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Johannesburg -
SAA flights to London were set to start operating
again on Wednesday following a week-long grounding that has cost
the carrier at least R84 million.
"The British authorities have reopened airspace. For as long as
the airspace remains open, we will fly," said SAA spokesman Fani
Zulu.
On Tuesday, SAA was forced to cancel a morning flight to London,
which would have been its first flight since volcanic ash from
Iceland caused a shut-down of European airspace.
"Yesterday [Tuesday] we had scheduled a specific flight that was
going to leave at 10:00 but could not proceed.
"Yesterday at about 11:00, the British authorities reopened their
airspace. As a result we will definitely go to London, Heathrow for
as long as the space is open," said Zulu.
SAA normally has flights leaving for Heathrow in the evenings
and the normal schedule would be followed on Wednesday if the
airspace remained open.
Zulu said SAA had been forced to cancel at least 45 flights on
three routes - London, Frankfurt and Munich - since last
Thursday.
- Sapa