SAA Has Spent $539 Million Since Filing for Bankruptcy Protection: Practitioners

SAA Has Spent $539 Million Since Filing for Bankruptcy Protection: Practitioners
A South African Airways (SAA) plane is towed at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Jan. 18, 2020. Rogan Ward/Reuters
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CAPE TOWN—South African Airways (SAA) has spent just under 10 billion rand ($540 million) since it entered a form of bankruptcy protection, business rescue practitioners said on May 15 as they flagged a structured wind-down process as their preferred option for the carrier.

The troubled state-owned airline, which has not made a profit since 2011 has been burning cash and is dependent on government bailouts to remain solvent. It entered business rescue in December in a last-ditch bid to save the company.