Skywise heads to court over Acsa suspension
Skywise has kicked off legal proceedings in the South Gauteng High Court against Airports Company SA (Acsa) yesterday.
In terms of the summons served on Acsa the low-cost airline is claiming damages as a result of a breach of contract by Acsa.
Skywise alleges that at the time that Acsa prevented Skywise from flying by suspending its flights, the airline was actually not in arrears due to a deposit of R1.9-million Acsa holds from Skywise, the airline's legal representative Graeme Krawitz of Michael Krawitz & Co. said.
Acsa informed Skywise earlier in December that it is not in a position to accede to the low-cost airline's suggested payment terms for outstanding debt as well as future charges.
Acsa suspended Skywise's flights on December 2 due to unpaid airport charges for landing, take off, parking of aircraft and related service charges. At that time Skywise had already appealed to President Jacob Zuma, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters, Acsa and South African Airways (SAA) for assistance. It also looked for investors.
Skywise's brand ambassador Ndileka Mandela, a granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, also expressed the wish that the authorities would resolve the issue of Skywise's grounding of flights.
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