technical stops be permitted under the new formula? We would like to serve the US - but most flights and ranges will require a technical stop
- Will fifth-freedom routes be permitted. Southern Africa has lower than average load factors, and therefore some routes such as JNB-SYD-MEL are not economically viable or doable in their own right. Will fifth freedom routes be allowed? South African Airways, a real-life airline sells tickets such as ACC-IAD and Senegal -IAD for instance. Will we able to do such routes?
- Will it eventually be possible to invest in subsidiaries in other countries?